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To: Dubya's fan

Exactly. Saddam was one of the biggest terrorist supporters in the world and his quest for WMD was a threat to everyone.

Even the Democrats agreed to that....while Bill Clinton was president.


17 posted on 09/09/2004 4:54:33 AM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Peach

UPDATE

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040909/ts_nm/security_pakistan_dc_1

Pakistan Bombs 'Terrorist Camp,' Dozens Killed

WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan jet fighters and helicopter gunships pounded what the military called a terrorist training camp near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing dozens of people including civilians, local witnesses said.



Around 40 members of Afghanistan (news - web sites)'s ousted Taliban militia and allied Islamic militants were attacked near the village of Laggimanzai, 15 miles northeast of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, said villager Ajab Nur.


He told Reuters that many civilians had also been killed in a subsequent air strike when they gathered to survey the damage in the village around 30 miles from the Afghan border.


"There was a gathering of about 40 or so militants early this morning," said Nur. "Two bombs fell on them. Then villagers went to see what had happened ... and there was a second attack and many people were killed."


Residents and local media estimated that around 50 people had died, but authorities had yet to give any casualty figures.


The army said it had knocked out a training camp used by foreign terrorists in a "precise strike," saying later that the operation lasted two hours.


Military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan told state television he was confident all terrorists present at the camp had been killed, but gave no figures.


"There were confirmed reports of training activity being conducted by foreign elements including Uzbeks, Chechens and a few Arabs," said a military statement.


"These trained terrorists were then indulging in sabotage and terrorist acts in the country, as was revealed through investigations into the recent terrorist acts," it added.


Islamic militants are incensed at Pakistan's decision to back the U.S.-led war on terror, and have been blamed for two attempts to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf in December and a July suicide bomb attack on Shaukat Aziz, who is now prime minister.


The region of South Waziristan, 250 miles southwest of the capital Islamabad, has been the scene of major military operations in recent months.


Officials have said hundreds of al Qaeda-linked foreign militants, including Arabs, Chechens and Uzbeks, and their tribal allies, are hiding there and have used the remote region to train fighters and coordinate attacks on targets inside Pakistan.


Some al Qaeda-linked suspects arrested in a recent Pakistani swoop against the international terror network have visited tribal regions in recent months.


On Wednesday, six civilians were killed in clashes between the army and militants in a bazaar in Wana. Sultan said on Wednesday the army had arrested 28 people after the clash in the main market of the town. (additional reporting by Tahir Ikram in ISLAMABAD)


18 posted on 09/09/2004 5:00:10 AM PDT by Reader of news
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