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| Leave bin Laden to us: Musharraf |
| 2006-09-24 |
| PAKISTAN defiantly dug in its heels yesterday and insisted it would not allow foreign forces to enter its territory in search of Osama bin Laden, setting the stage for a major new clash between President Pervez Musharraf and critics who claim Islamabad is double-dealing with al-Qa'ida and the Taliban. Speaking in the Pakistani capital, senior government officials rejected absolutely the notion of foreign forces setting foot inside the country to hunt bin Laden and other senior al-Qa'ida and Taliban figures who Western intelligence sources are convinced are hiding in the remote territory of North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. Tasnim Aslam, a senior official in Islamabad, said: "Any terrorist action to be taken inside Pakistani territory would be taken by Pakistan. He (Musharraf) has said that he would not allow foreign troops to come inside our territory." |
| Posted by:john |
| #6 Leave bin Laden to us: DNC |
| Posted by: Flamp Flash5467 2006-09-24 21:43 |
| #5 That Pakistan could stop us in an area they have ceeded control of to terrorists is a laugh. It's clear to anyone that cares to look Pakistan is not up to it. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-09-24 17:53 |
| #4 You've had almost five years, Perv. "He (Musharraf) has said that he would not allow foreign troops to come inside our territory." Too bad assumptions there: first that we'd ask and second that he could stop us. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-09-24 17:33 |
| #3 Leave bin Laden to us: Musharraf Circumstances have already seen to that. Quite unsatisfactorily, I might add. Your turn in the ring is over, Perv. Now it's time for those who are truly committed to see an end of this farce go a few rounds. I look forward to a vastly different outcome than that which Pakistan has provided so far. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-24 17:20 |
| #2 "We will do it ourselves," he said. "We are able to do everything, wherever we locate anybody. There have been many such occasions where we have located al-Qa'ida or Taliban activity and we have struck with full force." Yeah. Right. Unless "struck with full force" means trucking in supplies. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-09-24 17:04 |
| #1 Leave bin Laden to us: Musharraf Must've been lifted from Pelosi's talking points. Said with the same degree of conviction. Will deliver with the same degree of effectiveness. |
| Posted by: Gleanter Whetch6979 2006-09-24 16:53 |