U.S. Angers Pakistan over Al-Qaeda Claims

[Hissyspit]

Source: Agence France-Presse

US angers Pakistan over Al-Qaeda claims
by Jitendra Joshi
2 hours, 2 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States was at the center of a new diplomatic row Monday after refusing to rule out military action against Al-Qaeda leaders sheltering inside Pakistan, one of its closest "war on terror" allies. The US director of national intelligence, Mike McConnell, said Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was in all likelihood alive and sheltering in a frontier zone where pro-Taliban Pakistani tribal leaders hold sway.

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But their comments signaled frustration over what US intelligence chiefs say is Al-Qaeda's resurgence in lawless parts of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan.

Asked if the United States could take action inside Pakistan, White House Homeland Security Adviser Frances Townsend said: "There are no tools off the table, and we use all our instruments of national power to be effective."

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The US administration's latest remarks sparked a curt response from Islamabad. "Our stance is that Osama bin Laden is not present in Pakistan," Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao told AFP in the Pakistani capital. "If anyone has the information he should give it to us, so that we can apprehend him.

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[johncoby2]

1. Shocking. Just shocking!

To think that W would piss off another country. Just shocking.

[madrchsod]

2. if they attack, we`ll be screwed

right now pakistan could blow up in ways so complicated that it is for certain bush would have no idea what he has done. also india would be very afraid of the outcome if bush attacks pakistan. go ahead george you have fuck`d everything else you might as well start a war between india and pakistan...

[SpiralHawk]

4. "OOooops. Guess I screwed up. Again. As usual." - Commander AWOL

"You were maybe expecting something other than a screw up from a National Guard deserter, who failed miserably on 9/11, and then totally screwed the pooch again with Hurricane Katrina? Bwaa haa ha ha ha. I've got some Iraq WMDs I'd love to sell you. Smirk, smirk, smirk."

- Commander AWOL

[BOSSHOG]

3. bush's foreign policy for the whole world to see

As Dick Gebhardt summed it up very nicely, "bush is a miserable failure." So the interior minister says OBL is not in Pakistan; code words to frannie and kindasleezy to start bombing the country.

[papau]

5. Last time we gave Pakistan info on where Osama was they phoned him and told him to move n/t

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