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2004-06-23 Afghanistan/South Asia

Death of Nek Mohammed weakens al-Qaeda but angers Pashtuns

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-23 10:53:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Rumors are circulating among tribesmen that an unmanned US spy plane was in the vicinity prior to the attack and may have fired the deadly shot

"couldnt be those wog Punjabis serving Musharaff, oh no, had to be the Kaffirs with the their superweapons, especially their death rays"

The implicit RACISM of the jihadis, with their unwillingness to credit muslim anti-jihadis with any level of military competence, is striking.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-23 11:02:18 AM|| 2004-06-23 11:02:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Frankly, LH - I also subscribe to the US UAV/Hellfire hit. I don't see much to admire in the Pak operations

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-23 11:12:26 AM|| 2004-06-23 11:12:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "Oh, don't you dare kill them, you might make them angry." (wring, wring).

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-06-23 11:15:22 AM|| 2004-06-23 11:15:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I am nearing a Nashville moment.
The long-haired holy warrior and seven comrades were killed in a rocket attack in a village named Doag

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-23 11:30:07 AM|| 2004-06-23 11:30:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 C'mon Frank, it was the drums. The drums.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-06-23 11:35:08 AM|| 2004-06-23 11:35:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Did the hellfire also call 100 jihadis on the ground? Or is the Pak army making those numbers up?
I dunno, it seems that when the Pak army screws up, its on the Pak army, and when they bag somebody, it had to be the Americans. Seems like Pak army uselessness is an unfalsifiable.

Seems to me more that the assasination attempt on a general in Karachi got them to act more serious.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-23 11:49:57 AM|| 2004-06-23 11:49:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 As thousands of tribesmen mourn his death, billions worldwide celebrate it.

Posted by Anonymous5333 2004-06-23 12:17:07 PM|| 2004-06-23 12:17:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Nek was dead in Doag. Nice ring to it.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-23 12:22:16 PM|| 2004-06-23 12:22:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 typical lefty crap. Underneath the happy surface masks a dark and sinister facade.

Why don't they just start every BBC, NPR, AJ, Reuters, AP piece just like that.

I love this line: So far, the tribal belt is quiet after Mohammadâs killing; but the local saying is that tribesmen become silent whenever they are angry.

Translation: no seething, no rage, just a great big giant yawn. Though to the causual observer it might appear that they really don't even give a damn. Ahhhh....but don't be fooled by appearances. Instead you should "interpret" their silence as a warning of dire revenge. Why? Because contrary to how it seems, the relative calm and clear skies mask a dark and stormy night.

yawn. Bottom line: Nek's dead. It's a huge blow to AQ and relatively few seem to care.

Posted by Anonymous5333 2004-06-23 12:29:52 PM|| 2004-06-23 12:29:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 If they start to seethe (TM) they will get out of their depth quickly. This a**hole place of the world would not be missed by anyone. Send in the '52s to flatten the place if they get out of line. Hopefully, Anon5333 is right, no one really gives a damn and they are all hitting the pipe at the bazaar.

Posted by remote man 2004-06-23 1:06:39 PM|| 2004-06-23 1:06:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 CSM actually isnt as lefty as the NYT, NPR, etc (at least thats my impression) but they have been historically hostile to Israel and to US policy in the Middle East.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-23 1:09:42 PM|| 2004-06-23 1:09:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 dunno, it seems that when the Pak army screws up, its on the Pak army, and when they bag somebody, it had to be the Americans. Seems like Pak army uselessness is an unfalsifiable.

I think old man you've got it!

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-23 1:15:35 PM|| 2004-06-23 1:15:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 "I never liked him anyway." commented a surviving neighbor, "He kept bothering my goats."...

Posted by mojo 2004-06-23 2:18:51 PM|| 2004-06-23 2:18:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 For many tribesmen, he was like David fighting the Goliath of Pakistani and US forces

BWAH HAH HA!!! That means you're nothing but a dirty Joooo!

Posted by Chris W. 2004-06-23 3:58:06 PM|| 2004-06-23 3:58:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 For many tribesmen, he was like David fighting the Goliath of Pakistani and US forces

It is a rather ironic turn of phrase, isn't it?

Posted by Pappy 2004-06-23 8:29:53 PM|| 2004-06-23 8:29:53 PM|| Front Page Top

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