Dean Nelson and Javed Siddiq
London Telegraph
October 18, 2011
US forces are massing on the Pakistan border in eastern Afghanistan amid reports of an imminent drone missile offensive against fighters from the feared Haqqani Network, a Taliban faction which operates from safe havens in Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency, Pakistan Army sources have confirmed.
The scale of the American build-up, including helicopter gunships, heavy artillery and hundreds of American and Afghan troops, caused panic in north Waziristan where tribal militias who feared they could be targeted gathered in the capital Miranshah to coordinate their response.
Local officials in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) warned that Pakistan’s armed forces would repel any incursion across the border by American forces, but military sources in Islamabad and Afghan officials suggested the build-up was part of a coordinated operation.
Relations between Washington and Islamabad have deteriorated dramatically in recent months as American officials increased pressure on Pakistan to launch an offensive against the Haqqani Network, which mounts attacks on Nato forces in Afghanistan from bases in North Waziristan.
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Operation “Pale Rider”
sulpheric1 Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 10:24 am
More like “High Plains Drifter”
…and hell followed with him. what does pakistan have that we want? a border with india?
Tom Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
The Kashmire Pass between Pakistan and India is the very one that China’s TWO HUNDRED MILLION MAN army passes through on their way towards Israel.
Pakistan Invasion! If Iran won’t play, we’ll play somewhere else. Kabul and a mushroom cloud.
Stop FUCKING ATTACKING COUNTRYS. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. Pretty simple message for CONGRESS AND THE JOKER IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
exexpat11 Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
But Murder Inc likes blood. Anyone’s blood will do. Yours, his, someone you’ve never met in a country far away. You and them deserve it. Hurk and jerk, herk and jerk! Ah! Need more blood! Now! Murder Inc is a filthy blood junkie!