Musharraf: Pakistan isn't hunting Osama

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

PARIS - Pervez Musharraf says he still gets the question a lot: When will Osama bin Laden and his top deputy be caught? The Pakistani president insists it's more important for his 100,000 troops on the Afghan border to root out the Taliban than search for al-Qaida leaders.

That bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri are still at large "doesn't mean much," the former general said Tuesday on the second day of a swing through Europe. He suggested they are far less a threat to his regime than Taliban-linked militants entrenched in Pakistan's west.

Bin Laden and al-Zawahri are believed to be hiding somewhere in the lawless tribal areas along Afghanistan's frontier with Pakistan.

"The 100,000 troops that we are using ... are not going around trying to locate Osama bin Laden and Zawahri, frankly," Musharraf told a conference at the French Institute for International Relations. "They are operating against terrorists, and in the process, if we get them, we will deal with them certainly."



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_on_re_eu/europe_musharraf

[Hydra]

1. That's because Musharraf knows what we do

That the bearded one is currently 6 feet under.

Ironic that his comments closely mirror Bush's on the subject.

[MADem]

2. Wow, I am SHOCKED...who KNEW??? Gee, I thought our old pal Pervez was

ON the CASE!!! Didn't YOU???

:rofl: :sarcasm:

[jaybeat]

7. But our Prez-dent said he's our ALLY

In da global wer on terrer.

And our Prez-dent wouldn't lie to us.




















(Would he, bubba?)

[bigdarryl]

3. Obama was right AGAIN when he said we need to put more presure on Musharraf and he....

was bashed for it even these war mongers in the democratic party.

[ohio2007]

10. Musharraf is going to Europe for an eight day trip so, he doesn't want to say

anything that will upset 'militant's' living in the EU that may make an attempt on his life like "somebody" claims to have done to Bhutto


In 2008, Al Qaeda’s operational planners have been encouraged by their success in intimidating at least three European government in recent weeks by scare tactics, without deploying a single suicide bomber: Belgium cancelled its traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks show because of “security concerns” and the following week, the Paris-Dakar motor rally was cancelled at the last minute on the initiative of France and Portugal - for the first time in its history.

snip

[CranialRectaLoopbak]

4. Can we finally admit that Pakistan isn't now, & never was, our strongest ally in the War on Terror?

[Earth_First]

5. In related news: "Bush: I truly am not that concerned about him." n/t

March 13, 2002

[ohio2007]

6. Seven troops, 37 militants killed ( no suprises there )

theres plenty of fighting going on that is generally ignored;
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23095240-23109,00.html

the war is turning hot for "the base" in their stronghold

the Taliban are attacking in the wrong direction and their followers around the world are getting upset and disenfranchised with them and therir glorious plans for the infidels in the world

Sympathizers seek answers from al-Qaida
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ask_al_qaida
<crickets>
or, they are to busy to respond as they are in it up to their asses

[tabasco]

8. LMAO. We got 'em on the run.

The Pakistanis will smoke 'em out of their caves.

Proof that al qaeda is on the run is the recent web interview done by their leaders.

You are a laugh riot. You must be as stupid as Bush.

[ohio2007]

9. who is "we" ?

which dwarf troll are you ?
grumpy?
dopey ?
or ..........?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=880_1200953768

biased against stories slamming Al-Zawahri and his own state of the art "media wing" for posting promises they can't keep?

http://tnjn.com/2008/jan/22/al-zawahiri-online-qa-raises-t/





I suppose you'll prefer a younger boogie man to listen to in the future as a spokesman more to your liking ?
;)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22711392/no matter

ignor

eom

[mhatrw]

11. Dubya & Pervez: "Osama who?" n/t