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Pakistani tribesmen vow to oust US from region
 ISLAMABAD - Thousands of Pakistani tribesmen on Saturday vowed to fight US forces as they marked the first death anniversary of a slain militant leader in a tribal region near Afghanistan. Witnesses said up to 3,000 people, some brandishing assault rifles and some masked, turned up in the remote district of Azam Warsak, in South Waziristan tribal region, to offer prayers at the grave of militant leader Nek Mohammad. | I really don't care how much they miss him, just as long as he stays dead. |
Mohammad, a former Taleban commander, was killed in June last year after leading a bloody resistance to the Pakistan army's largest-ever offensive to drive-out Al Qaeda linked militants in South Waziristan. Pakistan's military said it killed the militant. "We will complete the mission of our commander Nek Mohammad and we will continue our jihad (holy war) against the US forces in the region," militant leader Maulvi Abdul Aziz told the gathering amid shouts of "Allah-o-Akbar". "Hey Maulvi, how'd ya like to end up like Nek?"
"Um, perhaps I could learn to drive a taxi in Houston." |
Posted by: Steve White 2005-06-19 |
