[Dog]

Fox had a retired Major on discussing this newspaper article.....and he said there is no way the Pentagon would tip our hand like this on a pending operation..... they wait until after an operation is underway.

He said there is something else going on here behind the scenes. He also commented about the officer in Afghanistan who said we would capture Bin Laden by the years end....this is how we kept saying we were close to catching Saddam.....so we may be close.

[Cap Huff]

This really makes sense. I never took the "spring offensive" plans as serious info about real upcoming plans. The theory that the story was planted to flush OBL or Z out a hidey hole makes more sense, but there may be other reasonable theories.

I do find it in some ways shocking to see generals openly setting "deadlines" for capture. As far as I know, no one is pushing them to announce a timetable. The only thing that I can quickly think is that they know that they are so close that the deadline is virtually certain to be met. Why set a deadline that you don't need to commit to?

[swarthyguy]

Here's a tidbit from paktribune.com

KOHAT, January 29 (Online): Unidentified terrorists fired five rockets targeting Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base here from the nearby ranges but no loss to property or life was reported as they landed in the nearby garden on late Tuesday night.
Police has registered case against unknown assailants and also collected the disseminated parts of the missiles.

End.

Hindustan Times.


Rockets explode near Pak air base; no injuries reported
Associated Press
Islamabad, January 29

At least four rockets landed near an air force base in southwestern Pakistan, an official said on Thursday. No injuries or serious damage were reported.

The "four or five" rockets exploded late on Wednesday near the base in Kohat, a city about 160 kilometres southwest of the capital Islamabad, a military official said on condition of anonymity.

It was unclear who fired the rockets, or if the air base was the intended target.

A spokesman for Pakistan's Air Force denied local newspaper reports that the rockets hit the base. Civilian authorities are investigating the attack, spokesman Air Commodore Sarfaraz Khan said.

ANd this little incident from the BEEB!

Pakistan police die in shooting


The accused is said to have used his AK-47 rifle on fellow officers
Four Pakistani policemen have been killed in a shooting spree by one of their colleagues, officials say.
The attacker, named Fahim Khan, is said to have opened fire on Tuesday night after arriving for duty in Kohat town in the North West Frontier Province.

He was chased and arrested by off-duty policemen and is now awaiting trial.

The incident is being investigated. The motive for the killings remains unclear but officials say the suspect suffered from psychological problems.


100 odd mile SW of Islamabadl the tribal areas, south of Peshawar, exactly smack dab in the middles of the hot zones.

Looks like the game is afoot. Firing on PAF to stop joint ops? A jihadi cop killing his mates.

The pali bomber in Israel today was an excop too.

Google Kohat for above reports.

[Boot Hill]

"he said there is no way the Pentagon would tip our hand like this on a pending operation"

We didn't tip our hands, because it has been an ongoing operation for some time now. More about that below.

--Boot Hill