US Forces Mounted Secret Pakistan Raids In Hunt For Al-Qaida Without Pakistan's Knowledge

The Guardian:

American special forces have conducted multiple clandestine raids into Pakistan's tribal areas as part of a secret war in the border region where Washington is pressing to expand its drone assassination programme.

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Comments

[Usama]

05:18 PM on 12/22/2009

Yes rule of law. Democracy, transparency. Oops, we sent dozens of secret military operations into your territory to kill and or capture people who we decide we want.

Sorry. Now be more like what we say you should be.

[Durango]

05:13 PM on 12/22/2009

Good.

The better the intelligence the less likely the drones will kill women and children or other innocents. And no doubt, the Pakistani military are fully aware and cooperating on some level or other.

But here is the 64 trillion dollar question: How come Pakistan is not going after the Afghanistan factions of the Taliban?

Why aren't they going after Mullah Omar or the Haqanni Taliban?

Are the Pakistani's afraid? If so why?

Are they playing a double game? Certainly they did so during the Bush/Cheney Era. Is that continuing?

Since the Taliban were a wholly owned subsidiary of the Pakistani Intelligence and military I have no doubt the military knows where they are (if nor bin Ladin).

Why aren't they going after them?

Every reporter in the world should be looking for the answer to that question. yet I have hardly heard it even uttered.

[NewYorkStateofMind]

01:25 PM on 12/22/2009

un yeah of course this happens

and don't think pakistans government does not know about it

pakistan is where Al Qeada is. It is really the only place to focus on in the present time

[TAIsabel]

12:38 PM on 12/22/2009

Terrorist organization to terrorist organization combat, nothing new, nothing surprising

Beats sending another 40,000 young people to their death and mutilation in search of 100-200 radicals. I much rather have these criminals involved in invading sovereign nations (by the way, I am convinced that Pakistan is very much aware of these operations and is only acting "shocked" to cover their asses with Pakistani's) than to have another young American killed in the name of "freedom".

[alysheba 3]

11:47 AM on 12/22/2009

So America violated the sovereignty of another country. What's new?

The entire world knows that America will do what it wants, with no regard to international law, and yet scream at other nations when they are following international law.

[Oleg1]

02:00 PM on 12/22/2009

What is this nonsense of about sovereignty.
P-stan exercises as much sovereignty over its own " tribal areas" as over Denmark. None.

[Mosby12]

11:21 AM on 12/22/2009

If Obama could kill bin Laden... he would be looking sweet in 2012

[wadenelson1]

10:47 AM on 12/22/2009

Cambodia all over again.

I guess America is too young to remember the lessons we learned in SE Asia.

[Usama]

05:03 PM on 12/22/2009

Where's SE Asia?

[CigarGod]

10:32 AM on 12/22/2009

But we want other countries to respect the rule of law......

[Mosby12]

11:25 AM on 12/22/2009

Rule of law for bin Laden... give me a break. He is an enemby combatant. Hopefully they will shoot him on site like the murdering dog that he is... but making him a martyr will work against us.

Bring him in, shave his beard and throw him in Super Max for life.

[Tom Joad]

02:51 PM on 12/22/2009

...make up yer mind...

[Durango]

05:16 PM on 12/22/2009

Personally i would like to see him stand trial.

But I could live with he and Zawahiri being wacked.

[NewYorkStateofMind]

01:27 PM on 12/22/2009

all countries act in their own interest

that's all there is to it

[balrog221]

02:11 PM on 12/22/2009

true...realpolitik is alive and well

[wadenelson1]

11:33 PM on 12/23/2009

France? Jerry Lewis???