While Pakistan Burns

newsweek.com ^ | Nov 9 2007 | Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau

[Dog]

I'm at a loss for words....this guy was VERY IMPORTANT.

[Dog]

Fyi..

[G8 Diplomat]

FReepmail if you want on or off

[Maigrey]

So if I am to understand the situation, we are beginning to lose Pak to the hardliners of Iran, and Mushy is going over to the dark side (albiet at a price,???)

[MDspinboyredux]

Tag and release, my friend. Tag and release.

[Abcdefg]

It seems the situation there is unknown at this time. Pretty scary.

[Dog]

This is so Pakistani..

A Pakistani military source denied to NEWSWEEK that Obaidullah had been released—but in the next breath claimed to be unaware that Obaidullah had ever been captured. At least two important Taliban commanders have confirmed to NEWSWEEK that Mullah Omar's third in command is back on the loose.

[G8 Diplomat]

Time for Pakistan to learn: YOU CAN’T ACHIEVE PEACE BY APPEASING THE ENEMY

They’re experiencing what Neville Chamberlain experienced back in the 40s. Why must we learn everything the hard way?

[SevenMinusOne]

Wait and see on this one - Doesn’t add up, unless Mush is playing dirty pool (on the Taliban) As we did earlier this year to bag a number of Stan-Taliban HVTs (after releasing a few tagged prisoners).... Or, (if) these several guys were released, were they released by the SC of Pak? (and then Mush moved).

[Dog]

I may catch some heat for saying this...but to hell with it.

Pakistan was and is NO ALLY....we had to put a gun to their heads to get them to back us after 9/11....they are a collection of back stabbing.... double talking....%$^#@!(!!!

[G8 Diplomat]

unless Mush is playing dirty pool (on the Taliban) As we did earlier this year to bag a number of Stan-Taliban HVTs (after releasing a few tagged prisoners)....

That's a possibility...or maybe he knows he's a major assassination target and hopes that by releasing these guys it'll make him less of a target. Still a bad idea to release them for that reason, but this is Pakistan, no one knows the reasons for anything.

We'll just wait and see...

[NRA2BFree]

Dang, what the heck was he thinking to let them out? He’ll kill Perv if he gets a chance. The dummy.

[iopscusa]

Need another and better source than Newzweak....

[Dog]

I am tired of waiting and seeing...we all know they released him.

[SevenMinusOne]

Pakistan was and is NO ALLY....we had to put a gun to their heads to get them to back us after 9/11....they are a collection of back stabbing.... double talking....%$^#@!(!!!

You could say this about 1/3 of this nation, most of NATO and 3/4 of the UN.....(yet Pak has killed and captured more terrorists than all of them to boot)...... Welcome to the ugly, real world.

[Numbers Guy]

Time for Pakistan to learn: YOU CAN’T ACHIEVE PEACE BY APPEASING THE ENEMY

Problem is, there are many in the Paki government who are the enemy.

[SevenMinusOne]

I am tired of waiting and seeing...we all know they released him.

I need a better source than Newsweek and or an anonymous Paki. If released, likely tagged (as we finally decided to play dirty earlier this year and did with several in Stan...which brought us the heads of two big HVTs).

Or, were these individuals part of those released by the Pak Supreme Court (and then Musharraf acted).?

[eastforker]

What you said is quite true, we basicly told mushy to either cooperate or he would also be a target. We are entering a very dangerous time right now and 90% of the U.S. and the rest of the world don’t have a clue, that is, as long as they have Survivor, American Idol or dancing with the stars on the tube.

[nuconvert]

250 Pakistani troops surrendered. Unbelieveable!