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| Afghanistan |
| CIA fighting al-Qaeda in Chitral |
| 2006-05-07 |
| Under a deal reached last week with Pakistan, the United States has decided to send Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials to confront with the remarks [sic: remnants?] of Al-Qaeda in Chitral. It may be recalled that Chitral area is on the border with Afghanistan. It is close to Shia-dominated areas of Gilgit, according to report of Radio Tehran. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 Lotp is spot on. After Korea the Klingons began to look down their noses at the military. They permitted their para-mil capability to go unresourced and atrophy. The key to gummit promotion and advancment was not to be found doing the manly macho type of stuff. Their air branch did a hell of lot of good work in SE Asia a few decades back, but with a few exceptions their men on the ground did not endear themselves to SF. Most were older men and humping the bush and training the indig for months on end was understandably not their cup of tea. It's a young man's game. Now the mission is much, much larger and beyond the Klingon scope and limited capability. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-05-07 16:34 |
| #2 Not easily. Rumsfeld has SOCOM doing things that used to be the exclusive turf of CIA paramilitary, and the latter aren't happy about it. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-05-07 14:13 |
| #1 Don't the Special forces sometimes work with/under the CIA? ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-05-07 14:06 |