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2006-01-14 India-Pakistan

Al-Qaeda tribal allies protest US airstrike

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-01-14 05:06|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The demonstration, which was peaceful,

Did they run out of ammo?

Posted by Raj 2006-01-14 07:24|| 2006-01-14 07:24|| Front Page Top

#2 A local Islamic party lawmaker, Sahibzada Haroon ur Rashid, said all the victims of the attack were local people and condemned it as âopen terrorism.â

*sound of a JDAM being locked into place*

Sahi, ol' buddy, you ain't SEEN terrorism...And Dan - if this hasn't been said before, it needs to be - THANK YOU for your info and insights.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-01-14 07:24|| 2006-01-14 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Just imagine the severity of the protests if the US had managed to kill al-Zawahri. Those tribesmen just love al-Qaeda.

Posted by Whutch Threth6418 2006-01-14 09:39|| 2006-01-14 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 These guys are into the Book. Next time send MOAB.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-14 09:42|| 2006-01-14 09:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Kind of like what happens when a suicide bomber sets himself off in a public place. I think they call this sort of thing collateral damage.

How do they like us now?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-01-14 10:24|| 2006-01-14 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Quick, airbrush out that dead cow in the rubble, we don't want to loose the Indians as an ally.

Posted by hammerhead 2006-01-14 10:42|| 2006-01-14 10:42|| Front Page Top

#7 #1 The demonstration, which was peaceful,

Did they run out of ammo?
Posted by Raj 2006-01-14 07:24|

No. There was insufficent media, especially a marked absense of video cams.

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2006-01-14 12:19|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2006-01-14 12:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Thousands of tribesmen on Saturday protested a purported US air strike that targeted Al Qaedaâs No. 2 near the Afghan border and left at least 17 people dead, witnesses said.

Stop harboring terrorists and this won't happen. Shelter them, and the number of targets can only increase. So will the number of casualties.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2006-01-14 14:22|| 2006-01-14 14:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Of course the locals are angry: What will people think about their sacred hospitality, when their bestest guests keep getting blown up? I think a public, "Thank you for your help in this matter, we couldn't have done it without your help, you know who you are," would be ever so helpful to ram that message home.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-14 17:53|| 2006-01-14 17:53|| Front Page Top

#10 Wicked, tw.

Posted by lotp 2006-01-14 19:33|| 2006-01-14 19:33|| Front Page Top

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