Posted on 06/12/2008 2:29:33 PM PDT by milestogo
submitted 59 minutes ago
TALIBAN militants on Thursday pledged to take revenge for the US airstrike that destroyed a Pakistani army post near the Afghan border and killed 11 paramilitary troops this week, reports a private TV channel.
"We have the right to defend our country. Any aggression by NATO forces inside Pakistan will be responded with full force," said Dr Asad, a spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
The Pakistani border post came under fire in Mohmand Agency when US planes targeted Taliban fighters fleeing after an attack on Afghan and NATO forces late Tuesday. Eleven troops from paramilitary Frontier Corps were killed and 13 more were injured.
According to Taliban's claim, eight of their comrades also died in the airstrike that was strongly condemned by Pakistani officials.
The US Defence Department called the airstrike near the border a legitimate act of self-defence.
"US forces, operating on the border of Pakistan in Afghanistan territory, came under attack from hostile forces and, in self-defence they called in an airstrike, which took out those forces that were attacking them," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
Analysts said the bombing would further complicate US-Pakistan relations already strained since March, when the new Pakistani government opened peace talks with local Taliban who launch cross-border attacks on NATO-led international forces in Afghanistan.
Owais Ghani, governor of the North West Frontier Province that borders Afghanistan, warned that Pakistan would be left "with no choice but to review (its) policy on war on terror if such attacks continue in future."
Meanwhile, local media reported Thursday that US planes bombed some areas in tribal areas for the second straight night Wednesday.
No casualties were reported in the bombing on Zeba Mountain in South Waziristan by two US planes.
The continuing strikes and violation of Pakistani airspace have drawn heavy criticism in the country.
Hundreds of people from Mosakhel and Safi tribes in Mohmand Agency said they would raise an army of local fighters to defend the border.
"Our forces did not give a timely response to NATO attack on our soil, so we are compelled to organise an army of our own fighters to defend our borders," a private news channel quoted a tribal elder as saying.
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Hey, if the Pakis won’t take care of business.......
I’m sure the traitors at The Nation will do their damnedest to assist the Taliban in that regard.
Let me run through the Taliwhacker statement through the universal translator ... “BEEP, we are getting our asses kicked right and left. Speaking loudly is all we have left against the Great Satan”.
This is a Pakistani newspaper, not the leftist Nation. I know. Same thing.
Now it’s getting into a blur between fact and fantasy.
Who was shooting at us, the Pakistani’s or the Afghan Taliban?
But how are we going to know that they soiled themselves at us?
Jawa Report has posted DOD video that seems to prove that we didn’t hit a Pakistani army post:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/192968.php
Details, details.
Evidence? I spit on your evidence!
Both. Same people.
Reminds me when I was in Civil War reenacting. We chose the 33rd VA as our unit because they wore blue pants. When short of union soldiers at a given event, we just switched jackets. 'Course, we didn't have predators after us.
I guess it depends on your definition of army outpost.
Two guys hiding behind a rock.
No buildings anywhere.
Sounds more like a scouting party.
I watched the video earlier today, and found it interesting.
What I was wondering was if the Pakistani’s were across the border, then retreated after they started a firefight?
Be interesting to see if we adopt the same level of moral cowardice we did in Vietnam in "playing nice" with the enablers.
We should never ‘deal’ with an ‘ally’ that defends enemy combatants. We’ll lose that game, because they can drag that out forever if we can’t fight them properly.
Pakistan needs to be destroyed.
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Revenge? So they ARE on the same side.
Avenge the attack? Oh well then I guess they’re really pissed at us. We better pack it up and leave.
Ahh..thanks for clearing that up. You’re right...same thing. :)
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