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US outraged as Pakistan frees Taliban fighters
2006-09-15
Pakistan's credibility as a leading ally in the war on terrorism was called into question last night when it emerged that President Pervez Musharraf's government had authorised the release from jail of thousands of Taliban fighters caught fighting coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Five years after American-led coalition forces overthrew the Taliban during Operation Enduring Freedom, United States officials have been horrified to discover that thousands of foreign fighters detained by Pakistan after fleeing the battleground in Afghanistan have been quietly released and allowed to return to their home countries.

Pakistani lawyers acting for the militants claim they have freed 2,500 foreigners who were originally held on suspicion of having links to al-Qa'eda or the Taliban over the past four years.

Posted by:Captain America

#33  Old Patriot, I've objected to some of the extreme measures that you've suggested in the past. Not so in this case. These thousands of Taleban have one objective in mind, killing our troops and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

We need to make the path back in that direction a meat grinder for these vermin. Giving a taste of our wrath those who have probably sheltered bin Laden and mullah Omar is merely a bonus.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-15 17:21  

#32  I am ashamed that the Air Force hasn't proposed and pushed hard for ARCLIGHT strikes on the "tribal areas" of Pakistan. I've reached the point where I don't care about "collateral damage" any longer, and want the job DONE, and done right. We need to start bringing Buffs back out of mothballs, reconfiguring them to drop conventional weapons, and start drawing boxes to dump those weapons into. We're trying to fight a war with the three smallest fingers of the left hand, and it's not working. We need to begin playing for keeps.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-09-15 16:46  

#31  I believe there should be a series of manufacturing and technical problems with the weapons promised to Pakistan.
Posted by: ed   2006-09-15 14:39  

#30  I hope they are keeping the engines warm on the AC-130's and A-10's. Feed these swine into the shredder.
We all know that Perv walks a tightrope. I'm quite confident that it has been made extremely clear to him what will happen to Pakiland should uhm, extreme elements, gain control of the country. Between the US and India the place would be a parking lot.
Posted by: remoteman   2006-09-15 14:32  

#29  At first, I was completely pissed at this, then I've turned my thoughts toward more of mjh's line of thinking. Could this be a "planned release" right into our troops (or the Brits) when they cross the border? I've almost gotta believe that Mushy "gets it" after the numerous assassination attempts on his life. Maybe releasing them into "the flypaper" across the border? I sure hope so, but I've often been accused of being an optimist too.
Posted by: BA   2006-09-15 13:41  

#28  Contact McCain, Warner and Graham and ask them morons on how we should treat these prisoners if we catch them. Musharraf's days are numbered. It won't be long before Pakistan is another Iran.
Posted by: Art   2006-09-15 12:55  

#27  Oldspook, as long as you have prosocuters like Lt. Col. James P. Daniel Jr. in the military we aint gonna win. End of story. Buy your womenfolk burkas and avoid the rush.
Posted by: tipper   2006-09-15 12:51  

#26  Maybe Perv is providing us the pretense we need to take out the NWFP?
Posted by: mjh   2006-09-15 12:18  

#25  Sunni terrorism is run in Pakistan funded by Saudi.

These should be our targets along with Iran and Syria who fund shiite terrorism via Hisbollah

Bottom line west must know who their true freinds/enemies are!
Posted by: Gliper Phereck2334   2006-09-15 10:49  

#24  Easy - Kill them. No prisoners, they are illegal combatantas and have mno protections under the Geneva accords (in spite of many attempts to invent such things by the left). Take the bodies and drop them out of the back of a C-130 on a regular basis to "repatriate" them to Pakistan.

Preferrably over Perv's house.

Posted by: Oldspook   2006-09-15 10:36  

#23  Why, shit, this really pegs the surprise meter. The sale of those F-16's must be stopped. These fools can do too much damage with them until they stop flying due to lack of maintanance. Iran and Pakland have to be primary targets. We should not have taken prisoners from day one, except for interrogation (at unnamed locales). These prisoners would then mysteriously disappear from sight.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-09-15 10:22  

#22  At first I thoguht Glenmore was the voice of reason (#19).

