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India-Pakistan
U.S. Unit Secretly in Pakistan Lends Ally Support
2009-02-23
BARA, Pakistan -- More than 70 United States military advisers and technical specialists are secretly working in Pakistan to help its armed forces battle Al Qaeda and the Taliban in the country's lawless tribal areas, American military officials said.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  STARS-N-STRIPES > PAKISTAN: "PERMANENT CEASEFIRE" IN SWAT!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-02-23 23:01  

#7  It's in the New York Times, Classical_Liberal. Does anyone read "the newspaper of record" anymore?
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-02-23 14:06  

#6  Well I guess it's not a secret now.
Posted by: Classical_Liberal   2009-02-23 11:59  

#5  I hope they souvenir a little DNA from everyone they meet.
" Hey Mahmoud, can I keep those nail clippings? Just a little something to remember you by, good buddy."
Posted by: Grunter   2009-02-23 11:56  

#4   Lawless tribal areas? I thought they followed sharia. Same thing, different terminology.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2009-02-23 11:32  

#3  I hope that the SF guys do not teach them any techniques that will make them harder to kill when they change sides.
Posted by: Frozen Al   2009-02-23 11:16  

#2  What's that saying about making a purse out of a sow's ear? The US also trained the Zetas at Ft. Benning and now they are one of the most violent with the most firepower of the gangs threatening our border. I'd prefer a bounty hunt, paying them by cadaver.
Posted by: Thealing Borgia122   2009-02-23 10:41  

#1  Lawless tribal areas? I thought they followed sharia.
Posted by: DoDo   2009-02-23 10:36  

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