[RocketMan1]

So the NY Slimes reports that Bush has signed a “secret order” ...

There go the Slimes again .. giving out secrets to the enemy!

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Article headline : “An Afghan ‘October surprise’?”

[FormerACLUmember]

Nice blabbermouthing, LA Times.

When, oh when, will this evil rag finally close its doors forever?

[NoLibZone]

So Valerie Plame was no issue then.

[woofie]

There are no Al Qaeda in Iraq...Rove must have had them bussed from the REAL WAR front

[Windflier]

"...the new surveillance systems allow the operators of the unmanned Predators to locate and identify individual human targets "even when they are inside buildings. ... The technology gives remote pilots a means beyond images from the Predator's lens of confirming a target's identity and precise location."

Utter hogwash and basement liberal science fiction fantasy. Look who the "source" is. And, let's not forget the un-named "US officials".

Predator drones? Sure. Looking through rooftops and identifying living humans with enough certainty to pull the trigger? Don't make me laugh.

I know that DARPA is always way ahead of the technological edge in military weapons development, but do you honestly believe that any of those folks would trust a "US official" with that knowledge?

[Steel Wolf]

In what may be the book's most controversial claim, Woodward argues that the secret technology and the so-called Anbar Awakening -- in which counterinsurgency techniques developed by the Marines won over tribal leaders in that crucial Sunni-dominated province -- had as much or more to do with stabilizing Iraq as the "surge" in U.S. troop numbers.

This is 100% the case. The surge was a public relations coup that bought time for other factors to win the war. No serious military commander would have you believe that adding 30k troops to a 25 million population was going to dent the violence. It was a minor factor that certainly helped, but without the other factors, would not have produced the results we see today.

Much to the chagrin of the LAT and the rest of the MSM, this story broke too late to be of any use to the insurgency in Iraq.

And despite their fear mongering, this doesn't make an October Surprise from Al-Qa'ida more likely. It makes it less likely. We're crushing them in Waziristan. They're moving into the Pakistan cities and attacking hotels and troops, but this increased proximity is driving them into range of the Pakistani military and intelligence services.

So, laugh all you want, LA Times, but your side is sliding towards a lonely defeat.

[ConservativeMind]

You need to put the actual title in the title.

[Yaelle]

I loved their food and family loved their sports section, but finally this year we pulled the plug. Die, L.A. Slimes, die.

[gitmo]

The Times has been had.

[Rockingham]

From open sources, I have some idea of what the system and methods are. The insurgents are screwed. Even if they knew, they would have a hard time adapting.

[Slump Tester]

He’s already dead, Jim.

[Big Giant Head]

Coupled with Thursday's report in the New York Times that President Bush has signed a secret order ~

The Times' story confirms~

Wow.. I'm trying to wrap my mind around these two details. New York Times Knows ALL? A "secret order?" The Old Grey Lady of Ill Repute confirms?

Just wow.

[Right Wing Assault]

I hope AQ doesn’t learn about our long range DNA searcher. When it’s loaded with a sample of someone’s DNA, it can find them from space anywhere on the planet. Even miles below the surface.

Oh, I’ve said too much already.

[Nextrush]

They must poop their pants worrying that Bin Laden will be caught or killed soon.

[nclaurel]

Could terrorists have any better friends than Woodward, NYT, LA Times and a few others? Question the success of the surge or Obama might look back and to h@ll with America! Disgusting.

[SunkenCiv]

Coupled with Thursday's report in the New York Times that President Bush has signed a secret order permitting Afghanistan-based U.S. special operations forces to cross into Pakistan without Islamabad's permission, the odds of an "October surprise" that could influence the general election have risen appreciably.

[r9etb]

U.S. officials also told The Times that the new surveillance systems allow the operators of the unmanned Predators to locate and identify individual human targets "even when they are inside buildings. ... The technology gives remote pilots a means beyond images from the Predator's lens of confirming a target's identity and precise location."

Psyops....

[McGruff]

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[SunkenCiv]

Higher-tech Predators targeting Pakistan
(incorporating see-through-the-wall technology)
LA Times | 9/12/08 | Mel Melcon
Posted on 09/20/2008 11:29:59 AM PDT by LibWhacker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086647/posts

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US hits compound in North Waziristan
longwarjournal
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081317/posts

Guard: Al Qaeda chief in Pakistan killed
CNN | 13 minutes ago
Posted on 09/09/2008 12:07:36 PM PDT by sidewinder009
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2078333/posts

-from the archives-

US commandos ready to conduct raids in Pakistan
Daily Times
Posted on 07/09/2008 4:08:13 PM PDT by milestogo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2043130/posts

BBC: Pakistan fury at deadly US strike
BBC | Wednesday, 11 June 2008 17:51 UK 16:51 GMT, | BBC Staff
Posted on 06/11/2008 11:56:03 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029574/posts

Predator Combat Air Patrols Double in One Year
American Forces Press Service
Posted on 05/07/2008 4:50:36 PM PDT by SandRat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012729/posts

Pakistan Secular Win ‘Will Aid War On Terror’
The Telegraph (UK) | 2-26-2008 | Isambard Wilkinson
Posted on 02/25/2008 6:56:56 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976269/posts

Bomb-Maker Killed As US Exploits Ethnic Rifts In Al-Qa’eda (More)
The Telegraph (UK) | 5-15-2005 | Massoud Ansari/Philip Sherwell
Posted on 05/14/2005 6:35:53 PM PDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1403345/posts

U.S. Drones Crowd Iraq’s Skies to Fight Insurgents
NYT | 04/05/05 | Eric Schmitt
Posted on 04/05/2005 6:23:26 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1377711/posts