"With the arrival of the warm weather, we will make the ground so hot for the invaders it will be unimaginable for them," Omar said in his message, read by Taliban spokesman Mohammad Hanif..."
Baghdad Bob's got a new gig! ;)
Posted on 03/17/2006 12:15:14 PM PST by voletti
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar vowed a ferocious offensive against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, saying on Thursday they would soon face unimaginable violence.
An insurgency that has killed more than 1,500 people since the start of last year has intensified in recent months with a wave of suicide bombings, including at least 12 this year.
Ten U.S. troops have been killed in combat this year and U.S. commanders have said they expect violence to increase in coming months as the weather warms, snow on mountain passes melts, and Afghanistan's traditional fighting season begins.
"With the arrival of the warm weather, we will make the ground so hot for the invaders it will be unimaginable for them," Omar said in his message, read by Taliban spokesman Mohammad Hanif over the telephone from an undisclosed location.
The fugitive Taliban leader, who carries a $10 million reward, also said a stream of young Afghans were volunteering for suicide missions, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency said.
Last week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for more Pakistani cooperation in fighting militants after Islamabad derided Kabul's accusations that Mullah Omar was in Pakistan.
On Wednesday, Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah said he was sure the Taliban leader was not in Afghanistan, although Taliban spokesmen insist Omar is leading the insurgency from his homeland.
"Mullah Omar is not in Afghanistan, that's as much as I can say with a degree of certainty," Abdullah told Reuters during a visit to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Afghan officials complain that the Taliban use Pakistan's tribal regions as a springboard for attacks, and despite Islamabad's denials, many suspect Pakistan harbors long term ambitions to have a pro-Pakistan government in Kabul.
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blah blah blah...blah blah.
How do you stop a steady stream of suicide bombers?
Is he perchance wearing a rose colored glass? His vision seems to be a little skewered. I would think a man with even one eye would see the writing on the wall. Me thinks he sees the writing and is afraid.
We must be hurting them. Good.
"With the arrival of the warm weather, we will make the ground so hot for the invaders it will be unimaginable for them," Omar said in his message, read by Taliban spokesman Mohammad Hanif..."
Baghdad Bob's got a new gig! ;)
It's a Muslim rave party.
http://www.glumbert.com/media/rave.html
5.56mm
Ehhhh....blow it out your cornhole! Bring it on....
Not that Afghanistan is totally safe (but, let's face it....Philadelphia and other cities have had more murders than what's mentioned here)...this is the same crew that vowed "unimaginable" attacks during every election held in Afghanistan ..and failed to deliver their threats thanks to our wonderful troops and the AFghan government.
Oh, I thought it was the kid who was accepted at Yale, talking about New Haven.
With a long belt of .50 cal.
I think we should admit this guy to Yale.
A massive wave of missionaries teaching Christianity to the whole country. Terrorism is largely born of ignorance and a feeling of powerlessness. Learning of Christ cures both.
Time to bomb the crap out of Waziristan, whether the Paki's like it or not. They sure don't have a hand on it. Didn't we learn anything inm vietnam about giving the enemy a safe haven?
Afghanistans' traditional fighting season begins. So it's tradition that the TROP has a fighting season. What do they do the rest of the year? Tend to their poppies?
ping
I am getting reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally tired of all this
Ay-rab bluster.
NTSA ?! He's promised this how many times now?
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