Sunday's massive attack by hundreds of Taliban must have been a wake up call, plug up the dripping cess-pool along the border.....
A build up of Western coalition forces on the Afghan border spread alarm among villagers in North Waziristan on Tuesday, as residents and officials said that the Pakistan Army was gearing up for “any eventuality”.
Villagers and officials, requesting anonymity, said that hundreds of coalition troops had been airlifted to a border area near the Lawara village.“The coalition troops have started to strengthen their positions after setting up camp in the border areas adjacent to the Pak-Afghan border and US helicopters have been spotted hovering over target areas as support,” officials said.
Reports from Afghanistan have said that helicopters have been transporting tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to Sarobagh and other landing strips in the Khost province, which neighbours the Tribal Areas.
A villager said he could clearly see the troops. “They were brought by helicopters. They are at the zero point,” Akmal Khan, a resident of Lawara, told Reuters, referring to the disputed international boundary.
Welcome: Meanwhile, Bajaur Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar welcomed the build up on the border as a chance to kill more Americans. “It’s a gift that they’re coming here on our land and making it easy for us to kill our enemies, the enemies of Muslims,” he told Reuters.
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H/T:Elric
Careful what you wish for Omar
Posted by: Elric66 | July 15, 2008 at 09:21 PM
"Welcome: Meanwhile, Bajaur Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar welcomed the build up"
Dear Omar .....
We have a special gift for you. No, it's not a check from Readers' Digest or Ed Mcmahon .... OK, stand very still.
3...2.....1......
Posted by: Paul M | July 15, 2008 at 11:23 PM