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2009-12-08 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2009-12-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Is Mr. Gates scheduled to do work on the bus differential or exhaust system? This sounds like open rebellion to me. I expect the Kiddies to get right on it, no?

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2009-12-08 08:32|| 2009-12-08 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Just the underlings walking the exit strategy back and forth, waiting for the MSM's next "Oh, look - a squirrel!" moment.

Posted by Pappy">Pappy 2009-12-08 12:14|| 2009-12-08 12:14|| Front Page Top

#3 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUMS > [Admiral]MULLEN EXPECTS US CASUALTIES TO RISE IN AFGHANISTAN
[US is "NOT WINNING" in Afghanistan hence need for new Bammer 30,000 troops surge]:

* SAME > OBAMA POLICIES MAKING SITUATION WORSE IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN?; + HAKIMULLAH MEHSUD WARNED BACK IN MAY [May 29th, 2009] OF ATTACKS IN PINDI [Rawalpindi], MULTAN, AND LAHORE.

* DAWN.PK > PAKISTAN MILITANT GROUUPS UNITING
[Lahore Police Official = Taliban + Punjabi Militant Groups| Taliban + LeJ]; + HAKIMULLAH: TALIBAN TO TAKE ON PAK ARMY IN JANUARY [Jan 2010 Winter Season-Snows].

SAME > MCCHRYSTAL: US TO REVERSE TALIBAN MOMENTUM WITHIN ONE YEAR.

* ISRAELI MIL FORUM > COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG - TALIBAN COUNTER-STRATEGY BASED ON US DECLARED STRATEGY [POTUS Bammer + Admin-DOD].

ARTIC > IT'LL BE "TALIBAN TIME" AGAIN FOR SAME + AFPAK LOCALS come Year 2013 or shortly after as POTUS BAmmer = USA has all but formally told the Taliban + AQ, etc. all they need to know ala the US plan, timeline for mil pullout from AFGHANISTAN = AFPAK.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-12-08 20:28|| na]">[na] 2009-12-08 20:28|| Front Page Top

#4 OOOOOPPSIES, forgot PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > PARANOID PAKISTANIS BLAME US FOR SUICIDE ATTACKS!?

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-12-08 20:29|| na]">[na] 2009-12-08 20:29|| Front Page Top

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