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Posted on 04/26/2002 2:33:16 PM PDT by swarthyguy
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However, the madrassa was already vacated when the joint US-Pak team raided it --
To: swarthyguy
Two things worth noting here. One, that obviously no operation is going to be untaken with any manner of secrecy. Two, I'm assuming this is a Pakistan newspaper(duh I'm sure) if that's the case I was expecting inflammatory reporting. I do no see that as they clearly point out that Pakistan will not let the US act alone.
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04/26/2002 2:42:50 PM PDT
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Almondjoy
To: swarthyguy
That's the problem in Pakistan. It only takes one al-Qaida sympathizer to compromise an operation by alerting the terrorists of an upcoming raid. We don't know that this happened in this case, but it seems likely.
Pakistan needs to set up a sting to catch these traitors and then hang them.
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04/26/2002 2:43:02 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: swarthyguy
I think we have not seen a suggestion of unilateral operations being conducted in Pakistan by any nation that is a member of the coalition. Do nations that are not coalition members conduct unilateral operations in Pakistan? If there is a no-man's land maybe they could give it to the Palestinians; apparently there is a lot more free acreage in Pakistan than in West Bank/Gaza.
To: RightWhale
The Pathans Pashtoons would make mincemeat of the Palestinians. It's not open land; it's just that the Pakistani govt has no real authority in the tribal areas.
To: Dog Gone
Or maybe its the sound of those big choppers!
To: swarthyguy
That is likely. Well, the Palestinians are used to city life now so it would be hard to convince them to move to the country.
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To: Almondjoy
Pakistan will not let the US act aloneAs long as we have the right Pakis helping us we should never go alone. Like Afghanistan they know the areas better and will help us to continue winning this war on terrorism if they show us where to find the bad guys.
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04/26/2002 3:46:55 PM PDT
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Mixer
To: Mixer
That sounds nice, but you are assuming they can be trusted.
Remember what usually happened when we trusted the arvins?
To: swarthyguy
The American troops were reportedly led by a commander who had once given military training to Jalaluddin Haqqani against Russian forces. anyone else see a certain poetic symmetry here ?
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posted on
04/26/2002 4:00:26 PM PDT
by
tomkat
To: swarthyguy
the madrassa was already vacated when the joint US-Pak team raided itThis should surprise no one, especially General Franks. Sort of like a visit from a dignitary after spending three weeks cleaning up the town.
I suspect that we'll soon abandon this proceedure since it will produce few productive results.
To: Bill Rice
That sounds nice, but you are assuming they can be trustedThat is why I said
As long as we have the right Pakis helping us
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posted on
04/26/2002 7:40:51 PM PDT
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Mixer
To: Mixer
Yes but why would they want to help us?
To: Mixer
Both guys?
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To: swarthyguy
Both guys?I am not following what you are trying to say however to answer why would they want to help us out...Just like in Afghan there is a group of people that are sick of these Al-Queda and other terrorists. Sure there are a lot of OBL suppoteres as well. I guess we shouldjust hope we have the right guys helping us.
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04/27/2002 6:44:03 AM PDT
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Mixer
To: Mixer
MY thesis is that there are very few people in Pakistan who want to help us. That's why I said "both of them".
To: swarthyguy
However, the madrassa was already vacated when the joint US-Pak team raided it. Tipped off, no doubt, by Pakistani intellgence agents who have aided and supported the Taliban for years.
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