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2008-06-11 Home Front: WoT

'Militants from Pakistan most likely authors of future US attack'

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Posted by Fred 2008-06-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 Are they sophisticated enough in the tribal belt to formulate and execute the kind of sophisticated approach necessary to successfully attack the United States?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-11 06:39|| 2008-06-11 06:39|| Front Page Top

#2 TW, considering that they'd have the covert backing of parts of the Pak government, I'd say yes.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-06-11 08:01|| 2008-06-11 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 9/11 was planned from Afghanistan, which is why we went there in the first place. No surprise that threats from terrorists most likely come from safe havens like the FATA, which is Pakistani in name and not in governance.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2008-06-11 09:06|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2008-06-11 09:06|| Front Page Top

#4 This puts all who travel to and from Pakistan under scrutiny, whether they are inbound to Europe or the US. It is a far harder problem for the Euros, especially the Brits, to deal with/monitor than it is for us.

Posted by remoteman 2008-06-11 14:05|| 2008-06-11 14:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Box cutters, TW.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-06-11 17:39|| 2008-06-11 17:39|| Front Page Top

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