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2006-01-14 India-Pakistan

Pakistan's official denial that al-Zawahiri was killed

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-01-14 14:32|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There you have it, right from ISI sources that have direct contact with him more than likely.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2006-01-14 15:15|| 2006-01-14 15:15|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll believe it when Zawahiri sez it..until then...these lying spokesholes are just looking for attention/spin/higher jobs

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-14 15:35|| 2006-01-14 15:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Gotta improve that Halliburton earthquake machine - villagers don't hear the planes circling overhead and much more plausible deniability. But so far the precision is lacking, and generates too much collateral damage.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-01-14 15:55|| 2006-01-14 15:55|| Front Page Top

#4 "Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan handed over a formal protest to the US ambassador at the foreign ministry this evening,"
Is the protocol to wipe your behind with it right away, or can you take it back to the embassy first?

Posted by Darrell 2006-01-14 16:03|| 2006-01-14 16:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Police also used teargas to disperse protesters after a mob chanting anti-American slogans burned down a US-funded aid agency office near the site of the attack, witnesses said.

So does this mean that less of our money will be going into Paki-land? I sure hope so.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2006-01-14 16:07|| 2006-01-14 16:07|| Front Page Top

#6 The US Defense Department denied that the US military had carried out any attacks in the area. "There is no reason to believe the US military is conducting operations there," said Lieutenant Colonel Todd Vician.

Is that an official denial? Sounds more like a statement of opinion to me. There is no reason to believe the US isn't conducting operations their either.

Posted by 2b 2006-01-14 16:38|| 2006-01-14 16:38|| Front Page Top

#7 There's also a difference between the U. S. and the U. S. military. We have at least one non-military agency capable of pulling off such an operaion.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-14 16:46|| 2006-01-14 16:46|| Front Page Top

#8 We have at least one non-military agency capable of pulling off such an operaion.

That would be directed by Bob Beckel or Paul Begala?

Posted by doc 2006-01-14 17:20|| 2006-01-14 17:20|| Front Page Top

#9 they're only good for ops against the American voting public

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-14 17:50|| 2006-01-14 17:50|| Front Page Top

#10 At the Old Bailey, where Abu Hamza is on trial, a terror manual has been submitted into evidence

"The court was told chapters of the terrorist manual were dedicated to Osama bin Laden, the Pakistan government and terrorists who died for their cause."

Posted by john 2006-01-14 17:52|| 2006-01-14 17:52|| Front Page Top

#11 'PAKISTAN'S OFFICIAL DENIAL THAT AL-ZAWAHIRI WAS KILLED'.

Yada,yada,yada. When the hell are we going to wake up and realize that the Pakis are camel dung.Re-establish military ties with India. India has religious tolerence and an economy that is integrated into the world market. Meanwhile, Pakistan keeps chewing up our foreign aid dollars and doesn't contribute shit.

By the way. When we (USA) espouse our support for democracy we should always consider the consequences. How about the following....If 'free' elections were held in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Indonesia the lead vote getter would be Osama Bin Laden. You have to wonder what the outcome would be in Iraq if OBL ran against GWB. Democracy. I'm just a country boy, but I gotta wonder, is 'democracy' the glue that brings all nations together ? Or is it the opening of Pandora's Box ?

Posted by Buzzsaw 2006-01-14 18:58|| 2006-01-14 18:58|| Front Page Top

#12 We know what Pakistan is. But it has been worth the price, short term, to not have an overtly hostile Pakistan on Afghanistan's flank, feeding massive support to the Taliban and Al Qaeda when it was still resident there. The opinion of this little housewife, anyway.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-14 19:53|| 2006-01-14 19:53|| Front Page Top

#13 I agree. And if we continue to strengthen ties with India, Pakistan will find itself flanked on both sides by US allies, just as Iran is beginning to be.

Posted by lotp 2006-01-14 19:55|| 2006-01-14 19:55|| Front Page Top

#14 The Pak responce was probable scripted from the start. This type of protest will help quell the riots. Most Paks are sympathetic to the Taliban and AQ and if there was a hint of the Gov helping in his death the riots would be out of control. The Pak government is helping the best they can and still stay in power. I would not be surprised if Condi asks for an investigation tomorrow. This will bury it in bureaucracy for weeks until it falls from the radar screen. We will never be told he was there, we will know only if he comes forward and speaks.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-01-14 20:50|| 2006-01-14 20:50|| Front Page Top

#15 And when he does come forward to speak, we will know binny is a goner. Binny should be the one to make a statement, no ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-01-14 21:10|| 2006-01-14 21:10|| Front Page Top

#16 That would be nice.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-01-14 21:13|| 2006-01-14 21:13|| Front Page Top

#17 Interesting tidbit buried in the WaPo article on this:

U.S. military sources said Pakistan's intelligence service had been heavily involved in the attack. Senior Pakistani officials would not confirm involvement in the strike but acknowledged regular intelligence cooperation with the United States.

"The intelligence sharing is on an almost daily basis," said a senior Pakistani intelligence official, who said the cooperation included sharing of both human and electronic intelligence sources

Posted by lotp 2006-01-14 22:03|| 2006-01-14 22:03|| Front Page Top

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