51 Dead As Pakistan Suicide Attacks Spread
Musharraf Calls For Unity; Hundreds Killed Since Saturday
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A Pakistani security official examines wreckage of a vehicle after a bomb explosion in Hub near Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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People view the bodies of victims of an explosion in Hub near Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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Pakistani soldiers stand guard in front of the Parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 18, 2007. (AP)
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Pakistan's opposition supporters hold an anti-government rally to condemn an operation against militants holding Islamabad's radical Red Mosque, July 17, 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP)
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Pakistan Attacks
Violence in Pakistan is spreading, with fresh attacks leaving dozens dead.
Suicide attacks, bombings and shootings and the siege of the mosque, which had mounted a Taliban-style anti-vice campaign challenging the government's authority, have killed about 285 people in Pakistan so far this month, raising concern about the threat posed by Islamic extremists.
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf called for national unity against extremists enraged by the army's bloody assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque.
Observers warn Musharraf's refusal to accept that he needs across-the-board support from politicians — including his opponents — has complicated the government's ability to clamp down harder on militancy.
"This is a problem which the military cannot fight alone. You need to mobilize Pakistanis. The way to do that is through seeking support across the board," said Nasim Zehra, a prominent Pakistani political commentator in an interview with CBS News.
CBS News' Farhan Bokhari reported that Thursday's deadliest attack was a bomb blast in Hub, a town outside the southern port city of Karachi, which had remained relatively unscathed by the recent surge in violence.
The blast, now confirmed by police to have been a suicide attack, claimed the lives of 29 people, including seven policemen. The attack took place right after a group of Chinese engineers drove by the site, reports Bokhari.
The Chinese nationals were believed to be safe, but the casualties included policemen escorting them in a separate car.
Maj. Gen. Saleem Nawaz, a commander of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary, considered the outcome fortunate.
“It was laden with very heavy explosives, but due to our spacing and our security measures, Allah has been very kind,” Nawaz said on Dawn News television.
The police “sacrificed their lives and the Chinese friends were absolutely safe,” he said.
The blast ripped off the front of several roadside shops. Several damaged cars and buses lay rammed into one another among a tangle of bricks and clothing.
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See all 60 CommentsIf anyone thinks Musharraf is going to control Pakistan for much longer, he is misguided. And, Pakistan really is an "Islamic extremist" nation. That has nukes.
It Bush's goal was to launch WW III, he has made an outstanding effort.
"The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory."
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"following a military takeover on 12 October 1999, Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Pervez MUSHARRAF, suspended Pakistan's constitution and assumed the additional title of Chief Executive; on 12 May 2000, . . . ; "on 20 June 2001, MUSHARRAF named himself as president . . ."
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"Supreme Court (justices appointed by the president); Federal Islamic or Shari'a Court"
Source: CIA World Factbook - Pakistan
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html
Didn't Bush claim US soldiers are dying in Iraq because the US does not support dictators or "Islamic extremist" nations?
Is George Bush lying?
George Bush murdered every single person whose death resulted from the invasion of Iraq, including those brave young men and women he is currently murdering.
They appear to think that invasion and war is good for everyone - the best and only solution to problems. The only resource in the bag.
I personally have achieved as many international diplomatic successes as Rice - 0.
Al Qaeda, Iran, China, Russia, and Islamic terrorists in general must be more than pleased to see the world's only superpower so hamstrung by such a myopic policy.
Instead of being smart and finding ways to reduce terrorism, Bush and his ilk are bent on creating more terrorists through their policies.
A human tragedy of truly gargantuan proportions.
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As to Bush's WWIII, as a wacko Christian nut job, he thinks he gained power to bring on Armageddon.
Thanks fascistusa for this posting.
-With all this I'll never be able to sleep without having the American People remove this tyrants' spokesperson whom I called from the beginning the George Walking-Liar Bush.
Again ZEITGEISTmovie.com just copy paste in your URL.
As to Bush's WWIII, as a wacko Christian nut job, he thinks he gained power to bring on Armageddon.
Posted by afmca at 08:12 AM : Jul 19, 2007
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It would be a sheer stupidity to say that Pakistan should invite NATO and US to fight in house insurgency. We have already seen that how much NATO and US have been successful in Afghanistan and in Iraq.
Doing so, will only make a second Iraq or perhaps a much dangerous Iraq. You dont know crazy Pakistanis. The issue must be resolved via political means and I am confident that together Mr. Bush and Musharaf will find a solution. They know better than us, when and what to do; otherwise we would be sitting in their offices. I BELIEVE I AM RIGHT, YO AGREE OR DISAGREE.
