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(Pakistani) Army officers arrested in terror sweep
The Washington Times ^ | 09/01/03

Posted on 09/02/2003 6:51:52 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:40:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan's army had several officers in custody Monday on suspicion of links to Islamic extremist groups.

The London Telegraph reports the fear is the security arm of Pakistan, a Western ally in the war on terrorism, has been compromised by Afghanistan's former Taliban regime.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assassinationplots; bhutto; coup; coupattempt; pakistan; southasialist; taliban; talibanlist; terror

1 posted on 09/02/2003 6:51:56 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: *southasia_list; *taliban_list
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2 posted on 09/02/2003 7:08:59 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: Straight Vermonter; Qaz_W
loack and load, yeee haw!
3 posted on 09/03/2003 12:58:32 AM PDT by Cronos ('slam and sanity don't mix, ask your Imam.....)
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