Police: Taliban suspects among Pakistani refugees

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Santa Fe New Mexican

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban fighters hiding among refugees from a military offensive against militants from Pakistan's Swat Valley region, a senior officer said Friday.

The arrests, made in the past few days, were the first of alleged militants among more than 2 million people who have fled the fighting.

The military says it has killed more than 1,100 militants in a month of heavy clashes and has the Taliban on the run. The offensive is strongly backed by Washington and viewed as a test of the Pakistani government's resolve to quell Islamic extremism.

Officials had previously warned that fleeing insurgents may try to take refuge among civilians.


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[ohio2007]

1. " fleeing insurgents may try to take refuge among civilians."

only got 39 ?






http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6270626.s

they are fully prepared for attacking in another direction

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. "The military says it has killed more than 1,100 militants " - not civilians, nope nope nope!

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USA kills insurgents

Paks kill militants

Civilians keep jumping up in front of them bombs and bullets!

Stupid civilians . . . act like they belong there

[Duer 157099]

3. You see, it's like that test for witchcraft

You know the one, if you drown you are innocent?

Well, this new iteration says that if a bomb kills you, you were a militant. QED.

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Kool - if I ever change my nic - it'll be DUer 123712

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and the same thing about burning "witches" at the stake - -

If they were NOT witches, then they would live.

PNAC mentality lives

(sigh)

[ohio2007]

5. Your heroe's are planning to send virgins into heaven the old fashioned way

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3898159#3898851

pretty slick trick eh ?



And they are wanting to recruit you;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI_KYdOLMG8&feature=channel_page

[ohio2007]

6. Taliban trying to open many fronts in Punjab, which would be impossible for the Army to contain

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Experts also believe that the Taliban is trying to open so many fronts in Punjab, which would be virtually impossible for the Army to contain.

“Ultimately we’re going to reach a tipping point where the Taliban will have opened so many fronts in Punjab that it will be almost impossible for the army to deploy against so many fronts which are so distant from each other geographically,” The Daily Times quoted Ahmed Rashid, as saying.

The United States believes that Punjabi extremist groups have become much stronger and threatening than ever.

Pakistan officials also admit that city police personnel lack counter terrorism training, and they are basically a force to maintain law and order in urban areas, a fact extremists are utilizing for their own benefit.“Police is not trained for this purpose. It’s a force against crime. It’s not a force against terrorism,” said Multan Police chief, Saud Aziz.

What makes the situation worse is the persistent flow of money from certain quarters of the world, especially from Arab states, the United States believes.The non-serious attitude of Islamabad towards the issue has only aggravated the whole problem. “The money is pouring in. The money is there. The weapons are there. The philosophy is there. This is our problem. And we are not concentrating,” said a senior police officer. (ANI)

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/taliban-punjab-militia-uniting-to-open-unmanageable-fronts-for-pak-army-experts_100198247.html

Karachi is the financial hub of the country they claim