Posted by afmca at 08:12 AM : Jul 19, 2007
In other words, you supported Saddam Hussein?
That's exactly what Saddam did, for which he was executed by the US.
Musharraf has not done enough and now and I fear it will take Hydrogen Bombs to eliminate the Taliban and Al Qaida forces that have regrouped there since 2002.
I hear Usama is hiding in Iran.
If America does not go after them, they will attack us again.
The issue has come into focus following a report from Michael Yon, a Special Forces soldier now in Iraq to report on the successes there. He told radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt he was inspired by a "news cycle that seems to pander toward the terrorists."
Yon, who has earned widespread respect as an independent journalist, reported that Iraqi officials told him about al-Qaida terrorists baking children and serving them to their families
He confirmed independently to WND that an Iraqi official had recounted for him instances in which the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56723
If America does not go after them, they will attack us again.
Posted by Earthian at 08:53 AM : Jul 19, 2007
Was it a "gut-feeling"!!
Isn't that just great?!?
World War III is going to be fun.
If we're lucky the human population will be reduced by 80%.
Imagine having an entire destroyed city to yourself(if you somehow survive)!
Fun Fun Fun.
Build your fallout shelters now!
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/second-chances.htm
More cases of terrorists 'baking' children cited
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56723
Isn't that just great?!?
World War III is going to be fun.
Build your fallout shelters now!
Posted by GunOwnerDan
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Being an Indian, I perfectly understand Pakistani politics. Don't worry there will be no WWIII. There will be no successful attacks from Osama. Many of you will be surprised if I would tell yuo a few facts about Pakistani politics. In Pakistani public had never allowed Islamists to make their government. Pakistani only support Islamists just to eliminate the army rule from the country. You can read their history (not on CBS news, BBC or CNN but on an indian website/resource or a Pakistani resource). After the Islamic Mollahs, remove their army dictator, they always say good bye to mollahs. I tell you that the Pakistanis watch full nude channels, they are lovers of Bollywood (Indian movies) stars, they watch Indian dramas,Indian movies and the list goes on and on.The violence that we have been watching in Pakistan are the result of Red Mosque. Over time, it will slow down. Believe me, that their public is as not as anti Western as we are given impression on media. At the moment, if they have sympathies with hard liners, as we say; then all these are upto the time, they change Musharaf aftet that they will only accept someone heading the government other than the same Islamic hardliners they supported.
The concern should be to establish peace in Pakistan to stop the deaths of those who are not supporting Islamic hardliners in Pakistan.
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maybe we're best with one or a few major global religions than with a hundred billion billion little new ones each day
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"the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course."
I sure hope the cleaned their plate. Pass the A-1
"the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course."
Is that why the EZ-Bake oven is being recalled?
"the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course."
Is that why the EZ-Bake oven is being recalled?
Posted by OpinionRules at 10:55 AM : Jul 19, 2007
once again lars wins the award for for idoit commenter of the year !!
"the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course
MMMM the fabulous baker-boys
Posted by gangesdak at 10:43 AM : Jul 19, 2007
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That is what your majority doesn't understand that life in india and Pakistan is very cheap. You can buy any person even their judges!
Further, Taliban are not Pakistanis. They are from Afghanistan and seekin ghideouts in Pakistan with their sympathesizers there. It is wrong to say that Pakistanis are Taliban. lol.
cuz of our effective operations in Afghanistan, th Taliban are infiltrating into Pakistan. Pakistani tribal area had been and has been without under any control/law of the government, as was left by the Brits. Now it will take years to force these people to obey their country law.
Posted by gangesdak at 10:43 AM : Jul 19, 2007
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Yes, and who asked and pressurised Pakistan to prop Talibans??? you should not be surprized, The United States.
So, I believe that in this game, U.S is an equal partner of Pakistan and hence it is also bound to pay the price by giving finances and armed support to the Pakistan army in order to curb Taliban. The U.S while it succeeded in fragmenting Russia, failed to control Taliban.
Interestingly, and it is good that the U.S government is helping Pakistan and ofcourse, why not, when it knows that it created the whole mess.
When the world was divided into Capitalist and Communist blocks, Paksitan's first Prime Minister Liaquat Khan decided to be a US ally. Since then Pakistani government is # 1 ally of United States.
It's true that the Talibans in Afganistan was propped by Pakistan, because Talibans were made by United States. When Soviet left Afghanistan, Afghanistan was number one producer of Opium in the world. United States CIA created Taliban whose religious belief forbids drug use including alcohal, in order to stop Drug Traficing from Paksitan to United States.
