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Intel Officials: Taliban Fury Suggests Top Militant May Be Dead in Alleged U.S. Missile Strike
Fox News ^ | Sunday, October 05, 2008 | Associated Press

Posted on 10/05/2008 7:18:06 AM PDT by jmcenanly

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Intelligence officials suspect a top militant leader may have been killed in an alleged U.S. missile strike because the Taliban are unusually angry about the attack. Amid reports of the death toll rising to 24, informants and agents in the field said members of the Taliban seem particularly incensed by the latest strike. The fury is a sign that a senior Taliban leader may have been killed, though that has yet to be confirmed, the officials said Sunday. The insurgents were using harsh language against locals, calling them "salable commodities" — a reference to people serving as government spies, according to the sources. Two local residents said Taliban fighters had warned people not to discuss the strike with anyone including the media or try inspecting the rubble at the site. The residents asked not to be named for fear of Taliban retaliation. The strike in Mohammadkhel appeared to be the deadliest of 11 reported cross-border operations by U.S.-led forces since Aug. 20. The area is a stronghold of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a veteran Taliban commander regarded by the U.S. as one of its most dangerous foes. Related * Taliban spokesmen and representatives from the Pakistani government and military could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islam; jihad; pakistan; wot
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Apparently the Jihadis do not want the people in the area to see their weakness. Of course, the Islamists have always considered the people they rule as 'salable commodities'.
1 posted on 10/05/2008 7:18:06 AM PDT by jmcenanly
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To: jmcenanly

Is this Mullah Omar????


2 posted on 10/05/2008 7:22:28 AM PDT by Perdogg (Vice President Sarah H Palin - Make it happen !!!!)
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To: jmcenanly

Look, up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, It's your worse nightmare.

3 posted on 10/05/2008 7:22:50 AM PDT by Evil Slayer (Sarah Palin reminds me of the story about David and Goliath)
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To: jmcenanly

Just as we Americans have no place to hide, no terrorist should have one square inch of ground where they are safe from attack. The trumpets need to sound no quarter, they have chosen the sword, and civilized nations should oblige them willingly.


4 posted on 10/05/2008 7:24:44 AM PDT by wita
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To: FlingWingFlyer; F15Eagle; Ernest_at_the_Beach; SolidWood; SJackson; Munz; Quix; GOPJ; Alouette; ...

ping


5 posted on 10/05/2008 7:25:12 AM PDT by Perdogg (Vice President Sarah H Palin - Make it happen !!!!)
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To: jmcenanly

Osama?


6 posted on 10/05/2008 7:25:54 AM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: wita
To paraphrase what was said by a top military official early on:

"They want to die for their religion, and we want to kill them. It's a match made in heaven!"

or something like that...

7 posted on 10/05/2008 7:28:09 AM PDT by Dubh_Ghlase (In the land of Clinton, where the shadows lie...)
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To: jmcenanly

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8 posted on 10/05/2008 7:28:53 AM PDT by Perdogg (Vice President Sarah H Palin - Make it happen !!!!)
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To: TruthWillWin
"Osama?"

Osama isn't Taliban.

9 posted on 10/05/2008 7:28:57 AM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Mullah Omar


10 posted on 10/05/2008 7:29:59 AM PDT by Perdogg (Vice President Sarah H Palin - Make it happen !!!!)
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To: TruthWillWin

That I doubt! But he is not much of a factor now anyway, probably looks like Saddam did in his hole. Send him a flea collar.


11 posted on 10/05/2008 7:30:50 AM PDT by Roamin53 (Islamists kill more people each year in the name of religion than the Inquisition did in 350 years!)
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To: wita

“just as we americans have no place to hide, no terroirist should have one square inch of ground where they are safe from attack. the trumpets need to sound no quarter, they have chosen the sword, and civilized nations should oblige them willingly.”

beautiful. (sounds almost churchillian.)


12 posted on 10/05/2008 7:30:51 AM PDT by ripley
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To: jmcenanly
"Dang this is more fun than hunting dove!"

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13 posted on 10/05/2008 7:31:04 AM PDT by Devilinbaggypants (Audaces fortuna iuvat.)
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To: jmcenanly
Senior Taliban captured in Afghanistan: NATO force
14 posted on 10/05/2008 7:31:11 AM PDT by blam
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To: Perdogg

Hopefully Adam Gadahn is inspecting his 72 virgins....
Courtesy of the US/NATO “72 Virgins Dating Service”


15 posted on 10/05/2008 7:31:29 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Evil Slayer

...times 1,000 armed and on station at all times. I would gladly spend whatever computer time necessary to aid in on station time. After last week, it looks like we may need a couple over the (spot in DC self censored) for insurance so we do not have a repeat of the congressional debacle.


16 posted on 10/05/2008 7:32:43 AM PDT by wita
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To: Perdogg
Hopefully Adam Gadahn is inspecting his 72 virgins.... Courtesy of the US/NATO "72 Virgins Dating Service"


17 posted on 10/05/2008 7:34:19 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Dubh_Ghlase
"They want to die for their religion, and we want to kill them. It's a match made in heaven!"

I heard that one. I also heard something like this: "If they want meet Allah so badly that they're willing to die to do it, well then let's help by introducing them to him..."

18 posted on 10/05/2008 7:34:42 AM PDT by KriegerGeist (I'm now considered a "Bitter Clinger" to my guns and religion.)
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To: jmcenanly

Sweet


19 posted on 10/05/2008 7:35:17 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Devilinbaggypants

Is this what Joe Biden meant when he called the Vice-President the most dangerous one ever in our history? Hey Joe what’s that bulls eye doing on top of your bald head?


20 posted on 10/05/2008 7:38:13 AM PDT by wita
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