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Si modo · #**211** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

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Originally Posted by moon

Somebody ought to do something about these terrorists.

Absolutely. When these terrorists hide out in schools, the cowards that they are, something needs to be done.

moon · #**212** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

Blaming the innocent victims for their own deaths epitomises the terrorist mentality.
Cross-border attacking of schools and villages in defiance of international law also epitomises the terrorist mentality

Yanqui. go home.

Si modo · #**213** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

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Originally Posted by moon

Blaming the innocent victims for their own deaths epitomises the terrorist mentality.

Yanqui. go home.

Strawman. I blame the coward who hid among them. Try again.

moon · #**214** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

The Pakistanis know where the blame belongs and who the real terrorists are, and that's the important thing.

Yanqui terrorists, go home.

Si modo · #**215** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

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Originally Posted by moon

The Pakistanis know where the blame belongs and who the real terrorists are, and that's the important thing.

Yanqui terrorists, go home.

Indeed they do as the Pakistani government recently banned the Taliban from operating inside its country. No worries, moon, they do recognize who the terrorists are.

moon · #**216** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

The new Pakistani government has yet to reveal its feelings about having American terrorists murder its citizenry.
And governments don't necessarily represent their populations. Take the American incumbent, as an example.

Si modo · #**217** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

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Originally Posted by moon

The new Pakistani government has yet to reveal its feelings about having American terrorists murder its citizenry.
And governments don't necessarily represent their populations. Take the American incumbent, as an example.

Yet, the Pakistani government has banned the Taliban from operating within its borders. They don't want them there. They know who the terrorists are. I realize that's a fact that doesn't sit well with you.

moon · #**218** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

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Yet, the Pakistani government has banned the Taliban from operating within its borders. They don't want them there. They know who the terrorists are. I realize that's a fact that doesn't sit well with you.

No , it won't, that's true enough, as the neocon mindset is incapable of knowing who is 'Taliban' and who is Pashtun tribesman seeking to repel the terrorist Americans.

Your knowledge of the intentions of the Pakistani government is quite remarkable, taking into account that its President isn't sworn in until tomorrow.

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Pakistan set to swear in newly elected president

Pakistan set to swear in newly elected president - The Irish Times - Mon, Sep 08, 2008

Arrogance must be a terrible burden. Let's hope he doesn't suffer from it.

Yanqui, go home.

moon · #**219** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

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Monday's raid is the fourth suspected cross-border strike in the rugged tribal region by the US in almost a week.

US commandos carried out a brief ground assault in the neighbouring South Waziristan region on Wednesday in what was the first-known incursion into Pakistan by US troops since 2001.

Pakistani officials said 20 people, including women and children, were killed in the attack, which drew a furious response from people and the government.

Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Dozens killed in US drone attack

What a decadent and hopeless policy.

Yanqui, go home

Si modo · #**220** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

You post the same story again?

No matter.

It's good to see the Pakistani border is no longer some kind of sacred line over which terrorists can hide - and hide among chldren, cowards that they are.

moon · #**221** (**permalink**) 09-08-2008

It's a casualty update, not that neocon/Zionist fanpersons would care anything about death tolls amongst the Pashtun.

Yanqui, go home.

moon · #**222** (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

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Two civilians have been killed and 10 injured after a missile fired by a Nato-led coalition aircraft missed its target in eastern Afghanistan and struck a house, alliance officials have said.

Nato said they were aiming at a "militant position" in the province of Khost on Tuesday when the missile "malfunctioned" and fell more than 2.5 km from the target.

Afghans have been angered by the high numbers of civilians killed and injured by US- and Nato-led raids in recent weeks and the government has urged a review of foreign combat operations.

A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based rights organisation, said in 2006, 230 civilians died during US or Nato attacks out of a total of 929 Afghans in the conflict that year.

In 2007, HRW said 321 were killed by US or Nato air attacks, and in 2008 so far, almost 130 people have been killed.

Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Nato attack kills Afghan civilians

It's becoming a daily occurrence, just like in Iraq. It follows that Iraq-like conditions will soon exist.

Yanqui, go home.

moon · #**223** (**permalink**) 09-11-2008

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"There is no question of any agreement or understanding with the coalition forces whereby they are allowed to conduct operations on our side of the border," Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, said.

However, the New York Times newspaper reported on Wednesday that President George Bush had approved orders in July to allow US Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without Pakistani approval.

BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | US 'must target Pakistan havens'

So, Bush and the Boys are trying swamp Pakistan's new President, Asif Ali Zardari. Somebody ought to do something about these American terrorists killing Afghans and Pakistanis.

Yanqui, go home.

moon · #**224** (**permalink**) 09-15-2008

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Updated at: 1210 PST, Monday, September 15, 2008
WANA: Pakistan Army and local tribes on Monday foiled an attempt of US troops to enter inside Pakistan’s territory through two American helicopters.

According to sources, US troops boarded on two helicopters were trying to enter onto Pakistan’s areas near Angoor Adda along Pak-Afghan border when local tribes and troops of Pakistan army resisted the move and opened fire, forcing US helicopters to return.

US troops' attempt to enter inside Pakistan's territory foiled

I hope it's true.

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Is the Bush Administration at War with its Own Weapons in Pakistan?

The NYT reports,
"the Department of Defense has agreed so far this fiscal year to sell or transfer more than $32 billion in weapons and other military equipment to foreign governments, compared with $12 billion in 2005. The trend, which started in 2006, is most pronounced in the Middle East, . . .'

There are two reasons that this policy is not a good idea. The first is that there is good if not conclusive evidence that arms purchases are correlated with the outbreak of inter-state conflict. It is even more sure that when states purchase a lot of weapons, it impels their neighbors to do so, as well.

The bad news is that the extra arms do not cut down on internal insurgencies, either. So big arms sales reduce security, make war more likely, do nothing to put down rebellions, and drain resources from investments by the state that might actually help people.

A second reason that the NYT article is bad news is that the US may end up having to fight against its own weapons.

For instance, the Pakistani military is now flying F-16s over the northwestern tribal areas that the US has been attack. What if they just start shooting down US Predator unmanned strike craft?

Informed Comment

Shrewd Pakistani businessmen will have investments in both F16 and drone sales.

Angry American · #**225** (**permalink**) 09-15-2008

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Originally Posted by Wisdom_Seeker

The problem is,... many Americans still believe their media.... that those 90 dead are not civilians but taliban forces.

They will admit that the Bush Administration in the past has lied about many issues.... but they wouldnt think that it will continue lying

If Bush says pigs fly, there is no doubt, that they fly

Oh gullible americans you continue to dissapoint the world.

What more do you need than pictures of dead children lying around the bombed area. But then again, they are not American kids (or Israeli kids).

Day after day I lean more towards the Taliban. I'd rather see women in burqa than see them in pieces due to an American bomb. I disagree with the way the Taliban ran their country but heck it was stable and afghani children were alive and kicking. **** you America and **** your democracy

I hope Afghanis continue to resist and rid their country off the evil occupiers

WS.

Oh, pigs can fly, they just can't land; the sudden deceleration kills them instantly.

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