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| Militants kill 'US spy' in Pakistan |
| 2008-05-25 |
| Pro-Taliban militants in a lawless Pakistani tribal district have killed an Afghan after accusing him of spying for US forces. The body of Akhtar Nawaz, 40, was dumped in the main bazaar of a border town in North Waziristan district, a known hub of Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, AFP reported. A note left on the body said the man was spying for US forces. "This is the fate of a slave of America," it read. Militants have killed several tribesmen in recent months in the tribal region, accusing them of spying for the US-led coalition forces across the border. Militants beheaded a soldier on May 14 in North Waziristan, accusing him of spying for US forces across the border in Afghanistan. The United States and Afghan officials have repeatedly claimed the rugged tribal region is used by militants to launch cross-border attacks on NATO troops deployed in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 I like to think there's more than just a little paranoia involved in some of these killings. But it's also probably a safe bet that many of the victims are people the Taleban wanted to rub out anyway and calling them spies serves the added purpose of terrorizing the rest of the populace. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-05-25 17:17 |
| #4 They have to have some HUMINT somewhere. I'm sure it's not done directly with a Special Forces sargeant peeling off $100 bills, but through a series of intermediaries. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-05-25 15:31 |
| #3 They have to have some HUMINT somewhere. I'm sure it's not done directly with a Special Forces sargeant peeling off $100 bills, but through a series of intermediaries. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-05-25 15:28 |
| #2 Calling someone a "spy" gives the Taliban a "license to kill", whether the accusations are legitimate or not. I'd suspect most of these people are just villagers who don't kowtow to the Taliban line, and are removed before they can become an example for others to follow. I'd bet that NONE of them are actually working with the US. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-05-25 13:46 |
| #1 Why do they always catch these "spies" while they are alone instead of part of a group? |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-05-25 04:11 |