You wrote
"The extremists have been ruling Pakistan for the last 15 to 20 years."
Which part of Pakistan are you talking about?
Pakistan has four different states with four completely different cultures, completely different languages(not dialect), different skin colors(Northern Pakistanis are light skin Causcasion type people whereas south has dark skinned people). The most extremist elements are the light skinned Pushtun population who are HEBREW descendent CAUCASIAN people who make up the Talibans.
Musharraf who killed Mullahs for forbidding prostitution is much better then CHRISTIAN MULLAHs in United States who forbid women to choose Prostitution as a profession and forbid Homosexuals from their right of Marriage.
We first need to start war on our own soil against the PSYCHOTIC CHRISTIAN MULLAHs then think about fighting somewhere else.
"the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course
MMMM the fabulous baker-boys
Posted by OpinionRules at 11:22 AM : Jul 19, 2007
hee heee heeee. Don't worry. You can read any comment posted by Mr. lars008 and you would find that he always post messages full of despair and anger. Jesus knows better on what planet he lives. He is an expert in giving fake religious information and telling us many many lies.
You need not worry about what lars008 says.
"the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course"
I want my babe back ribs, get in my belly! Barbacue sause. sing it. Baby- back- ribs!
"the terrorists would bake a young boy, then invite his family to have lunch, with the baked child as the main course"
What do you serve this dish with and will it be featured on any upcoming cooking shows?
You need not worry about what lars008 says.
Posted by winnerindia at 11:42 AM : Jul 19, 2007
rightttttttttttttttt those nice fascist nazi terrorislam muslims would never do that....
There is no imaginary line of credulity that al Qaeda might cross should it go from beheading children to baking them.
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/second-chances.htm
or even worse...
Buddhist woman burned alive in Muslim south Thailand
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070411/3/305uj.html
FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM MAKIN WORLD SAFE FROM SCHOOLGIRLS!
MUDSCUMS BEHEADED 3 SCHOOLGIRLS
3 Christian schoolgirls beheaded
http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=54898
MIGHTY MUDSCUM FEARS REVENGE WHERE WAS THE SECURITY 4 THE GIRLS Y AREN%u2019T THEY TRYING 2 GET THE MURDERERS????
Security patrols to prevent beheading revenge attacks
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=2176412005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4421924.stm
Schoolgirl Tragedy
Muslims Allow Girls To Burn To Death In So-called Moderate Saudi Arabia
http://www.welchreport.com/pastnews_c.cfm?rank=287
Saudi Teacher Sentenced to 750 Lashes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051117/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_teacher_jailed;_ylt=AtvjDN6dRTXzWrz89IX_rAlvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA
If Christan "Mullahs" want to forbid homosexuals from getting married, then they are not so bad; they are doing the right thing. Muslim Mullahs are real Mullahs- just watch out for them- they have legal rights to cause real bodily damage.
WHY WOULD THIS QUOTE REQUIRE ANONYMITY, no credibility with the American People maybe, and Neo Con war mongerer possibly, CBS if you want to act like journalist instead of as neo con cheerleaders, act like journalist demand quotes on the record or don't print them. Who is it *** the Shrubs puppet master?
If you really hate Radical Islam, then why do you support BUSH in giving our TAX DOALLRS in the name of REBUILIDNG IRAQ and our WEAPONS in the name of ARMING IRAQI SECURITY FORCES to an IRANIAN-BASED ISLAMIC RADICAL "MALIKI" for the killing of our finest men and women in uniform.
Why do you support CHENEY in transferring HALLIBURTON head office and CEO to DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (A country whose Royal family members were having lunch with OSAMA BEEN-FORGOETTEN when Sir Clinton decided to attack him)?
If you really oppose RADICAL ISLAM, then what is your opinion about ISLAMIC RADICAL " HAJI JESUS" who opposed HOMOSEXUAL's right of marriage just like his fellow Islamic Radicals, who opposed women's right to choose ABORTION just like his fellow ISLAMIC RADICALS, who gave his life for his cause just like his fellow ISLAMIC RADICALS do today.
Posted by gangesdak at 12:07 PM : Jul 19, 2007
Giving HETEROSEXUALS the right of marriage while denying same right for the HOMOSEXUAL CITIZENS is DISCRIMINATION BASED on SEXUAL ORIENTATION which is a violation of human right.
Allowing men to run on the street completely TOPLESS while arresting a woman for the same action in the name of INDECENT EXPOSURE, same action totally decent for a man to be so indecent for a woman because of being a woman, is nothing but GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION and violation of human rights.
