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| Missiles aimed at Binny in ’98, killed Pakistan intelligence officers |
| 2004-03-31 |
| From Geostrategy Direct, subscription req’d.... Pakistani intelligence agents were killed during an August 1998 U.S. missile attack on Afghanistan, a hearing of the U.S. government-sponsored commission examining the September 11 terrorist attacks disclosed last week. And what were they doing there, hmmmm? The 60 Tomahawk missiles were fired on a complex of four terrorist training bases, a logistics center and a headquarters some 94 miles south of Kabul near the Pakistani border. The storage site had weapons and explosives. Osama Bin Laden and other top Al Qaida leaders were supposed to have been in the facility along with some 600 Al Qaida trainees. Nice rich target, if true. According to a staff report by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Against the United States, neither Bin Laden nor other terrorist leaders were killed in the raid. Former National Security Adviser Samuel Berger was asked during one hearing whether a decision to inform Pakistan about the missile strike in advance had compromised the chance of killing Bin Laden and other top leaders. Berger said that a senior U.S. general informed Pakistan’s chief of staff about the attacks during a dinner meeting as the missiles were in flight. "Would you please pass the brrread, General Half-track." "Certainly, Mr. Chief of Staff. Oh, by the way, Sir, I did not want to alarm the other guests, but there are 60 cruise missiles on their way into terrorist training camps south of Kabul while we speak." "You don’t say, General. Would you excuse me, I must use the phone. I will be back shortly." "Certainly, Your Excellency." Asked he believed the Pakistanis warned Bin Laden of the attack, Berger replied, "There has been speculation to that effect, - that he was tipped off. I tend to doubt it, for the simple reason is that we also killed, apparently, a number of Pakistani ISI intelligence officials who were at the camps at the same time. So one would think that had there been a tip, they would have gotten their own people out." "I’m sorry, all circuits are busy now. Please try your call again later. Peshawr Operator 7734" |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #14 Fred Pruitt, nine more Americans died today. VISITORS PLEASE NOTE: Delete spaces in censored URL below. http://A DLU SA.com |
| Posted by: Jack TROLL 2004-03-31 8:27:24 PM |
| #13 Fred Pruitt, nine more Americans died today. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:22:07 PM |
| #12 Fred Pruitt, nine more Americans died today. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:22:07 PM |
| #11 Fred Pruitt censors truth while Americans die on basis of lies. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:20:17 PM |
| #10 Fred Pruitt censors truth while Americans die on basis of lies. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:20:17 PM |
| #9 Fred Pruitt c_ensors truth while Americans die on b_asis of l_ies. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:14:06 PM |
| #8 Fred Pruitt c_ensors truth while Americans die on b_asis of l_ies. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:14:06 PM |
| #7 Fred Pruitt censors truth while Americans die on basis of lies. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:13:02 PM |
| #6 Fred Pruitt censors truth while Americans die on basis of lies. |
| Posted by: Jack 2004-03-31 8:13:02 PM |
| #5 Considering the exceptionally lackluster performance of Pakistani intelligence in apprehending bin Laden coupled with the ISI's likely complicity in India's Parliament terror attack, I'd have to say that any agents who won cruise (missile) tickets that day, most likely were not infiltrating and instead collaborating with al Qaeda. At least, that's a chance I'm willing to take. Second only to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan has done more to breed up the monster of International terrorism than any other country. This primary insult to the global community is almost completely outweighed by Pakistan's willing proliferation of nuclear technology throughout the entire Middle East. They have much to answer for. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-02 11:26:12 PM |
| #4 Asked he believed the Pakistanis warned Bin Laden of the attack, Berger replied, "There has been speculation to that effect, - that he was tipped off. I tend to doubt it, for the simple reason is that we also killed, apparently, a number of Pakistani ISI intelligence officials who were at the camps at the same time. So one would think that had there been a tip, they would have gotten their own people out." Some times sacrifices have to be made, Sammy baby. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-03-31 8:09:12 PM |
| #3 So! It was not a complete loss. No, just like all Clinton anti-terror initiatives though, it was inadequate |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-31 7:50:26 PM |
| #2 Pakistani intelligence agents were killed during an August 1998 U.S. missile attack So! It was not a complete loss. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-31 7:39:17 PM |
| #1 LOL! Great comments, AP, heh, heh. A friendly "joint planning & ops" meeting, no doubt. How fitting. Too bad ALL of ISI wasn't present. Perv would've turned cartwheels! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-03-31 7:23:05 PM |