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2008-06-30 Home Front: WoT

Amid policy disputes, Qaeda grows in Pakistan

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Posted by Steve White 2008-06-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Straight NYT rewrite, however, in the NYT all references to Bin Laden are :Mr. Bin Laden.
And Mr. Zawahiri appears there also, which shows me the 'alledged' part of PC is operative, and 'secret plans' aren't.

Posted by Muggsy Gling 2008-06-30 01:42|| 2008-06-30 01:42|| Front Page Top

#2 But General Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai, the commander of Pakistani forces in northwestern Pakistan, was skeptical...The general, a tall, commanding figure who was born in the tribal areas, was Musharraf's main adviser on the border areas...Former American intelligence officials said Aurakzai's sweeps were slow-moving and easily avoided by militants.

Slow moving and easily avoided?

Ya think?

General Aurazkzai?

Aurakzai?

As in the Aurakzai tribe?

As in the Aurakzai Agency? One of the tribal agencies of FATA?

Perv appoints an Aurakzai to "fight" the Aurakzai and no genius has figured out why his sweeps were slow moving and easily avoided?

Posted by john frum 2008-06-30 07:20|| 2008-06-30 07:20|| Front Page Top

#3 ...As in Uruk-hai a corruption of the term for Orcs in the Black Speech of Mordor.

Posted by Admiral Allan Ackbar 2008-06-30 13:16|| 2008-06-30 13:16|| Front Page Top

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