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| US shifted TTP leaders to Afghanistan: Beg |
| 2009-11-16 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] General (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg has alleged that the US has shifted Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud and the other Taliban leadership to Afghanistan. In an interview, Aslam Beg said when the Pakistan Army started the operation in South Waziristan, a helicopter flew from the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan and shifted Hakimullah Mehsud and other militants to Afghanistan. He said Hakimullah Mehsud and other militant commanders were present in Afghanistan. He alleged that the US was backing the militants fighting against the Pakistan Army in South Waziristan Agency. He said that the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of India wanted to detach the tribal areas from Pakistan but it did not succeed in its designs. About the current wave of terrorism in the country, especially in Peshawar, he said these incidents could be a reaction to the Waziristan operation but possibilities of the US and other foreign actors' involvement could not be ruled out. Responding to a question about the operation Rah-e-Nijat, he said the people were talking about the difficulties in the operation and the possibility that the Army could be trapped in the area but due to an effective strategy, the military succeeded in clearing the area of the militants within a month and the remaining task would be completed soon. About the US efforts in Afghanistan, he said the US could neither succeed in Afghanistan nor could get a safe exit from the Afghan soil until it corrected its attitude with the Pakistan Army. Aslam Beg said only the Pakistan Army and the Taliban could give a safe exit to the US from Afghanistan. About the military action in Balochistan, he said there was no need for a military operation in the province. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Alleging the US is harboring Mehsud and others in Afghanistan, backing the militants killing and maiming our troops, is most interesting, considering CIA is paying the Taliban protection money. General Aslam Beg was mentioned in one of Dan Darling's wonderful posts as one of the key ISI collaborators with AQ Khan on the Pak nuke program. He should be somewhat reputable and not just another fatwa-spouting liar. What possible US interests are there for deliberately prolonging a miserable war? In answer to my rhetorical question: none, but it furthers an anti-American global agenda. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-11-16 12:11 |
| #1 straight from the Department Of Making Shit Up™ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-16 12:06 |