But then I thought, "They can't do that! They're a third-world toilet! How dare they act like a democracy?

But many will be back. Fewer prisoners seems to be the answer.
Posted by: Bobby   2006-09-15 09:33  

#21  We needed new Geneva Convention rules 5 years ago.
Another UN failure, but who's counting.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-09-15 09:31  

#20  "Tommy Bring up G12".
Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan   2006-09-15 09:14  

#19  They were "held on suspicion", just like all those we've released from Guantanamo Bay. We couldn't find sufficient cause to continue to hold them, so how can we expect Pakistan to? Of course, many of the ones we released went back to fighting us, so I have to assume the same will happen with these. Let's hope for more battles like we saw a few days ago with 94 Talis whacked and only 1 wounded.
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-09-15 07:39  

#18  George W. Bush remembers little slights like this, and does not forgive. Life should become considerably more amusing for President Musharraf when he most needs it not to be.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-15 07:26  

#17  But what about the innocent farmboys caught up in the chaos of war?

Well ... there might be one.
Posted by: Bobby   2006-09-15 07:19  

#16  We need to stop fighting in ways that produce prisoners.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-09-15 07:15  

#15  Prisoners have become a real problem in this war. This shows that our "allies" will not hold them. The Supremes, McCain and Graham think they should have constitutional rights and Geneva Convention protections.

I say don't take any more prisoners. Before the cries of "what about our prisoners?" start up, recall what happens to US prisoners.
Posted by: SR-71   2006-09-15 07:15  

#14  Good news Mullah Omar! Thousands of reinforcements are enroute from Pakistan for the Fall Offensive! We'll put the infidel on the run!

Spit.

Here's an idea. Pack and ship the bodies of the dead Taliban directly back to Perv. In small boxes.

Here's a thought. The first
Posted by: Mark Z   2006-09-15 06:56  

#13  Whar Moron put "Pakistan" and "Ally" in the same sentence?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-09-15 06:23  

#12  Seems like the death penalty without all the fuss.
Posted by: gorb   2006-09-15 03:29  

#11  Yesterday even.
Posted by: Hupailing Ebbuns2352   2006-09-15 02:30  

#10  Yesterday even.
Posted by: Hupailing Ebbuns2352   2006-09-15 02:29  

#9  Yesterday even.
Posted by: Hupailing Ebbuns2352   2006-09-15 02:29  

#8  Git 'r done! Do it now.
Posted by: Hupailing Ebbuns2352   2006-09-15 02:29  

#7  Pakistan's credibility as a leading ally in the war on terrorism was called into question...

No shit? Wow. I think it was apparent some years ago, but I won't quibble.

Perhaps this is behind the new activity in the western province. And, just perhaps, they were losing so many mooks they needed reinforcement in a bad way.

And Pervy responded in a bad way. This "outrage" should mean all bets are off, especially regards paying any attention to the border. If some Pakis get greased in the process, tough shit.
Posted by: flyover   2006-09-15 02:29  

#6  his thug mind thinks he can get a better bargain out of the US this way.

He's gonna get a lotta bombs a whole bunch cheaper than he's ever gotten 'em before.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-15 01:56  

#5  Pervert is jealous of Indo-US relations, and his thug mind thinks he can get a better bargain out of the US this way.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-09-15 01:54  

#4  Time to cut all aid to Pakistan.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-09-15 01:40  

#3  In the double game that Perverse is inextricably tied in with the final consideration is always whether things safeguard and enhance his butt. So obvious, so predictable. Now while you're believed to be not looking....and more undetected.
Posted by: Duh!   2006-09-15 00:41  

#2  Remember Perv planned the Kargil War.
Posted by: 3dc   2006-09-15 00:32  

#1  Time to carpet bomb sections of Pakistan. We can prosecute if they can't. We need to terrain map all of the border crossings to Afghanistan with armed UAVs and begin strafing any large groups passing through.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-15 00:22  

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