President Bush authorises US ground operations inside Pakistan

[Hannah Bell]

Source: wsws

By Peter Symonds
12 September 2008

In a reckless and criminal attempt to suppress the growing
insurgency in Afghanistan, President Bush has secretly authorised
the use of US Special Forces against targets inside the border areas
of Pakistan. The first publicly acknowledged operation took place on
September 3 when helicopter-borne soldiers landed at a village in
South Waziristan, attacked three compounds and slaughtered at least
20 people.

The raid, which was followed by three separate US missile strikes in North Waziristan over the past week, marked a definite shift in White House policy. American officials confirmed in yesterday’s New York Times that President Bush signed a secret order in July to allow US Special Forces to carry out ground assaults in Pakistan without prior approval from the Pakistani government.




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[formercia]

1. He has nothing to lose

It doesn't matter much in the long run if you slaughter a Million civilian non-combatants or 10 Million.

How many life terms can he get at the Hague?

[notadmblnd]

2. I guess he's not going to be happy until he slaughters a million of ours either.

[formercia]

3. He wants to be remembered in the History books

along with Hitler, Stalin and other notorious butchers.