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| India-Pakistan |
| The kill thrill |
| 2015-05-20 |
| [DAWN] THERE was a sense of déjà vu about the Delta Force mission that led to the death of Abu Sayyaf in Syria last week, given the obvious similarities with the Abbottabad ... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden.... operation four years ago: helicopters, a fire-fight, a "treasure trove" of documents, and so on, down to the allegation that the target tried using women and kiddies as shields. The killing of the late Osama bin Laden |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Besoeker, Not a thing from this administration is trustworthy, not a thing. They lie and distract. Abu Sayyaf was a minor player with no cover, OBL was a double. He was protected by two hacks and women. That's why O. thinks Americans are stupid. People believe the crap he spews. At some point Rantburg need to qualify contributers. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2015-05-20 23:57 |
| #3 I don't know about that. I'd consider the Left's ability to tag the National Socialist Workers Party as 'right wing' among the great damage control PRs of modern time. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-05-20 22:28 |
| #2 The regime's PR and damage control apparatus is second to none. In US history, maybe. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-05-20 13:06 |
| #1 In the light of all this, it is somewhat surprising that the official account about the boots on the ground that terminated Abu Sayyaf has not attracted greater skepticism. Let's assume for a moment that the Abu Sayyaf raid is entirely factual [which I do by the way]. Not to mention the timing, what better antidote or back-seating of the UBL doubters than a release of current day facts, truth, and success. Would it not be reasonable to assume that the success of future Abu Sayyaf type operations might rest with the secrecy of the last? Why the need to publicize, if not for PR purposes? Whilst hundreds of similar target folders and operations were reportedly ignored for years, this particular operation was approved. Today the media will be discussing the plight of the honey bee. The regime's PR and damage control apparatus is second to none. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-05-20 05:11 |