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2006-09-04 India-Pakistan

Pak troops withdraw from roadblocks in Waziristan

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Posted by Fred 2006-09-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 OBL and al-Zalwahri must have greased the right palms in Pakistan.

Posted by Ulelet Uniting8249 2006-09-04 20:42|| 2006-09-04 20:42|| Front Page Top

#2 two words: "hot pursuit"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-09-04 20:48|| 2006-09-04 20:48|| Front Page Top

#3 In my dreams, it means that we are about to nuke the area.

Posted by Darrell 2006-09-04 20:52|| 2006-09-04 20:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Some in India's Military Intelligence establishment believe General Musharraf is again considering a Kargil-style enterprise. In recent weeks, the 19 Division, a reserve formation of the Muree-based X Corps, which has its peace-time headquarters at Jhelum, moved to concentration area at Chakoti, in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Troops of the Mangla-based 26 and 28 Brigades, along with the 7 Azad Kashmir Brigade from Jhari Khas are thought to have reinforced the Division, along with significant numbers of Special Forces personnel. In addition, the Jalalpur Jattan-based 333 Infantry Brigade, part of the 23 Division's reserves, has moved to forward positions facing the town of Naushera in Rajouri. Such movements typically precede a sharp, localised military thrust, which in this case would threaten Indian positions in Gulmarg and Poonch.

No one believes these troop movements are in themselves indicators of war. However, they suggest that the idea of a limited war in Jammu and Kashmir continues to engage the minds of Pakistani military strategists. An Indian strike against terror training camps in Pakistan, provoked for example by a massive terrorist attack of the kind seen in Mumbai in July, could be the pretext for such an attack. So, too, could large-scale artillery exchanges along the LoC. Most important of all, a massive escalation of violence in Balochistan, on election-eve, is certain to provoke charges that India is underwriting the secessionists and push Gen. Musharraf to appropriate nationalist sentiment through military action.

Posted by john 2006-09-04 21:26|| 2006-09-04 21:26|| Front Page Top

#5 if they open war with India - we should take the opportunity to scorched-earth the frontier along Afghanistan

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-09-04 22:19|| 2006-09-04 22:19|| Front Page Top

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