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2011-05-22 India-Pakistan
Militants attack Karachi naval air base
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Posted by john frum 2011-05-22 18:02|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 A number of the Pak Navy's P3-C Orion aircraft have been destroyed.
Posted by john frum 2011-05-22 18:06||   2011-05-22 18:06|| Front Page Top

#2 any cries from Zardari, Nawaz, PML-N, Khan or Gul about the violation of Pak Sovereignty™?
Posted by Frank G 2011-05-22 18:09||   2011-05-22 18:09|| Front Page Top

#3 UPDATE: Xinhua has 9 killed

Pakistan practically in civil war as islamofascists attack?

Time for us to just go home and profile muslims. Make alliance with India and if Pak causes any trouble, nuke mekka.

We can't afford it anymore, it's too expensive! We can't set them to rights. They are broken and will remain so - we need to just close our borders to them
Posted by anon1 2011-05-22 18:13||   2011-05-22 18:13|| Front Page Top

#4 
Posted by john frum 2011-05-22 18:13||   2011-05-22 18:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Big explosions were heard as the men stormed parts of the Mehran naval aviation base. They are said to be holding hostages, including foreigners.
hope they're Chinese and not American
Posted by Frank G 2011-05-22 18:15||   2011-05-22 18:15|| Front Page Top

#6 2 or 3 Orions ASW, 1 Breguet Atlantique recon, a number of Z-9EC anti-sub helicopters. Ouch.
Posted by john frum 2011-05-22 18:19||   2011-05-22 18:19|| Front Page Top

#7 As a WAG, I'd have to say that's a hundred million or two worth of stuff destroyed.
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-05-22 18:58||   2011-05-22 18:58|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm looking for my nanoviolin - really, I am.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-05-22 19:01||   2011-05-22 19:01|| Front Page Top

#9 I hope their nuclear storage facilities are better guarded than this base.
Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-22 19:12||   2011-05-22 19:12|| Front Page Top

#10 They'll never be able to find any North Korean mini-subs now...
Posted by Steve White 2011-05-22 19:17||   2011-05-22 19:17|| Front Page Top

#11 On a slightly more serious note, this is a big deal. The Orions, etc were big ticket items and (I'm certain) a point of pride for the Pak Navy. The Taliban/ISI/terrorists/militants are making quite a statement here.
Posted by Steve White 2011-05-22 19:18||   2011-05-22 19:18|| Front Page Top

#12 I was thinking, hopefully that wasn't one of their nuclear weapon storage facilities. Hopefully they didn't get around to making nuclear depth charges or torpedoes.
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-05-22 19:19||   2011-05-22 19:19|| Front Page Top

#13 Aside from all the amateurish rhetoric, I suspect even the Pak militants now realize that their government provided assistance to the US with the raid on Osama. Much further study needed regarding the actual target(s) of the Karachi raid.
Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-22 19:39||   2011-05-22 19:39|| Front Page Top

#14 An uprising similar to Egypt, Libya, Syria, etc. by Islamists??? Only on a more armed level????
Posted by Angugum Munster8986 2011-05-22 20:59||   2011-05-22 20:59|| Front Page Top

#15 Aside from all the amateurish rhetoric, I suspect even the Pak militants now realize that their government provided assistance to the US with the raid on Osama.

At least one part of the government; another part likely didn't approve is is letting its displeasure be known. I'd like to know who provided the intel.

Much further study needed regarding the actual target(s) of the Karachi raid.

Judging by the initial reports, it looks like a standard guerrilla attack. High visibility targets, followed by a so-called hostage-taking. It'd be interesting to see the ensuing investigation.

The remaining gunmen have taken several officials, including Chinese military personnel, hostage inside a building. Security officials say commandos are now being sent in to clear this area.

You can pretty much write them off.
Posted by Pappy 2011-05-22 21:06||   2011-05-22 21:06|| Front Page Top

#16 One report from Pakistani TV says that the commandos have delayed assaulting the building with the hostages because of "sensitive" items there.

Nukes?

Their marine commandos are based at that facility. Doesn't say much for their preparedness.
Posted by John Frum 2011-05-22 21:10||   2011-05-22 21:10|| Front Page Top

#17 Nukes?

Highly doubtful. More likely intelligence and cryptology assets and related equipment. Things that can't easily be replaced.
Posted by Pappy 2011-05-22 21:14||   2011-05-22 21:14|| Front Page Top

#18 High stakes. Retaliation for an op like this approaches genocidal violence. Going into some Taliban enclave and just butchering everyone.
Posted by Anonymoose 2011-05-22 21:54||   2011-05-22 21:54|| Front Page Top

#19 Much of the equipment would be US military aid. Watch "Mr Ten Per Cent" come running to US with begging bowl, after making out like a slut with the Chinese over the last couple of days.
Posted by tipper 2011-05-22 22:01||   2011-05-22 22:01|| Front Page Top

#20 Red on red; woop-dee-doop. Either the Pakistanis decide to become modern or they decide to become 12th century throw-backs. Once they decide, Americans will love them or let them kill themselves. But the decision is theirs to make.

Think it over Pakistanis. Decide.
Posted by rammer 2011-05-22 22:22||   2011-05-22 22:22|| Front Page Top

#21 Watch Obama warn Pakistan to be gentle with the jihadists.
Posted by Snomose Barnsmell9551 2011-05-22 22:41||   2011-05-22 22:41|| Front Page Top

#22 ION DAILY TIMES.PK > TALIBAN STRESS TARGETED STRIKES [selective] in SPRING OFFENSIVE, as opposed to waging mass battle agz regular AF-PAK, US-NATO troops.

* ASIA ONE > TALIBAN WARN KAZAKHISTAN ON ENTERING AFGHAN WAR.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-05-22 22:47||   2011-05-22 22:47|| Front Page Top

#23 Communist Chinese militry personnel taken hostage? Getting better by the minute.
Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-22 22:49||   2011-05-22 22:49|| Front Page Top

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