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Taliban blames US for Mullah Omar death reports (accuses US of phone hacking)
BBC ^ | 7/20/11 | BBC

Posted on 07/20/2011 8:57:09 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

Two Taliban spokesmen have said their phones had been hacked and messages sent out that their leader Mullah Omar was dead, media reports say.

One of the spokesmen Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters that the "Americans have hacked our cellphones with advanced technology and sent the messages".

Mullah Omar's death was reported in May by sections of the media, including an Afghan TV channel.

Pakistani and US officials had dismissed the reports.

Mullah Omar has evaded capture, despite one of the largest manhunts and is believed to be guiding the resurgent Taliban.

The AFP news agency said that a message went out from Zabihullah Mujahid's phone announcing the death of Mullah Omar.

The spokesman denied this, and said the Taliban would take "revenge on the telephone network providers".

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: blames; mullahomar; phonehacking; taliban; wot
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1 posted on 07/20/2011 8:57:14 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge; dead
sent out that their leader Mullah Omar was dead,

I thought dead had his eye out for Mullah Omar.

2 posted on 07/20/2011 8:59:32 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: NormsRevenge
The spokesman denied this, and said the Taliban would take "revenge on the telephone network providers".

That guy is a savage.

Now, if he had been overcharged for his calling plan, then maybe he would have had a point. In fact, maybe I would have considered supporting his actions :-). But for Mullah Omar? Give me a break...

3 posted on 07/20/2011 9:07:14 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: NormsRevenge

Are they sure it wasn’t one of Rupert Murdoch’s jouralists?


4 posted on 07/20/2011 9:10:33 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: NormsRevenge

Ohmar, I read in enemy paper that infidels believe something called “phone hacking” very bad. We must accuse our enemies with this thing.


5 posted on 07/20/2011 9:14:29 AM PDT by DManA
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To: NormsRevenge

more proof that the Taliban reads Kos and DU before writing their press releases


6 posted on 07/20/2011 9:14:57 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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7 posted on 07/20/2011 9:15:51 AM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: Paleo Conservative

Parliament will, no doubt, hold hearings on this soon.....


8 posted on 07/20/2011 9:16:07 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: NormsRevenge

No doubt the lefties will be jumping on the bandwagon to blame this on Rupert Murdoch as well.


9 posted on 07/20/2011 9:17:53 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-eyed killer of the deep.)
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To: Zeppo

> The spokesman denied this, and said the Taliban would take
> “revenge on the telephone network providers”.

Yes. Be sure to blow up all the cell towers in Pak and Afghan. That should put you goons back at least 30 years and make it easier to isolate and vaporize you.


10 posted on 07/20/2011 9:22:56 AM PDT by Westbrook (Having children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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To: dead

F Y I


11 posted on 07/20/2011 9:35:40 AM PDT by newbie 10-21-00
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To: NormsRevenge
Did they double tap the phone receiver?


12 posted on 07/20/2011 9:44:09 AM PDT by garjog
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To: NormsRevenge
If we can tap their phones, obviously we know their exact location also and could have tapped his phone with a Hellfire missile.

This was our way of telling MR. Taliban Spokesman that you better get your comrades to come to the table. This tactic is also an excellent way to see who joins in the gossip festival.

13 posted on 07/20/2011 10:33:51 AM PDT by gandalftb (My strength, my high tower, and my deliverer. Here we go baby. (Sniper Jackson, Saving Private Ryan))
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To: dfwgator

I wanna see an Osama repeat with the one eyed Mullah.


14 posted on 07/20/2011 10:46:22 AM PDT by brooklyn dave (NO, I WON"T VOTE FOR THE O)
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To: brooklyn dave

Mullah Omar: “But, I’m not dead yet.”

“Are so!”

“Are not!!”

“Are so!!!”

“Oh, dear.”


15 posted on 07/21/2011 1:47:03 AM PDT by MasterGunner01 (To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
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