>>>>>These seem to be getting much more common over the last few weeks.
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>>>>>Maybe a departing gift from George to Obama, a nicely mixed up Pakistan.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7702679.stm>>>>
>>>>Good. We know Pakistan is harboring terrorists, and is doing nothing about it other than take our money ($800 million this year IIRC), so I say go after terrorist targets. As far as mixing them up, I don't know how they could get any more mixed up than they already are.
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>>>Well Mike your opinion really sums up why you live in possibly the most dangerous country in the world. You also live in a wonderful country but massive power without an appreciation of consequences is not a good combination.
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>>I am not for going around attacking every country we perceive as not sharing our interests. I do not favor invading or bombing Iran, for example. But Al Qaeda directly attacked the U.S. Its leaders are believed to be hiding in the mountainous regions of Pakistan, with the complicity of the Pakistanis. I don't think we should attack the country or civilians. But a targeted military attack on Al Qaeda forces hiding in Pakistan is appropriate IMO.
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>I wander whom they were after.
>According to late Benazir Bhutto Osama Bin Laden is dead. Since 2001 or 2002.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnychOXj9Tg >
>Commented here
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http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/15-01-2008/103426-benazir_bhutto_osama-0>
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>She was assasinated soon after Frost interview, so she never clarified (nor was she asked on the spot)
>Very strange all together.
Given the context of the interview I think she misspoke and meant Omar Saeed Sheikh was behind the assassins of Massoud (the Northern Alliance leader killed sept 9 2001 - or was the assassin of Daniel Pearl - more likely as he was actually charged with that.
Since she named him and he is a known quantity and there is no reason to believe he would have either the means or the motive to kill Bin Laden I think it is much more likely she misspoke in the interview and that is why there was no follow up.
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