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India-Pakistan
'Ceasefire could be a tactic to regroup'
2008-02-07
Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said on Wednesday that the declaration of ceasefire by militants could be a move to regroup for another attack, according to Dawn News. He told the TV channel that negotiations with the militants would be carried out by the civil government or the FATA Secretariat.
Posted by:Fred

#6  GOC among 8 dead in helicopter crash

Nevermind, there it is - a technical problem.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2008-02-07 15:43  

#5  I think it is like watching the NCAA basketball tournement. Every so often there is a TV timeout.

Anyone hear a confirmation as to whether 3 pakistan generals died in a helicopter accident?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2008-02-07 15:40  

#4  Wow. This must be why he's a general...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-02-07 10:24  

#3  Nah! Those guys mean what they say! They wouldn't lie to us!
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-02-07 10:11  

#2  Personally, I'll bet 'hudna' doesn't translate well into english. To me, it seems the closest word translators can find is 'ceasefire', and cultural differences account for the rest.
Posted by: gorb   2008-02-07 06:21  

#1  "Could be"? It's a strategy. COUNT ON IT.
Posted by: Ptah   2008-02-07 05:51  

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