[jeffers]

The Pakistanis have different ideas than we do, sometimes hard for us to understand, but it is clear we all share a fear of large smelly unwanted house guests that hog the remote and feed their intestinal disorders with every last scrap from the fridge.

Bravo Pakistan.

In other news, I'm not sure if this made the radar at the time but here it is, just to make sure, excerpts from Nek Mohammad's probable last interview with Western Media:

"Tribal leader Nek Mohammed has been
killed by the Pakistani military in an
overnight raid.

Twice this week, the BBC's Imtiaz Ali
interviewed the targeted militant.

Mohammed spoke to our correspondent
by telephone from an undisclosed (Heh-heh)
location."

Q: It is said that you are a trained
fighter because you have taken part in
the Afghan wars.

Yes of course, I have spent a lot of time with the Taleban in Afghanistan. I
went there soon after the completion of my religious education here. I fought
alongside the Taleban against the Northern Alliance and then also against US
aggression.

I was based in Bagram at the time of the US invasion of Afghanistan.
Thousands of tribesmen took part in the Afghan jihad. Whenever foreign
forces have committed aggression against Afghanistan, tribal people have
always been at the forefront in support of their Afghan brethren against
foreign invaders.

Q: The government wants to once again start the political process to solve
the controversy of foreign elements. Would you talk to the government about
this?

No. In no way. I totally reject this process. The government has started fresh
military operations and we will resist them and we will continue our struggle
till achieving our goal.

Q: What is your goal?

It is very clear. We want to eradicate the US-installed puppet governments in
Pakistan and Afghanistan. Once we overthrow them, then there will be peace
and no-one will be able to harm Muslims.

Read the rest at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3818005.stm

Sorry if this has already been posted.

Finally, I sense that the Pak military is still dotting the i's and crossing the t's after the Shakai Valley (et al) operations, and that it may yet be a while before additional maneuvers of significance take place.

It will take a good bit of time for the troops to advance (possibly engaging small units along the way) to cover the numerous terrain oddities to close off the perimeter they hope to establish. They also have to purge the surrounding ridgelines of enemy positions, probably involving some fierce fighting in some cases, and we may or may not hear about these engagements.

Once the consolidation has been effected, however, I expect the Shawal Valley region to be back in the headlines yet again. The hammer is being drawn back and readied for the big swing.

[Coop]

The hammer is being drawn back and readied for the big swing.

I certainly hope so. I wouldn't mind seeing the scalps of OBL, Ayman, Mullah Omar, Saif Adel, and a few others baking in the Afghan/Pakistan summer sun.

[nuconvert]

Hope it's a BIG hammer

[nuconvert]

"It is very clear. We want to eradicate the US-installed puppet governments in
Pakistan and Afghanistan. Once we overthrow them, then there will be peace
and no-one will be able to harm Muslims."

And then there was a big BANG !

[Boot Hill]

• “I expect the Shawal Valley region to be back in the headlines...”

If I'm not mistaken, Lwara, the American base in Afghanistan, is on the border of the Shawal Valley region. The Shawal valley is within the red circle in the center of the map below.

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To orient yourself, find the city of Sargodha in the center of the map below. The Shawal valley area is just NW of the letter "S" of Sargodha, along the Afghani border.

--Boot Hill