Posted on 10/09/2009 11:24:24 PM PDT by Steelfish
Gunmen Open Fire Near Pakistan’s Army HQ ‘Intense’ gunbattle leaves top officers trapped inside, official says
BREAKING NEWS NBC News and news services
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Gunmen have opened fire near the army's headquarters outside the capital of Islamabad, a Pakistani military official said Saturday.
NBC News reported that the assault sparked a shootout and that "intense" fighting was ongoing.
A senior army officer said troops were returning fire and top officers were trapped inside. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
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Never fear, Obama’s on top of the situation.
Who’s watching the nukes
Never fear, Obama’s on top of the situation.
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That’s what’s so dangerous.
0bama is going to get a lot of us killed.
Who’s watching the nukes
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Nobody.
The people in control are figuring out how to use them.
Note: Photo included.
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“Fierce gunbattle after assault on army HQ in Rawalpindi”
Saturday, 10 Oct, 2009
SNIPPET: “ISLAMABAD: A team of gunmen brandishing assault rifles and grenades tried to break into Pakistan’s army headquarters on Saturday, sparking a raging gun battle with troops outside Islamabad, police said.
The brazen attack was the third major militant assault in a week and came as the government said it was planning an imminent offensive against militants in their strongholds in the rugged mountains along the border with Afghanistan.
The gunmen drove up to the army compound in Rawalpindi shortly before noon and tried to force their way inside before being stopped by soldiers, said Mohammed Jamil, a police official.
The attackers jumped out of the vehicle, took up positions throughout the area and began firing at the troops, he said.
One gunman hurled a grenade, and others fired sporadically at those manning the checkpoint at the compound’s entrance, said a senior military official inside.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
He said top army officials were trapped inside the compound.”
I hope they have enough to be safe. It sounds like a serious breach of information.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8300371.stm
Page last updated at 06:19 GMT, Saturday, 10 October 2009 07:19 UK
“Shooting outside Pakistan army HQ”
SNIPPET: “One report suggests guards had fired at a suspected suicide bomber.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C10%5C10%5Cstory_10-10-2009_pg11_3
Saturday, October 10, 2009
“Rawalpindi security up after Peshawar attack”
SNIPPET: “* Additional bunkers placed at entry, exit points
* Security on the lookout for anyone disguised as policeman”
By Aamir Yasin
RAWALPINDI:
0bama might be receiving his first 3:00 AM call.
Hopefully the Pakistan Army isn’t handcuffed buy a General as retarded as our Gen. McKoocoo and his traitorous rules of engagement.
UPDATE:
“Gunmen Attack Army HQ In Pakistan”
SNIPPET: “BREAKING NEWS
7:39am UK, Saturday October 10, 2009
At least three people have reportedly been killed after gunmen launched a brazen attack on Pakistan’s army headquarters and tried to break into the compound.”
Obama is too busy dancing or watching sports.
Somebody wake up Rahm.
Note: Photo included.
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59810420091010
“Suspected militants attack Pakistani army HQ”
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) -
SNIPPET: “”They wore army uniforms and tried to enter the headquarters area but when they were stopped they opened fire and hurled a hand grenade,” a security official told Reuters.”
SNIPPET: “The suspected militants had driven up to the gate in a white Suzuki van that was carrying explosives, the official said.”
You sure have that right.
The rest of the world is’nt restricted like we are, though.
Previously...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2358190/posts
“Deadly blast hits Pakistan city”
BBC NEWS ^ | Page last updated at 08:27 GMT, Friday, 9 October 2009 09:27 UK | n/a
Posted on October 9, 2009 2:23:04 AM PDT by Cindy
http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pakistan/citizen_services.html
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_930.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Sat Oct 10 2009 00:00:11 GMT-0700 (PDT).
PAKISTAN
June 12, 2009
Previously...
http://www.longwarjournal.org/images/Swat-Taliban-wanted.jpg
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LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2009/10/pakistan_releases_protaliban_o.php
“Pakistan releases pro-Taliban official”
By BILL ROGGIO
October 9, 2009 4:25 PM
SNIPPET: “A Pakistani court has ordered the release of Syed Muhammad Javed, the pro-Taliban commissioner of the Malakand Division, the region that encompasses the Swat Valley. Javed openly aided the rise of the Taliban in Swat after being appointed commissioner in February. He openly facilitated the Taliban takeover of neighboring Buner, a move that forced the government to launch a military operation to drive the Taliban out of Swat and the surrounding regions.
Pakistani journalist Zahid Hussain summed up Javed’s role in aiding the Taliban in an article written in Dawn on May 31, 2009. Javed hosted a victory party for the Taliban in early April after the government capitulated and signed the Malakand Accord, which gave the Taliban control over a huge swath of northwestern Pakistan. The party was a virtual who’s who of Taliban leaders in the northwest.”
UPDATE:
“Gunmen Killed After Raid On Army HQ
SNIPPET: “BREAKING NEWS7:58am UK, Saturday October 10, 2009
Four gunmen have been killed after they launched a brazen attack on Pakistan’s army headquarters and tried to break into the compound.”
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