Mullah Omar spotted in Pakistan: Karzai

The Times of India ^ | November 29 2003 | PTI

[knighthawk]

LONDON: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Taliban supremo Mullah Mohammed Omar was spotted last week in Pakistani city of Quetta and charged Islamabad with "turning a blind eye" to terrorism in its border areas.

"We have received information that Mullah Omar was seen praying in a mosque in Quetta 10 days ago," Karzai said in an interview to The Times.

Identifying the mosque as one in Quetta , Karzai accused Pakistan of "turning a blind eye" to terrorism in its border regions.

Mullah Omar, who has a $25 million bounty on his head, comes after Osama bin Laden and maintenance Hussein as the man American-led coalition forces would most like to hold.

There have been no confirmed sightings of the one-eyed cleric since the end of the Afghan war, but he has periodically taunted the West with taped messages urging attacks on coalition forces.

Karzai described Quetta as the "terrorists' stronghold" and urged President Pervez Musharraf to stop hard-line Islamic groups from providing sanctuary and support to those responsible for the recent surge in violence in Afghanistan, which has left over 400 people dead in the last four months.

Pakistan government should take immediate action, particularly, against clerics who, he said, were openly recruiting volunteers from madrassas in Baluchistan and North West Frontier Province , which are governed by pro-Taliban parties.

"The recruitment is being carried in connivance with local authorities in border provinces", he said.

[knighthawk]

Ping

[jocon307]

"turning a blind eye"

One blind eye deserves another? Maybe he could have chosen a different turn of phrase?

[winker]

Time to put a 50 Caliber round through his last remaining eyesocket. Turn him into a headless horseman.

[chachacha]

President Pervez Musharraf

Yes, and not being allowed to cross his border while chasing terrorists is the worst blunder in the whole mess.

[tallhappy]

...and charged Islamabad with "turning a blind eye" to terrorism in its border areas.

Is that meant to be a pun?

None the less, we need to enter Pakistan when necessary whether or not Pakistan likes it.

[gorebegone]

Just send in El Cid....

[river rat]

Muslims kill Muslims in and about the Mosques..
Muslims fire on Infidels from inside the Mosques..
Muslims use Mosques as Armories and factories to construct bombs...
Muslims have attacked Churches and Synagogues all over the world - killing those worshiping within...

I guess there would be no violation of the "religion of peace" if we set up outside of Mosques and shot any of the sonsofbitches that we're looking for....or hell, just blow up the whole damned Mosque....

I know, I know -- we mustn't "inflame the Arab street"...
Why??? - can they hate us anymore than they already do??

F'em

Semper Fi

[BagCamAddict]

Bump this sucker.

$25 million... hmmm... who wants to put together a posse and go collect that $25 million?

I'll take the first 4 volunteers. That will make $5 million apiece. ;-)

[Pro-Bush]

Get that one-eyed madman!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

BCA, how are you? Haven't seen you around much since OIF days. Thanks for this big ping. War continues. The bad guys are constantly on the run (with no 72 virgins at the end of the dead end road). (^:
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"We have received information that Mullah Omar was seen praying in a mosque in Quetta 10 days ago," Karzai said in an interview to The Times.

Identifying the mosque as one in Quetta , Karzai accused Pakistan of "turning a blind eye" to terrorism in its border regions.

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Another courageous allied leader mocking the bad guys in public.
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[Defender2]

Get 'im!!!!

[blackie]

Another courageous allied leader mocking the bad guys in public ~ Bump!

[jennyp]

Mullah Omar, who has a $25 million bounty on his head, comes after Osama bin Laden and maintenance Hussein as the man American-led coalition forces would most like to hold.

That Maintenance Hussein is one wily character himself!

[Grampa Dave]

Yep and Santa Claus and some reindeer were seen all over America yesterday mainly in malls, shopping centers and the larger stores.

[Jim Noble]

Pakistan should be dissolved.

Partition of India was a bad idea in 1948, it's a worse one now. Onward Hindu soldiers!

[Thinkin' Gal]

*wink*

[aculeus]

You'll know we've at last started to fight this war when we begin to kill the radical imans.

[MEG33]

Good for Karzai!

[PhilDragoo]