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No sign of bin Laden: Pakistani military

www.chinaview.cn 2004-11-15 16:36:01

BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Pakistani military says Osama bin Laden is nowhere to be found in its South Waziristan border region as government forces battle tribal fighters and foreign militants in the area.

On Saturday, the military said the South Waziristan assault was aimed at capturing militant leader Abdullah Mehsud and his followers. The army claims it has taken over a few militant strongholds, and seized a weapons cache. But no clues of bin Laden or his deputies were found.

Pakistan is a key ally of the United States, in its so-called "war on terror". Pakistani officials claim hundreds of Central Asian, Afghan and Arab militants are hiding in South Waziristan.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/15/content_2221222.htm

Next Up, Iran?
Aiding the Iraqi insurgency and building nukes puts that nation at risk of pre-emptive strikes.
By David Kenner and Jill Hunter Pellettieri
Posted Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, at 9:38 AM PT

Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 22
The imposing threat of Iran: By examining intelligence reports, U.S. News reveals examples of how Iran is supporting Iraqi insurgents, such as sending intelligence agents into Iraq "tasked with finding information on U.S. military plans," as well as training terrorists. "For years, the State Department has identified Iran as the world's pre-eminent state sponsor of terrorism." It's the Iranian threat of nuclear attack that's most disconcerting, however. The former chief weapons inspector in Iraq tells U.S. News, "I would not put it past [Iran] to carry out spectacular attacks to demonstrate the cost of a hostile policy. That is the policy issue—can we learn to live with Iranian nuclear capacity?" ... Another article stipulates that "The United States estimates that Iran could field its first nuclear weapon in three to seven years." According to one official, Iran's involvement in Iraq and the knowledge of nuclear capabilities begins "to tip the balance in the direction of pre-emptive military strikes" against Iran.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2109744/