US copters intrude into N. Waziristan

[maddezmom]

Miramshah: As many as six US helicopters reportedly violated Pakistan’s air space over North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, after some unidentified militants attacked allied forces in Pipali area of Afghanistan situated close to Afghan-Pak border.


The helicopters hovered in the air space over Lawara Mandi area of the North Waziristan Agency, reported the Dawn.


Quoting eyewitnesses, the paper said that the US helicopter gunships violated Pakistan’s air space more than six times in the area, but did not take action.


Pakistani security forces did not react against helicopters, they added.

link; http://www.ibnlive.com/news/us-copters-intrude-into-n-waziristan/22025-2.html

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1. Getting ready to pull out the October Surprise?

The only man who can save Bush and the Republicans:

[maddezmom]

2. not a peep in the MSM

if something happens it'll be a surprise alright. Too many people seem to think we've already won in Afghanistan. :eyes:

PS: that pic creeps me out and makes me laugh at the same time. :D

[leesa]

3. But Pakistan is sovereign, unlike Afghanistan and Iraq.

[geek tragedy]

7. Waziristan is now a de fact independent state, ruled

by the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

As a formal matter, it lies in Pakistan. But it's about as part of Pakistan as China is of the United States.

[maddezmom]

4. Musharaff Reveals New Bin Laden Intelligence

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2520948

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5. Big deal. Is this supposed to be new? nt

[Igel]

6. Hot pursuit after combatants ...

routinely crosses borders, with few repercussions.

Presumably the country they're fleeing into wouldn't want them, and would approve (tacitly).

If the country they're fleeing into does want them, then the borders are likely to be violated in a more egregious way in the near future.