Fear! Terror! CIA director Hayden: "Clear and present danger" from al-Qaida! FEAR! TERROR! FEAR!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

The solution is clear! We must bomb the ever-loving shit out of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and we MUST do it NOW!

:sarcasm:

:eyes:

CIA: Pakistan border 'clear and present danger'

Director tells NBC that any al-Qaida attack would likely originate there



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23869026/

WASHINGTON - The situation in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan where al-Qaida has established a safe haven presents a "clear and present danger" to the West, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Sunday NBC's "Meet the Press."

Hayden cited the belief by intelligence agencies that Osama bin Laden is hiding there in arguing that the U.S. has an interest in targeting the border region. If there were another terrorist attack against Americans, Hayden said, it would most certainly originate from that region.

"It's very clear to us that al-Qaida has been able for the past 18 months or so to establish a safe haven along the Afghan-Pakistan border area that they have not enjoyed before, and that they're bringing in operatives into the region for training," he said.

Hayden added that those operatives "wouldn't attract your attention if they were going through the customs line at Dulles (airport, outside Washington) with you when you're coming back to the United States — who look Western."

[Rex]

1. WE MUST RATCHET UP OUR WONDERFUL COLOR CODED

TERROR SYSTEM! UP TO BLACKWATCH PLAID YOU GO! HA HA! LAID!

[seemunkee]

2. This is nothing new

Waziristan has been ungovernable for years now. I had a friend get hit by an IED there 2 1/2 years ago. The Taliban/Al Qaida are in charge along with the local war lords. Musharef gave up trying to bring them under control.

[Faygo Kid]

3. Could this be the CIA's way of slowing down an attack on Iran?

By refocusing the attention on Pakistan-Afghanistan?

There have been so many signs that Bush-Cheney are rabid to attack Iran, that maybe this is the way to deflect attention from there. The relationship between Cheney and the CIA has not always been cordial, as the PBS Frontline show "Bush's War" demonstrated this past week. Bringing up Bin Laden's hiding place does not advance the coming attack on Iran. It does the opposite.

Interesting, verrry interesting.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

4. It's been a haven for 18 months and it's a clear & present danger Now?

Oops sorry, election year.

My bad, shoulda known.

:grr:

[Ghost in the Machine]

5. How DARE you! How DARE you cast asparagus upon and mock our Gubmint!

Get your plastic wrap and duct tape up NOW, then go hide under your bed with your tuna and water supplies you should have stocked up like a Good American.

Go!




NOW!





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