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2008-02-29 Afghanistan

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-29 16:45|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 They use his pious knot as an aiming point?
Let's think good thoughts...

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-29 16:50|| 2008-02-29 16:50|| Front Page Top

#2 http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/02/egyptian_al_qaeda_le.php

Roggio mentions it while discussing the report from the Nation (the Paki paper, not the US commie rag) but Z isnt mentioned in the Nation article linked. So im not sure which reports hes referring to.

Fingers crossed.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-02-29 16:53|| 2008-02-29 16:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Additional details...

In a second precision strike within a month, a missile widely believed to have been fired by an unmanned US plane, struck a house in the Kalosha village near the Afghan border in South Waziristan around 2 AM on February 28, 2008, killing at least 12 persons, of whom four were reportedly Arabs, two Turkmen and two Pakistanis. Three non-Pakistanis were injured and were evacuated by fellow-jihadis. There is so far no indication regarding the identities of those killed.

The strike of February 28 was apparently as precise as that of January 29, 2008, and would have been possible only with human intelligence (HUMINT) and not technical intelligence (TECHINT).A significant sequel to the January 29 strike was there were no major protest demonstrations against the US by the villagers in the targeted area. This was because the strike and the HUMINT on which it was based were so accurate that there were no collateral civilian casualties. The lack of major demonstrations showed that the villagers do not mind precisely targeted attacks on jihadi terrorists provided the attacks kill only known terrorists and not innocent civilians.

In the past, almost every suspected US missile strike in the tribal belt had been followed by violent demonstrations because the strikes were based on intelligence, which proved to have been inaccurate, and resulted in the death of a large number of innocent civilians. Recent strikes by the US forces on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have been more precise and more successful in avoiding innocent civilian casualties.

It would be interesting to see whether there is any demonstration by the people of the area against the missile strike of February 28, 2008. It is not yet known whether there were any collateral casualties of civilians.

In an effort to improve HUMINT collection, the US intelligence had been announcing from time to time since 9/11 huge cash rewards amounting to millions of dollars to anyone providing accurate information relating to bin Laden, al-Zawahiri and other important terrorists operating from the tribal areas. Till the end of last year, there were not many takers for these reward amounts. Since the beginning of this year, there are indications that these offers of huge rewards have started helping in HUMINT collection.

bin Laden, Zawahiri and co must be worried men.

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20080228&fname=raman&sid=1

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-29 16:55|| 2008-02-29 16:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Even if it isn't him, our ability to better find, track and kill big AQ boys is a great thing.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-02-29 17:12|| 2008-02-29 17:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Former regime officials may be building up their bank accounts and credits with Uncle before they go into self-imposed exile. Doing us a big favor. And settling some old scores. Should be interesting. Popcorn, anyone?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-02-29 17:39|| 2008-02-29 17:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Popcorn now, and with any hope, soon, whiskies too...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-02-29 17:45|| 2008-02-29 17:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Two, the building was allegedly a militant compound disguised as a madrassa...

A distinction without a difference?

Posted by Captain Lewis 2008-02-29 18:11|| 2008-02-29 18:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Come on 7!!!!

Posted by Ol Dirty American 2008-02-29 23:11|| 2008-02-29 23:11|| Front Page Top

#9 I'll warm up the poppers, #5 & 6. :-D

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