You wrote
If Christan "Mullahs" want to forbid homosexuals from getting married, then they are not so bad; they are doing the right thing
This is exactly the same way ALqaeda and Taliban believe. Why shouldn't we first deal with the AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TALIBANS then go to other countries.
World faces great danger from RADICAL ISLAM. We can not win against RADICAL ISLAM unless we destroy and crush the root of it named CHRISTIANTY.
Posted by gangesdak at 12:07 PM : Jul 19, 2007
Yeah right!!!
Those CHRISTIAN MULLAHs who play the game of "THE FATHER", "THE SON" and "THE HOLY SPIRIT" in the CHURCHES don't cause bodily damage (The holy, god-loving, conservative, christian man is THE FATHER, that young, little boy whose pant is pulled down in the name of god is "THE SON" and what is inserted in the BACK HOLE of that little boy is "THE HOLY SPIRIT").
Those CHRISTIAN MULLAHs who want to sacrifise GOD-NEGLECTED AMERICAN LIVES for the protection of GOD-CHOSEN NON-AMERICANS who want to sacrifise UNHOLY LAND United States for the NON-AMERICAN HOLY LAND "FILTHY BETHLEHEM" don't cause bodily damage?
Dude,
Christianty is PSYCHOSIS and CHRISTIANs are PSYCHOTICS.
better than clintoon
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Iraqi Complicity in the World Trade Center Bombing and Beyond
http://www.meib.org/articles/0106_ir1.htm
After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9511/saudi_blast/pm/
After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9606/25/saudi.explosion/
How could Sir Bill Clinton capture OSAMA BEEN-FORGOTTEN.
When OSAMA BEEN-FORGOTTEN was planning attack against United States, Psychotic Christian republicans were wasting the time of Intelligence Agencies and the entire nation in figuring out whether Sir Bill Clinton got BJ from MS lewinsky or not, which was none of their business.
better than clintoon
After the 1998 bombing of U.S . embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
http://usinfo.state.gov/is/international_security/terrorism/embassy_bombings.html
http://usinfo.state.gov/is/Archive_Index/International_Media_Reaction_Special_Report_August_14_1998.html
After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
http://usinfo.state.gov/is/international_security/terrorism/uss_cole.html
talk is no substitute for action
"We will do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to find those who killed our sailors and hold them accountable." --President Clinton, October 14, 2000
Blast in Kohat mosque kills 11 persons
http://www.geo.tv/geonews/details.asp?id=9062¶m=1
Now, Pakistan has fallen into wrong hands. If we send our troops to hunt insurgents, would it mean to sacrifice the lives of our soldiers, or it would be O.K ?
- The C.O. of the USS Cole was found guilty of Dereliction of Duty, he was never authourized to take his ship there & failed to take required security precautions.
When did Clinton give MONEY and WEAPONS to ISLAMIC RADICALS for the killing of our troops?
When did Clinton give control of seven major ports to United Arab Emirates (a country whose ROYAL FAMILY MEMBERS were having lunch with OSAMA BEEN-FORGOTTEN when Clinton planned to execute him)?
Was it Clinton who transferred Halliburton head office and CEO to Dubai, UAE?
Is there any reasoning which lars going to accept?
stop saying BinLaden behind the twin towers attack. Copy and paste this in your URL and watch the movie. It's a complete document, like the ones you like to watch... I guess.
ZEITGEISTMOVIE.COM
Posted by guyfrompa45
-HAVE YOU WATCHED IT? iddioott!
Valerie Plame's Lawsuit Dismissed
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8QFR71G1&show_article=1
Why in the h@ll would we bomb yet another country, alienate even more Muslims, kill more young Americans and innocent women and children, and spend more billions of dollars doing it.
How much more damage can this administration get us into?
I am filled with disgust at Bush and Cronies who so easily can put this counmtry in harms way for the next 100 years.
It boggles my mind to believe that the people in Washington will allow this to happen. Is there no common sense there?
Posted by guyfrompa45
Read "Against All Enemies" by Richard Clarke. This is not a partisan issue unless one makes it partisan. Bush erred by invading Iraq instead of going after Bin Laden who attacked us.
Kerry: No Bloodbath In Vietnam After US Redeployment
Sen. John Kerry said during a C-Span appearance that fears of a bloodbath after the US withdrawal from Vietnam never materialized. He says he's met survivors of the "reeducation camps" who are thriving in modern Vietnam. An award-winning investigation by the Orange County Register concludes that at least 165,000 people perished in the camps.
http://www.breitbart.tv/html/3274.html
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