Posted on 09/05/2006 3:39:36 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel
Osama bin Laden, America's most wanted man, will not face capture in Pakistan if he agrees to lead a "peaceful life," Pakistani officials tell ABC News.
The surprising announcement comes as Pakistani army officials announced they were pulling their troops out of the North Waziristan region as part of a "peace deal" with the Taliban.
Sounds like a great deal to me, ID his new house and send in a MOB and he will get all the peace he needs.
I've always suspected the Pakistanis were never going to "find" him. This confirms it.
I'd rather wish him a "pieceful" life.
According to the Bush doctrine, this should mean we're at war with Pakistan, but not even Bush follows that doctrine anymore.
""peace deal" with the Taliban"
another "cease-fire? as in re-group and reload?
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Well hot dang...Now get the hell out of the way Pak and we will get the job done.
I think that is right. As long as he is at large US dollars
come in at a higher rate. Osama hunting is a local industry.
Pakistan has been riding the fence since the beginning of this whole thing. What happens when Musharraf is out of power and one of the islamofascists takes over? OBL is safe with his homeboys... and they have nukes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5315564.stm
The North Waziristan accord calls on tribesmen to expel foreign militants and end cross-border attacks in return for a reduced military presence.
This from ABC'S BLOG!!! It should be taken with less than a grain of salt. Please..............ABC.
aw, thats to quick! after we get him, torture his terrorist butt to death slowly on pay per view. all $$$$$ collected goes to our men and women in uniform serving our country.
And through a billion tons of rubble!
http://voanews.com/english/2006-09-05-voa20.cfm
Pakistan Signs Peace Treaty With Pro-Taleban Militants
By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
05 September 2006
Pakistan has signed a landmark peace agreement with pro-Taleban militants near the Afghan border. The deal aims to end several years of often intense fighting inside Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal area.
Senior military commanders and local militant leaders exchanged hugs and congratulations after signing the agreement in Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area.
The peace deal aims to end a long running conflict between government security forces and tribal groups inside the volatile region near the Afghan border.
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao told reporters in the capital, Islamabad, that the process was initiated some time ago by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. He says that as a result of lengthy negotiations a ceasefire has been implemented in North Waziristan. He says the ultimate goal of the agreement is a lasting peace in the region.
Under the new accord, tribal leaders have agreed to expel foreign extremists in the area and help end cross-border attacks.
In exchange, the government has released more than 100 prisoners from the tribal areas and will end most of its security operations in the area.
President Musharraf has repeatedly promised to dislodge local and foreign extremists active in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal areas. Many Taleban and al-Qaida extremists escaped to Waziristan after a U.S.-led coalition invaded Afghanistan in 2001.
Pakistan subsequently deployed thousands of soldiers to the area in a long and bloody campaign to regulate the border and defeat local militants. But security experts say Afghan insurgents and remnants of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network have managed to established several bases in the region.
The Afghan government has complained to Pakistan that militants are staging cross-border raids from these bases, a charge Pakistan denies.
Mr. Musharraf is to fly to Afghanistan on Wednesday to discuss regional security issues.
Does this mean he relinquishes air space over this region. Shall we then call it "Waristan"?
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