Meanwhile... Pentagon says U.S. military choppers came under fire by Pakistani troops

[sabra]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/09/nato-pakistani.html?loc=interstitialskip

NATO says Pakistani forces fired at coalition helicopters today while they were flying near the Afghan border.

'{International Security Assistance Force} helicopters received small-arms fire from a Pakistan military check-point along the border ... while conducting routine operations in Afghanistan," the alliance says in a statement. "At no time did ISAF helicopters cross into Pakistani airspace."

Update at 11:16 a.m. ET: The Pentagon says U.S. military choppers came under fire.

"The flight path of the helicopters at no point took them over Pakistan," Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman says, according to Reuters. "The Pakistanis have to provide us with a better understanding of why this took place," he adds.

The Associated Press just sent out a news alert that reports: "Pakistan says own troops, foreign helicopters both opened fire in Afghan border incident."

and Pakistan's president tells Palin she's 'gorgeous'

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/palin.pakistan/index.html



NEW YORK (CNN) -- Pakistan's new president called GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "gorgeous" when the two met in New York on Wednesday.

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On entering a room filled with several Pakistani officials Wednesday, Palin was immediately greeted by Sherry Rehman, the country's information minister.

"And how does one keep looking that good when one is that busy?" Rehman asked Palin, drawing friendly laughter from the room.

"Oh, thank you," Palin said.

Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, entered the room seconds later. Palin rose to shake his hand, saying she was "honored" to meet him.

Zardari then called her "gorgeous" and said: "Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you."

"You are so nice," Palin said, smiling. "Thank you."

A handler from Zardari's entourage then told the two politicians to keep shaking hands for the cameras.

"If he's insisting, I might hug," Zardari said. Palin smiled politely in response.

[Danieljay]

1. Im gonna throw up now. n/t

[Gin]

2. I thought the helicopter story happened days ago.

[sabra]

3. last week reports of a chopper - early this week an drone was shot down

and now choppers again... multiple incidents... it's getting ugly very fast @ the Pakistan-Afghan border