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| TTP vows dire revenge™ against 'planned operation' | ||
| 2013-12-22 | ||
| ISLAMABAD: Dismissing the concept of peace talks immediately after Pakistan government's announcement of using force as a last resort, the Taliban Tuesday said they have information that plans are already under way for a military operation, adding the insurgents were ready for battle. "Like previous governments this one is a puppet of the United States. It's powerless and dollar-hungry," said Shahidullah Shahid, a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman. "They should happily launch a military operation against us. We have seen their military operations in the past and would like them to start this long-awaited operation," he said defiantly. The Pakistan government, earlier in the day, ruled out military action against the Taliban as its first preference and promised to persuade insurgents to lay down their weapons through peace negotiations.
"The committee reaffirmed (the) government's commitment to the strategy of negotiations with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and considers the use of other options only as a last resort," the PM's office said in a statement. "The committee deliberated upon the government's strategy to engage various groups of Pakistani Taliban to address issues of extremism and militancy."
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight we should have said the hell with it and simply nuked Islamabad and Kabul on 9/12. I mean small nukes of course, Kerry sized booms. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-12-22 11:38 |