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| Al-Q: We don't strike women |
| 2007-12-29 |
AL-QAEDA linked Pakistani militant Baitullah Mehsud was not involved in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, his spokesman said. "He had no involvement in this attack," Mehsud's spokesman Maulvi Omar said by telephone from an undisclosed location. "This is a conspiracy of the Government, army and intelligence agencies," he said. "I strongly deny it. Tribal people have their own customs. We don't strike women." The Pakistan Government has claimed that Mehsud was responsible for Benazir Bhutto's killing as she left an election rally in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said the Government yesterday recorded an "intelligence intercept" in which Mehsud "congratulated his people for carrying out this cowardly act". Mr Cheema described Mehsud as an "al-Qaeda leader" and said he was also behind the October 18 bombing against Ms Bhutto's homecoming parade through Karachi that killed more than 140 people. Mehsud is a commander of pro-Taliban forces in the lawless Pakistani tribal region South Waziristan, where al-Qaeda fighters are also active. His forces often attack Pakistani security forces. He was recently quoted in a Pakistani newspaper as saying he would welcome Ms Bhutto's return from exile with suicide bombers. Mehsud later denied that in statements to local television and newspaper reporters. Mr Cheema said Mehsud was "behind most of the recent terrorist attacks that have taken place in Pakistan". Maulvi Omar said the transcript released by the Government, allegedly of a phone call between Mehsud and a militant discussing Bhutto's death after the fact, was a "drama". He said it would have been "impossible" for militants to get through the security cordon around the campaign rally where she was killed. "Benazir was not only a leader of Pakistan but also a leader of international fame. We express our deep grief and shock over her death," Maulvi Omar said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 Of course, the "We don't strike women." is a lame statemen, no one in their right mind believes that. Question is, did they do it? I don't think so--there is a plenty they are responsible for, but this just does not have the AQ op feel to it. All the AQ alleged statements seem to be manufactured by someone ahead of time for misdirection purposes--to point a finger squarely on AQ. I don't think that Perv was on it either, 's not in his interest to have this mess in his hands. He could handle Bhutto with a relative ease. So, qui bono? |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-12-29 18:52 |
| #5 Suuuure Al-Q don't strike women. Unless the women are Joooooo, or Christians, or not wearing potato sacks, or working, or stating an opinion, or breathing, or .... Wankers. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-12-29 18:07 |
| #4 They prefer the softer target of little girls not women. Perhaps that's what he means. |
| Posted by: Intrinsicpilot 2007-12-29 17:46 |
| #3 oh please. They don't strike women. Pshaw. Such a joke from a culture that condones stoning, as JFM already noted. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-29 17:20 |
| #2 True, FM, but as I said, AQ would handle this as a hot potatto, and denny. I think that in this case, they weren't on it, and the "intercepted phone conversation" is an ISI-made disinfo. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-12-29 16:19 |
| #1 They just bomb them (Itak), stone (Afghaistan), rape them (Algeria, Sudan). |
| Posted by: JFM 2007-12-29 15:41 |