Posted on 09/20/2008 8:04:13 AM PDT by Red Boots
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A huge explosion ripped through part of the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, damaging buildings in a wide radius, killing at least two people and wounding at least 25.
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How much info does the senate foreign relations committee get?
I have a message for the people of Pakistan and their government. “If you cannot control the NW territories, we will.” Thank you and out.
The people of Pakistan that do not adhere to this jihad crap had better start re-evaluating how they view the world more closely. Let them start to see that those they so willingly applauded on September 11, 2001 are now going to come after them.
Forever mired in islam (small i used to denote disrespect)Read the Haj by Uris. Islam is the true death cult.
Mohammed’s minnions strike again.
You and McGruff posted back to back 12seconds apart the same message.
McGruff did another post her 3 seconds apart with someone else same message back to back.
So I was joking around with his timing he should perhaps play powerball.
Depends, but I would expect they don't get details either, again unless they ask for them. If they ask, they they must be told, after being warned about "sources and methods. But only the Congresscritters themselves. The staff gets what the executive chooses to tell them.
After I wrote that, and was on my out for supper, I got to thinking, "gee that was an awefully precise number to know so quickly. So I looked it up. That's a Metric ton/tonne, (actually 1,000 kilograms or about 2,204.6226 pounds). Thus it's really a single digit of precision. Could have been a 1/2 tonne or a tonne and a half, more or less.
OK...gotcha...(grin)
Just wondering, if there will be Pakistani Truthers, who call into Alex Jones’ show, declaring that the bombing was an inside job, that fire can’t melt steel, and that its all part of a Pakistani Neo Con plot, driven by the PNAC..../s
I was thinking the same thing. But the coverage of the latest hurricane was severely over done. Whorealdo was on the beach swaying back and forth telling people how dangerous the winds and storm was. I think his face was on TV like that for hours,well it seemed like days>puke.
lol...Geraldo is always good for a laugh...except when he is giving away positions of our troops...(eye roll)..that was not a bit funny!
Heck, some on us have been in the dark with no power due to Hurricane Ike.
We got power back a couple of hours ago...after 9 days.
This explosion in Paki will not go unanswered.
Wow..glad to hear you are OK and finally got your electricity up and running!
Hope you are right that we will answer this bombing. Heard today two ‘service members’ were killed in the blast. It’s time to start dropping bombs in the tribal regions.
Hat Tip (as seen on Twitter):
twitter.com/#!/mosharrafzaidi/status/72393949335130112
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http://tribune.com.pk/story/11041/court-sets-4-marriott-attack-accused-free/
“Court sets 4 Marriott attack accused free”
Published: May 5, 2010
SNIPPET: “The in-camera proceedings were held at the Adiala Jail in which 83 eyewitnesses recorded their statements.
The eyewitnesses did not identify any of the accused. All four accused including Dr Usman, Ameer Afzal, Tehseenullah Jan and Rana Ilyas filed applications for their acquittal on the basis of non availability of evidence against them.”
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“4 acquitted in Marriott Hotel blast case”
By: Shahid Rao | Published: May 06, 2010
RAWALPINDI –
SNIPPET: “The acquitted persons included Dr Usman, Rana Ilyas, Muhammad Hamid Afzal and Tahseen Ullah.
They were arrested for allegedly planning and then helping the suicide attacker to carry out attack on the Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. In the attack, a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the hotel building on September 20, 2008, killing at least 54 people and injuring some 200 people.
Meanwhile, the same court refused to give more time to FIA to furnish indictment in a case against the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto.”
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stepping back in time...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,425676,00.html
“AT LEAST 60 DEAD IN HUGE BLAST AT PAKISTAN HOTEL”
Sunday, September 21, 2008
SNIPPET: “ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A huge truck bomb devastated the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital Saturday, creating a chaotic, fiery scene as rescue crews searched for survivors. At least 60 people reportedly have been killed, including one American.”
SNIPPET: “More than a hundred were injured, and two hospitals told the Associated Press that 10 foreigners were among those in their treatment, including one each from Germany, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Afghanistan.
A hospital official told FOX News that one unidentified American was among the dead, and Al Jazeera reported that five Americans were wounded in the blast.”
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