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| Afghanistan |
| Interrogation of tribal men begins |
| 2002-05-04 |
| Search operation for Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters has been shifted to Fata - a semi-autonomous region of Pakistan - and the political administration of South Waziristan Agency has started interrogating the tribals about their possible involvement in providing refuge to the fleeing fighters. Really? That was fast. It's only been... um... eight months. Official sources said the government wanted to take action against those people who might have provided refuge to the Taliban and Al Qaeda men or helped them in fleeing to other safe areas. This should be good... Ladha Subdivision Assistant Political Agent Nek Daraz Khan Dawar summoned some tribesmen to his office in Makeen, and told them that the administration had received information about the visits of the fighters to some influential people of the Shabikhel clan - a sub-clan of the Mahsud tribe. But the tribesmen expressed ignorance about any such activity, saying if their fellow tribesmen were found in contact with the suspect terrorists, they would have no objection to any crackdown launched by the government in their agency to nab the culprits. "Nope. Wudn't us. You find any Bad Guys, you can have 'em. Where you thinking of looking for them, hmmm?" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 "Who Is Dying In The War?" By Ross M James We are fighting a war on terror The task is noble, just and fair To start with Taliban was no error Had to get to the Beast in his lair The proud Marines arrive in the Stan They skillfully flex the American might And who is dying in that fight? Our poor, rural White! We switched to the neighbor To topple dictator Hussein Spent tons of money and labor To make that nation free and sane And who is dying in Iraq? Our poor, inner-city Black! Now, the sight of the rifle is set on Iran Time to ship Marines to Teheran And who will die in Middle Asia? And poor kids of South East Asia! The brass will ask for fresh replacement Citing "freedom", "tough engagement" But the rich won't get scared or panic They will send our poor Hispanic! Latinos will fight with valor and smile No gripe or complaints, just toil The rich will come later in style To get richer by selling Iranian oil Big bosses, who send our children to war, Send theirs to study finance and law They cannot be distracted beyond their pale They are busy at Harvard, Princeton and Yale The ads for the ivy league campus Are deceptively simple and quiet No fuss, democratic, not pompous No cause for attention or riot But the ads for the poor and loud and slicker "To serve in the Army is an adventure!" But the rich just dismiss it and snicker "To be in the Army is an indenture" When fighting is done in the Middle East The rich will scheme for another feast They never, ever have enough To satisfy their greed for more They will invent another "noble" war And again, poor kids get a deal of raw They will die for the "New World Order" The rich will prosper in finance and law And the poor will still be cannon fodder To defend our nation and die for its freedom To preserve its uniqueness and beauty Should not be the lot of the poor alone It must be always collective American duty! |
| Posted by: Glereger Cligum6229 2004-10-25 7:50:05 PM |