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2007-11-11 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2007-11-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 Preparing to attack India yet again? Perhaps the fifth time will be the charm. Lots of new weaponry in the Pak arsenal.

Posted by john frum 2007-11-11 06:37|| 2007-11-11 06:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Meanwhile...

Major, captain taken hostage

Militants took a major, a captain and five soldiers hostage in Kabbal tehsil on Saturday.

A militant commander, Akbar Hussain, who is in charge of the tehsil, said the soldiers were traveling in an army vehicle when they were intercepted at a checkpoint near Kabbal and taken hostage. He said a major, a captain, two lance naiks and three sepoys had been taken hostage.

He said that a secret file and a map marking militants positions had been seized from the soldiers and they had been taken to Imam Dheri, the headquarters of Maulana Fazalullahs movement.

Sources said that the soldiers wearing plain clothes were going from the Chakdarra base camp to Kabbal when the militants signaled them to stop but the driver sped away. However, the vehicle was stopped at the next checkpoint and the soldiers were asked to surrender.

Militant commander of Khwazakhela, Maulana Mohammad Alam, made an announcement in a mosque in Madyan, asking people to grow beards and offer prayers regularly. He asked women to observe proper purdah, warning that otherwise they would be punished.

The sources said the maulana set a three-day deadline for the people to abide by religious laws, after which the militants would punish the violators.

Posted by john frum 2007-11-11 06:42|| 2007-11-11 06:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Militant commander of Khwazakhela, Maulana Mohammad Alam, made an announcement in a mosque in Madyan, asking people to grow beards and offer prayers regularly. He asked women to observe proper purdah, warning that otherwise they would be punished. The sources said the maulana set a three-day deadline for the people to abide by religious laws, after which the militants would punish the violators

that's a little harsh - most wymyns can't grow a beard in three days

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-11-11 08:13|| 2007-11-11 08:13|| Front Page Top

#4 I dunno, FrankG. Maybe Muslim ones can - it would explain the need for the potato sacks they wear.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-11 08:38|| 2007-11-11 08:38|| Front Page Top

#5 that's a little harsh - most wymyns can't grow a beard in three days

Is the veal any good here? How's the fish?

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-11-11 10:26|| 2007-11-11 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Actually they have trout farms in northern Pakiland. And the fish is excellent.

What little time I spent with their army, wasn't to impressed nor surprised India would beat their butts.

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-11-11 18:56|| http://coonlakebeach.com/support_mn_troops.htm]">[http://coonlakebeach.com/support_mn_troops.htm] 2007-11-11 18:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Ice,
If I recall correctly, there are more Muslims in India than in Pakistan - or any other country except Indonesia. A wide-open conflict between Pakistan and India is likely to become an Indian civil war at the same time. Scary thought - 1970's Lebanon, writ large, with nukes.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-11 20:00|| 2007-11-11 20:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Close. 151 million in India, 167 million in Pakistan. That would make the U.S. Civil War look like an arm-wrestling match.

Posted by Darrell 2007-11-11 20:05|| 2007-11-11 20:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Indonesia 210 million Muslims.

Posted by Darrell 2007-11-11 20:06|| 2007-11-11 20:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Where the hell have you been, soldier?
Training, sir!
What kind of training, son?
Army training, sir!
-- Bill Murry, the movie Stripes

Posted by SteveS 2007-11-11 21:36|| 2007-11-11 21:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Nice website, Icerigger. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-11-11 22:05|| 2007-11-11 22:05|| Front Page Top

#12 Thanks TW! We for some reason ended up with the largest collection of troop support videos on the web. Pretty patriotic people here. From liberals to conservatives. But thanks again for the kind words.

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-11-11 22:59|| http://coonlakebeach.com/support_mn_troops.htm]">[http://coonlakebeach.com/support_mn_troops.htm] 2007-11-11 22:59|| Front Page Top

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