Trapped Al-Qa'eda Leader Is Uzbek Mullah

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 3-21-2004

[blam]

...slipped through the Pakistani security cordon. I wonder how much that cost.

[rageaholic]

Eh, just a dog and pony show for Musharif's guest Colin Bowel. Pakistan is a fake ally, they ain't gonna give us OBL.

[mewzilla]

...Pakistani security cordon.

Talk about an oxymoron. Well, I can't believe we weren't expecting this and planned accordingly...

[blanknoone]

I don't think it cost him anything...he has the loyalty of the Pakis.

[2banana]

Just across the border in Afghanistan, 10,000 US troops have massed for Operation Mountain Storm,

There are about 10,000 US troops in ALL of Afghanistan...maybe the author means US, Coalition and Afghan troops...

[oceanview]

I doubt AZ was ever there. But whoever is there, let's get him, let get some interrogations going. That's how this task force 121 operates, close the loops a little at a time, obtain information, move forward. One day you get someone to tell you that "he was here a week ago", then "he was here two days ago", then "he's there right now".

[oolatec]

Well, this guy's ass will be kicked too... :)

[txhurl]

placemark bump

[Free ThinkerNY]

According to villagers, the ranks of fighters in Waziristan included Arabs, Chechens, Afghans, Uzbeks and Chinese Uighurs.

According to the Left, all Muslim grievances have to do with Israel and American imperialism. The Big Lie lives.

[trek]

"I doubt AZ was ever there"

Maybe. But one thing I found interesting was yesterday's denial by a Taleban official that AZ was ever in the area. While mocking the Paks and their offensive the official said that OBL and AZ were in Afghanistan and therefore couldn't be the HVTs the Paks were boasting about.

Makes you at least wonder if the goal of the assault was not to force this kind of a slip-up by the Taleban.

[txhurl]

Is this 'Uzbek' Mullah of interest to Russia, possibly?

[Cold Heat]

Hardly worth speculating about this stuff until our FBI and CIA analyze the detained terrorist claims.

This entire Islamic enterprise is based on disinformation and the news media is it's mouthpiece.

All media.

My chain cannot be jerked any further.

[Godfollow]

Well if you ask me, it's another spoke in the wheel of terrorism that has been kicked out. Say what you want about the P's ability to get the big one or #2, as long as they keep kicking out spokes, that'll do...

[blam]

"Well if you ask me, it's another spoke in the wheel of terrorism that has been kicked out. Say what you want about the P's ability to get the big one or #2, as long as they keep kicking out spokes, that'll do..."

I think that's the best we can hope for, just keep killing them, everywhere.

[trek]

"Is this 'Uzbek' Mullah of interest to Russia, possibly?"

What I read is that he is an "orphan" of the jihad, a leftover from the fall of the Taleban. In that regard, I suspect nobody gives a damn about him on either side. That is why the Paks chose to take him out. They can be seen by the Americans as doing something without being directly responsible for undoing the jihadi big boys.

I suspect that if we get really good intelligence about OBL or AZ we will be handling it ourselves. I doubt that it will matter which side of the border they are on. We are going to wax them by any means necessary.

[oceanview]

I think they are in Afghanistan. This Pakistan "spring offensive" move has to be the worst kept secret in military history, why would they stick around for that?

[McGavin999]

I don't care who he is, if he's a terrorist he needs to be dead. I think the Pakistanis are doing a fine job.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping.

Paki's get a gold star for taking out this guy and his crew.

There was no way OBL and AZ were gonna stick around for any time.

[wingman1]

I agree. For too long the tribal areas were considered off limits to the Pakistan army and served as a sanctuary, much like Cambodia.

My hat is off to the Pakistani soldiers who have fought and died.

[endthematrix]

"Arabs, Chechens, Afghans, Uzbeks and Chinese Uighurs..."

It's a funky party going on up there. Strange bedfellows with a common goal: Your slavery to ALLAH and the mullahs who decree in their interests. Kill them.