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India-Pakistan
Pakistan militants end truce deal
2007-07-15
Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region say they have ended their truce with the government.
In a statement issued in Miranshah, the main town, the militants accused the government of breaking the agreement.
It came as Pakistan deployed more troops in the area, fearing "holy war" after the storming of the militant Red Mosque last week left 102 dead.

More than 50 Pakistanis, including soldiers and police recruits, have died in three attacks in the past two days.

Growing tension

Last September's truce had ended two years of clashes and was aimed at stopping cross-border attacks into Afghanistan.
"We are ending the agreement today," the Taleban Shura or Council said in pamphlets distributed in Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan. The council leaders released the statement on Sunday amid growing tension in the area.

In a second consecutive day of violence at least 11 Pakistani soldiers - and three civilians - were killed in the Swat area of North West Frontier Province. Two suicide bombers rammed cars into a convoy - as a roadside bomb also went off. Another 40 were injured in the attack near the town of Matta, local police said.

In the city of Dera Ismail Khan, in the same province, at least 18 people died in a blast at a police recruitment centre.
About 60 were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up among young men waiting to take a police recruitment exam. On Saturday, a suicide attack on an army convoy near the village of Daznary, about 50km (30 miles) north of Miranshah, killed 24 and wounded at least 30. The area is well-known as a stronghold of pro-Taleban militants, police said.

The 102 dead in the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) siege included 11 soldiers and an as yet unknown number of extremists and their hostages. The government has sent thousands of new troops to the north-west fearing there could be a new "holy war" in revenge. Many of the militants in the Red Mosque complex were thought to have come from the north-west.

"The attacks in Swat and D I Khan could be linked to the Lal Masjid," Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao told Geo TV. "It's very difficult to stop suicide attacks."
Posted by:Frank G

#14  I'm beginning to think Senator Clinton is unelectable beyond her current position, JohnQC. The anti-war Progressives won't forgive her for voting for the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq even it she has repented since, the Conservatives loathe her as Bill Clinton's partner in crime, and at least a portion of the middle just doesn't trust her. Trailing daughter #2, who never reads the front section of the paper unless required, castigates her as entirely too incompetent to be the first female president. So she certainly hasn't made a good impression on the high school crowd. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-07-15 18:46  

#13  Yep, I remember when the assembled here were proclaiming that all was lost nine months ago when Perv made his treaty with these guys. Well, here's to consistency.

I'm certainly glad that GW Bush doesn't lose hope at the drop of a hat.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-07-15 17:53  

#12  Still, they'll never pin that shit on me, I'm too damn fast.
Posted by: Eichman the WonderTyper   2007-07-15 17:51  

#11  It's good too see my ole frens here. When we won Florida many little WolfHybrids were at our side. But they left for some reason. Yellow puddle? A lack of uranium? Lack of attention?
Posted by: Smile Gore   2007-07-15 17:49  

#10  Word! LOL!
You and me buddy.
I never said a damn thing about ovens, btw.
Posted by: Ima Happy 88   2007-07-15 17:45  

#9  Word.

Word, OP. As "The Land of the Pure" and especially as the sole Muslim nuclear power, Pakistan is a jewel in the Islamic crown. Crushing it under the West's boot heel would go a long way towards demonstrating what awaits other national terrorist training camps. Erasing Pakistan's national identity would attach a proper price tag to their facilitation of the 9-11 atrocities.

Deposing Iran's theocratic government is one of the few other demoralizing blows of such a magnitude that Islam can be dealt right now. Both of these tasks are vital to the West's survival. While I rate Iran as more important, should Musharraf lose power that priority would change.

Pakistan's nuclear weapons cannot be trusted in anyone else's hands. Musharraf bungled his own stewardship of nuclear arms so badly that no further chances can be taken regarding such a danger to the West.

Erasing a National Idenity is purdy cool. Better than not rounding them up and not putting them into.... Oppppssss... I didn't say any of that. Nor did I imply a damn thing.
Posted by: Cindy the Sheehan   2007-07-15 17:42  

#8  The cancer has spread. If Hildebeast gets elected, God forbid, I don't see anything happening if one of our cities gets taken out or there is another 911 other than the gnashing of teeth and handwringing on her part and the dhimmicrats.

These are very perilous times. Many people get the danger but many don't. Any noises concerning the WOT that I hear from the donks is frightening in its childish naivette. The noises I hear are mainly mutterings that they hope will get them elected.

Many of the Congress critters need to be turned out and we need to elect a President that we can trust to realistically and aggressively address the WOT.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-07-15 16:41  

#7  The cancer will be spread if unchecked.

I'm sure that you already know this, JohnQC, but the cancer has spread. It is in Britain, America, Canada and Europe. Chemotherapy is no longer an option. Malignancies of this sort must be excised or subjected to radiation treatments.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-15 15:54  

#6  The best solution to the problem is to crush pakland, divide it between Afghanistan and India, and put an end to the "islamic state" once and for all.

I like the idea but I have no idea how this would be brought about. It has been and will be a festering sore if nothing is done about this region. The cancer will be spread if unchecked.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-07-15 15:42  

#5  Word, OP. As "The Land of the Pure" and especially as the sole Muslim nuclear power, Pakistan is a jewel in the Islamic crown. Crushing it under the West's boot heel would go a long way towards demonstrating what awaits other national terrorist training camps. Erasing Pakistan's national identity would attach a proper price tag to their facilitation of the 9-11 atrocities.

Deposing Iran's theocratic government is one of the few other demoralizing blows of such a magnitude that Islam can be dealt right now. Both of these tasks are vital to the West's survival. While I rate Iran as more important, should Musharraf lose power that priority would change.

Pakistan's nuclear weapons cannot be trusted in anyone else's hands. Musharraf bungled his own stewardship of nuclear arms so badly that no further chances can be taken regarding such a danger to the West.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-15 15:32  

#4  Could this be good news? Maybe Mushy will give us a nod and wink and we can finally do some black jobs there.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-07-15 15:17  

#3  Hmmm... I pushed "submit" once, but somehow got two posts. If the mods will be so kind as to eliminate on of them... Thank you.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-07-15 15:01  

#2  I think we're seeing the beginning of the end of the failed state of pakistan. Perv can't control the northwest or northeast, the center is beginning to revolt, and terrorists move around with impunity. Neither the US nor India can allow the terrorists to get their hands on Pakiland's nukes. The best solution to the problem is to crush pakland, divide it between Afghanistan and India, and put an end to the "islamic state" once and for all. The Pashtuns will be reunited, the Kashmir "question" will be answered, and the source of bodies for all kinds of nefarious deeds will be eliminated. Of course, it'll take 20 years of harsh military occupation to suppress all the terrorist instincts that the pak government has allowed to become imbedded in the pak psyche, but in the end, the world will be a better place.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-07-15 15:00  

#1  I think we're seeing the beginning of the end of the failed state of pakistan. Perv can't control the northwest or northeast, the center is beginning to revolt, and terrorists move around with impunity. Neither the US nor India can allow the terrorists to get their hands on Pakiland's nukes. The best solution to the problem is to crush pakland, divide it between Afghanistan and India, and put an end to the "islamic state" once and for all. The Pashtuns will be reunited, the Kashmir "question" will be answered, and the source of bodies for all kinds of nefarious deeds will be eliminated. Of course, it'll take 20 years of harsh military occupation to suppress all the terrorist instincts that the pak government has allowed to become imbedded in the pak psyche, but in the end, the world will be a better place.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-07-15 15:00  

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