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Rice says U.S. will not deal lightly with al Qaeda
Reuters ^ | 16 Jan 2006 09:25:07 GMT | Sue Pleming

Posted on 01/16/2006 6:03:30 AM PST by penelopesire

MONROVIA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday Washington could not deal "lightly" with al Qaeda in Pakistan but promised to address Islamabad's concerns after a U.S. attack on a Pakistani village.

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Speaking to reporters en route to Liberia, Rice declined to provide any specific details on Friday's attack but she said the Pakistani-Afghan border had been "lawless" for some time and was a very difficult area.

"Pakistani forces are operating there and trying to take control and we are trying to help but I don't have anything on the specific situation (Friday's air strike). We will continue to work with the Pakistanis and we will try to address their concerns," she said en route to Monrovia for the inauguration of Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Rice added: "These are not people who can be dealt with lightly but I can't speak to the specifics of these particular circumstances."

Rice declined to comment on whether the attack was aimed at Zawahri or whether he had been killed in the air strike.

(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africavisit; alqaeda; gwot; resolve; rice; wot; zawahiri

1 posted on 01/16/2006 6:03:31 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: penelopesire

Unless you're part of the al Qaeda affiliates who call themselves "Hamas" or "al Fatah."

Then Rice will try to get you your very own state!

Rice in 0'NEVER!


2 posted on 01/16/2006 6:15:35 AM PST by adam_az (It's the border, stupid!)
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To: adam_az

Don't believe everything you read in the LSM..(wink)


3 posted on 01/16/2006 6:36:38 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: penelopesire

They were discussing this at length this am on Fox. We had to tell Pakistan we were going to bomb the house, although Pakistan denies it. So what are the odds a Pakistani mole blabbed to Zawahri and that's why he didn't show up for dinner.


4 posted on 01/16/2006 6:38:48 AM PST by hershey
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To: hershey

"So what are the odds a Pakistani mole blabbed to Zawahri and that's why he didn't show up for dinner."

I would say the odds are pretty high. I am still holding out hope that we captured Zawahiri alive on the way to the 'dinner'.


5 posted on 01/16/2006 6:47:51 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: penelopesire

"So what are the odds a Pakistani mole blabbed to Zawahri and that's why he didn't show up for dinner."

I would say the odds are pretty high. I am still holding out hope that we captured Zawahiri alive on the way to the 'dinner'."

Interesting...


6 posted on 01/16/2006 7:12:18 AM PST by Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin
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To: Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin

None of the reports state Zawahiri has been heard from or seen in person..only that he was not killed, he missed the dinner, etc. If indeed we have him in custody, it could be awhile before we get the answers. If Al Qaeda has proof positive he is alive and well and back 'in action', we will hear soon from them with definitive proof or a statement with pictures from Zawahiri himself.


7 posted on 01/16/2006 7:34:57 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: penelopesire

"Don't believe everything you read in the LSM..(wink)"

How about what I hear out of her mouth and her department?


8 posted on 01/16/2006 7:39:02 AM PST by adam_az (It's the border, stupid!)
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To: penelopesire
Rice says U.S. will not deal lightly with al Qaeda

What a relief to know that Rice is on our side.

9 posted on 01/16/2006 7:50:45 AM PST by Rudder
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To: adam_az

"How about what I hear out of her mouth and her department?"

Well..we all know the State Department, as an 'institution', leans left. As far as what comes out of her mouth,understand that she is this country's chief diplomate and is following the Roadmap. Now maybe you don't like the Roadmap..but that is a different matter.


10 posted on 01/16/2006 8:12:22 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: Rudder

"What a relief to know that Rice is on our side."

Rubbish. If you don't know that by now, you just are not paying attention or you are biased in some way when it comes to Rice.


11 posted on 01/16/2006 8:17:14 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: adam_az
Say it aint so. The roadmap to pieces in the US is derailed. What happened to giving the Virginia coastline, and half of W Va to AQ/Nation of islime, .

Hey if it's good enough to work for Israel, it should be good enough to work for US.


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12 posted on 01/16/2006 8:22:11 AM PST by rawcatslyentist ("If you're talking to AQ, we want to know why!"Even Cletus could figure this one out! Why can't Dims)
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To: penelopesire

Well, I would think, and hope, that she was on our side...but, maybe you're right.


13 posted on 01/16/2006 8:24:13 AM PST by Rudder
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To: Rudder

"Well, I would think, and hope, that she was on our side...but, maybe you're right."

She is on our side..you were the one that implied that she was not. I don't have time for games today.


14 posted on 01/16/2006 8:35:43 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: penelopesire

Feeling a little bitchy, huh? Glad I don't know you.


15 posted on 01/16/2006 9:01:32 AM PST by Rudder
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To: Rudder

"Feeling a little bitchy, huh? Glad I don't know you."

No, just correcting your misperception of my reply to you and informing you that I don't have time for word games this morning. If you were not trying to imply in your original post that Rice was not on our side, accept my apologies that your post was incoherent.


16 posted on 01/16/2006 9:07:20 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: penelopesire

My post was a sarcastic comment about the shallowness (or understatement) of the article's title. It was not an attack on you or Rice. Now that I've spelled it out for you, I'll leave you oversensitive types alone. Hope you have a better mood tomorrow.


17 posted on 01/16/2006 9:52:35 AM PST by Rudder
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To: Rudder

I truly do apologize for my hyper-reaction to your post...after Adam's stuff, I thought the thread was being invaded by Rice bashers....lol. My bad. Sorry we got off on the wrong foot.


18 posted on 01/16/2006 4:14:20 PM PST by penelopesire
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To: penelopesire

Thanks for the post. Even though these terrorists are mean and wicked, they still have such BIG egos.


19 posted on 01/17/2006 9:23:53 AM PST by Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin
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