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2005-01-18 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by tipper 2005-01-18 10:05:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Who were the US and British Special Forces hunting in Karachi, I wonder? Only the mention of Hersch's New Yorker article in paragraph 2 spoils it.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-18 10:12:01 AM|| 2005-01-18 10:12:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 TW: Who were the US and British Special Forces hunting in Karachi, I wonder? Only the mention of Hersch's New Yorker article in paragraph 2 spoils it.

This is Asia Times, home of Asian and Muslim fantasists. I wouldn't waste any time reading it.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-01-18 10:16:11 AM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-01-18 10:16:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker has reported and Baghdad Bob informed reporters that.... Two statements that means that BS is sure to follow.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-18 10:24:34 AM|| 2005-01-18 10:24:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Assuming that this is true, it is interestingly counter-intuitive. That is, most of the Iranian nuclear production facilities are not located in the cities, so why train for extensive urban operations? The answer to that, I would guess, would be an unconventional assault on the command and control infrastructure. But this leads to another question: would that attack be limited to the military forces command who would protect the nuclear sites, or would it also be to decapitate the Iranian government? Such a force could also throw a major city into chaos, attacking its water, power, communications and transport; but to what end?

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-01-18 10:33:36 AM|| 2005-01-18 10:33:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 My understanding, anonymoose, is that some of the facilities are located under Universities to prevent use of subterranean nukes.

Posted by Ptah 2005-01-18 11:45:13 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-01-18 11:45:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Oops, was that a university? My bad...

Posted by Steve 2005-01-18 12:42:02 PM|| 2005-01-18 12:42:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 This is great. I have had a problem with my crotchi.

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-18 1:13:01 PM|| 2005-01-18 1:13:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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