Posted on 09/18/2008 1:13:18 AM PDT by sidewinder009
Pakistani authorities both confirm and deny the incident that took place near Angoor Adda where a US raid against alleged terrorist on 3 September resulted in the death of women and children. Pakistani general says his country is ready to defend its territory against anyone.
Islamabad (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Pakistani troops fired at US military helicopters forcing them to turn back after they crossed into South Waziristan near Angoor Adda, a village some 30 kilometres from Wana, the region’s largest town.
“Our troops did not spare them, opened fire on them and they turned away,” a Pakistani security official said in confirming the incident.
Other sources noted that US armoured vehicles were seen moving on the Afghan side of the border.
Pakistan Military spokesman Major Murad Khan confirmed that shooting had taken place, but said that US helicopters did not cross into Pakistani airspace and Pakistani troops were not responsible for the shooting.
On 3 September at least 20 people, including women and children, were killed in Angoor Adda, sparking outrage in Pakistan, prompting a diplomatic protest.
The New York Times newspaper reported last week that US President George W. Bush gave the green light for US raids across the border.
The latest episode was the first overt ground incursion by US troops into Pakistan since US forces went into Afghanistan in 2001.
In the past few weeks the United States has intensified attacks by missile-firing drone aircraft on suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Pakistan is a crucial US ally in its war on terrorism, and its support is key to the success of Western forces trying to stabilize Afghanistan. But Washington has become impatient over Islamabad's response to the threat from al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tribal lands along the border.
Last week Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani said that Pakistan would not allow foreign troops onto its soil and Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be defended at all costs.
Oy.
That could get expensive.
1400 years of satanic oppression, time to take out the trash!
These tards get outraged over cartoons/BK icecream wrappers/seeing eye dogs, feed em fishheads!!!
$11Bil to Pakistan in Foreign Aid since 2002.
Let's use it to bury them.
It would make it an impressive funeral for them..
It is past time to destroy Pakistan....totally.
You do know they have nukes, right?
i dont believe the reports that come out of the area. How do they know how many ppl died, considering the target areas was surposively at an area where Pakistan dont have any control over. My bet is that local media ppl are lying
Bomb ‘em with soap and water. That should kill most of ‘em...
Obliterate the nukes first.
Good news site - Suspected US missile kill five in northwest Pakistan http://counterterrorismblog.org/
Ping
I doubt they would use nukes on Americans. The response would be hell on them and they know it.
They are harboring Osama Bin Laden and his accomplices in their own country. They know, and we know it. We have been putting up with this for 6 years.
Even Barack Hussein Obama wants to go after Osama in Pakistan. He is on video saying so.
“On 3 September at least 20 people, including women and children...”
As far as I’m concerned Islamists have given up the right to complain about this since both women and children have strapped bombs to themselves and blown themselves up to kill innocent people.
“Pakistani troops fired at US military helicopters forcing them to turn back “
Pakistani troops are just taliban in uniforms!
Pakis join AQ.
Hey. Return fire. Massively.
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