[malia]

I question some of these news sources that are showing up.

Is this source/site trustworthy?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Not sure which in that area are the most reliable,...I like the Times of India and Dawn.....but this one seems OK ...everthing considered....

Of course this is one that I think is very good:

Taliban, Pakistani Army clash in Swat

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By Bill RoggioJuly 30, 2008 10:58 AM

Map of Swat. Click map to view.

The Pakistani Army claimed 48 Taliban fighters, including 10 senior Swat leaders, were killed in a major battle in the settled district of the Northwest Frontier Province. Five Pakistani soldiers were also reported killed. The Taliban refuted the claims of heavy casualties, but confirmed one leader was killed in the fighting.

"We have inflicted heavy losses on the militants,” a military spokesman told GEO TV. “We have video footage showing bodies of the militants killed in the fighting." The Pakistani military has inflated enemy casualties in the past while downplaying their losses.

Muslim Khan, a Taliban spokesman for Swat leader Mullah Fazlullah, denied the Taliban took heavy casualties. He did confirm that Maulvi Hussain Ali, a Taliban commander who is also known as Toor Mullah, was killed in the fighting.

The battle began after a force of 70 Taliban fighters surrounded and attacked a security outpost in the Matta subdistrict in Swat. The Pakistani military originally claimed 25 Taliban fighters were killed in the counterattack.

The Taliban have conducted a series of attack in the region at the same time at the attack on the security outpost. A military armored vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device, while three bridges were destroyed in Swat. A girls’ school was also bombed.

Just yesterday, the Taliban overran a police checkpoint and kidnapped 25 Pakistani policemen and members of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary.

The security situation in Swat has rapidly deteriorated after the government signed a peace agreement with the Taliban in May of this year.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Here is one of our ....Reliable News Outlet...(Sarcasm):

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July 28, 2008, 5:52 PM

Jihadi Forum To Launch Pro-Taliban Propaganda Campaign

Posted by CBS News Investigates

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just posted this:

Pakistan Intelligence Riddled With Supporters Of Taliban and al-Qaeda, Purge May Be Coming

Source is a Blogosphere Site....in the USA....