38 Dead in 2 Convoy Bombings in Pakistan

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Source: Associated Press

38 dead in 2 convoy bombings in Pakistan
By DENIS D. GRAY, Associated Press Writer

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked a military convoy near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing at least 24 Pakistani soldiers as thousands of troops deployed to thwart a call for an anti-government holy war.

Three roadside bombs simultaneously tore into a military convoy elsewhere in the border region early Sunday, killing 14 security personnel and civilians, the army spokesman said.

The escalating violence along the frontier, a haven for Pakistani and foreign extremists, follows the government's bloody attack on Islamabad's Red Mosque that sparked calls for revenge from radical groups.

Pakistani commandos overran the mosque Wednesday, ending an eight-day siege with a hard-line cleric and his militant supporters. More than 100 died during the standoff.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_on_re_as/pakistan

[Mojorabbit]

1. I could swear

there was a thread here several months ago about us having "advisors" sent to pakistan. I can't remember if it was CIA. Tomorrow I'll search for it.

[Drum]

2. ? Related ?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2917787

[Mojorabbit]

4. This is a new post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2918573
I tried a search for the older info. No luck so far...

[Mojorabbit]

5. Then there is this from march

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2765590



http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,2137...

US looks at plan to oust Musharraf

* Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent
* March 14, 2007

THE US has indicated for the first time that it might be willing to back plans by elite echelons of the military in Islamabad to oust Pervez Musharraf from power, as the Pakistani President was beset by major new difficulties over his attempts to sack the country's chief justice.
Reports yesterday quoting highly placed US diplomatic and intelligence officials - previously rusted on to the view that General Musharraf was an indispensable Western ally in the battle against terrorism - outlined a succession plan to replace him.

US officials told The New York Times the plan would see the Vice-Chief of the Army, Ahsan Saleem Hyat, take over from General Musharraf as head of the military and former banker Mohammedmian Soomro installed as president, with General Hyat wielding most of the power.

The report adds another dimension to the range of challenges bearing down on the embattled military ruler following his weekend sacking of chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, whom he appointed just over a year ago.

Thousands of lawyers clashed with baton-wielding riot police yesterday during a nationwide day of action against the sacking of the top judge. About 3000 lawyers wearing smart black suits and chanting "Down with Musharraf" dismantled barriers in an attempt to stage a sit-in outside the Lahore High Court building. .........
"Glory Days"

[Mojorabbit]

6. Also from march

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2759044
Top Pakistan nuclear scientists in Taliban custody

Edited on Wed Mar-07-07 11:39 PM by paagal kutta
Zee News (a big news corp in India) is reporting this in an 'exclusive.'

Top Pakistan nuclear scientists in Taliban Custody: Zee News Exclusive

New Delhi, March 07: Two top nuclear scientists of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) are currently in Taliban custody. The two were working at PAEC’s facility in North West Frontier Province. Zee News investigations reveal that the two scientists were kidnapped about six months ago. To avoid international embarrassment Pakistan Government has kept this information under wraps.

According to information available with Zee News, nuclear scientists have been kidnapped by Taliban at the behest of Al-Qaeda. Further investigations reveal that Al-Qaeda may be using the expertise of the scientists to produce nuclear bombs. The two scientists are reportedly being held somewhere in Waziristan, near Afghanistan border.

CONTINUED: http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=358644&sid=WOR&...

[Mojorabbit]

7. from feb

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2731843
Sanctuaries of Taliban (in Pakistan) must be hit: US general

Sanctuaries of Taliban must be hit: US general
By Anwar Iqbal; Dawn, Karachi

WASHINGTON, Feb 14: A top US military commander has called for “steady and direct” attacks on Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan.

Lt-Gen Karl W. Eikenberry, the outgoing commander of the US forces in Afghanistan, warned that the Karzai government would suffer an irreversible loss of legitimacy among Afghanis if the internal situation did not improve.

“And this is a greater threat than the resurgent Taliban,” he told the House Armed Services Committee in Washington.

The general claimed that senior Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders have set up training camps and recruiting grounds in Pakistan’s tribal areas, which they use for carrying out attacks in Afghanistan.

Since September, when Pakistan signed a peace deal with tribesmen in North Waziristan, “the cross-border attacks have tripled,” he said.

“Al Qaeda and Taliban leadership presence inside Pakistan remains a very significant problem,” Gen Eikenberry told the committee, warning of the “growing threat of Talibanization” inside Pakistan.

CONTINUED AT: http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/15/top5.htm
"you put me on a shelf; and kept me for yourself"

[Mojorabbit]

8. feb

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2726529
U.S. launches artillery into Pakistan

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Asserting a right to self-defense, American forces in eastern Afghanistan have launched artillery rounds into Pakistan to strike Taliban fighters who attack remote U.S. outposts, the commander of U.S. forces in the region said Sunday.

The skirmishes are politically sensitive because Pakistan's government, regarded by the Bush administration as an important ally against Islamic extremists, has denied that it allows U.S. forces to strike inside its territory.

The use of the largely ungoverned Waziristan area of Pakistan as a haven for Taliban and al-Qaida fighters has become a greater irritant between Washington and Islamabad since Pakistan put in place a peace agreement there in September that was intended to stop cross-border incursions.

Army Col. John W. Nicholson, commander of the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, said in an Associated Press interview that rather than halt such incursions, the peace deal has led to a substantial increase.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_on_re_as/us_afgh... ;_ylt=Al7m_vMQSG3I2bUPG9t59Z5vaA8F
There was never a good war or a bad peace.~ Ben Franklin

[Mojorabbit]

9. I still

can't find the thread I am looking for re the CIA going in the area.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Oh great. Now Pakistan is falling apart.

Heck of a job....