Militants Overrun Pakistan Army Base

As Many As 25 Troops Missing, Feared Dead Along Treacherous Border With Afghanistan

(CBS/AP)  As many as 25 troops were missing and feared dead after Islamic militants armed with rockets overran a remote military outpost close to the Afghan border, the military said Wednesday. It claimed 40 attackers were killed in the fight.

"About 200 militants charged the fort from four sides" late Tuesday, said army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas. "They broke through the fort's wall with rockets."

"Fifteen of the troops in the base escaped and they have reached (the town of) Jandola while 25 others have scattered and there is no news how many of them were martyred or fled," he said.

The border region has emerged as a front line in the war on terror since Pakistan allied itself with the U.S. following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Washington has given Pakistan billions of dollars in aid to help government forces battle militants.

A total of 40 members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps were manning the post at the time of the attack, Abbas said, adding that government artillery was shelling the region.

Forty attackers died in the assault, he said. It was not immediately possible to verify the army's claim. In the past, the rebels have given much lower figures for their own casualties.

The outpost is one of several dozen such bases located along South Waziristan's mountainous border with Afghanistan.

The U.S. hopes that elections set for Feb. 18 will help stabilize Pakistan as it faces rising attacks by militants. On Tuesday, Pakistan's government urged opposition leaders to refrain from holding rallies ahead of the elections, citing an escalating terrorist threat.

Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's party quickly rejected the recommendation, accusing officials of trying block the campaign against Musharraf.

The squabble follows the Dec. 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto, whose Pakistan Peoples Party is expected by many to emerge as the parliament's largest after the Feb. 18 elections.

Musharraf has been criticized for alleged security lapses that let suspected Islamic militants launch a gun and suicide bomb attack on former Prime Minister Bhutto as she left a campaign rally. It was one of more than 20 suicide bombings in Pakistan in the past three months.

The Interior Ministry issued guidelines to political leaders Tuesday "for their safety and security." These included recommendations to inform authorities of their movements.

"It is of paramount importance that the political leadership is sensitized about the looming threat and asked to adopt a security conscious approach," Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said. "Big rallies should be avoided as much as possible."

Large rallies have traditionally been the main way to drum up support in election campaigns.

Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League party denounced the guidelines. Party spokesman Ahsan Iqbal accused authorities of "playing with terrorist threat to stop opposition parties from reaching out to the people."

"This is a failure of Pervez Musharraf. If he resigns, the law and order situation will become normal," Iqbal said. "This is intended only to stop the opposition from campaigning."

[missingamerica]

All of that military equipment that we sell Pakistan, and they can''t provide their own people with air-mobile QRF (quick reaction forces) and air support?

Shades of Vietnam...the old men in Washington continue their historical trend of picking the most spineless regimes in the world as allies.

[gangesdak]

Not only we sell them, we give them away too. The Pakistanis never proved themselves reliable or competent. The old folks at Pentagon and the State Department should go. However, looking at the leading candidates on the primaries, I don''t see anyone who can make this change.

[samsel3]

We can all talk about the past, but what about now and the future ? Presently the CNP Council for National Policy is planning your future. This secretive organisation of several hundred of the richest men in the USA put Bush & Cheney in office to accomplish their global agenda. In September 2007 they met again in Salt Lake City. Cheney & Mitt Romney were keynote speakers. Romney wants their backing. The CNP wants to continue their agenda in global market control for BIG OIL & allied industry in the next election. National media outlets are owned by their members. Who will expose them? Who will stop their insanity and destruction of constitutional freedom ? Who will stop their misuse of the military to promote their global agenda? Paul Wolfowitz,Don Rumsfeld, Scooter Libby, George Bush, Richard Cheney, Eliot Cohen. Zalmay Khalilzad, Steve Forbes, Donald Kagan, Pete Rodman, Henry S Rowen, Dan Quale, William J.Bennett, Jeb Bush, they are all members of the PNAC Project for a New American Century.

[tbweb]

"This is a failure of Pervez Musharraf"

I agree with that statement because Musharraf was offered outside military help by the U.S. and the U.N. but his pride won''t allow him to accept outside help, to the detriment of Pakistan hurting its chances at real Democracy.

[terrorislam6]

it is fascist nazi terrorislam stupid,,,

non muslims of the world unite,,, fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside,,,

I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair''s bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770

Bless the Beasts and Children
Fascist nazi terrorslam kills every man woman and child in the village again%u2026 typical mo for terrorslam%u2026
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/bless-the-beasts-and-children.htm

Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan

the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/

[terrorislam6]

ode to fascist nazi terrislam

Bring On The Lucie - John Lennon

(All right boys this is it, over the hill)
We don''t care what flag you''re waving,
We don''t even want to know your name,
We don''t care where you''re from or where you''re going,
All we know is that you came,
You''re making all our decisions,
We have just one request of you,
That while you''re thinking things over,
Here''s something you just better do.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Well we were caught with our hands in the air,
Don''t despair paranoia is everywhere,
We can shake it with love when we''re scared,
So let''s shout it aloud like a prayer.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.

[notblue]

So when militants attack Nancy -Naiven says RUN! NICE! We have the most well trained, well equiped, moral, intelligent army in the world so when the bad guys go onthe offensive we must flee! Great strategy! Looking at the history of our country that would have worked???? NOT!

Regards,

[mudrose-2009]

Bush did it!

I''''m not being sarcastic.
Posted by beecuster

Sure your are.

[clestes-2009]

Christ, this is serious!! It is of paramount importance that shrub not do anything stupid here. His policies are the reason Pakistan is in such a precarious position and we are left with no other option except to support this dictator.

shrub, the great middle east helper!! Helping to destroy countries and bring violence to all he touches. Helping to foster extremism and enabler of terrorist everywhere!!

Great legacy shrub! Do us all a favor and don''t add Pakistan to the list of invaded countries to "secure middle east oil" or as you call it "promote democracy"

[telecom_1]

These Taliban heroin dealing suicidal terrorists who are deceived into thinking murder is martyrdom. They are the same death lovers that sent terrorists to America to slit the throats a female stewardesses and mass murder people more righteous than their evil selves.

[prinzowhales]

The Taleban had virtually eliminated Opium production in Afghanistan--Bush''s invasion and alliance with the opium-growing war lords led to record production-- the dumb animals who support Bush and the War for Oil, Israel and Opium want to have it both ways.

America gave the Taleban $43 million in 2001 for their efforts against the drug trade...And, would Bush do this for a regime that he thought supported international terrorism? But the War Pig Scum want it both ways...They want to be seen as fighting terrorists while actually supporting them...or, as is more likely, are they just lying about the Taleban?

[notblue]

Prinzo, "the taliban eliminated opium" Ha! Ha!, you actually believe that crapp??? You forgot to mention that they also eliminated freedom, women''s rights, modern education, fair play, prosperity, security, the voice of the people, etc. etc. etc.

[prinzowhales]

ilikecats1--Aren''t the Americans the ones who like to machine gun wedding parties from the safety of the air? Aren''t they the ones that like to massacre innocent people driving on highways when they are attacked by freedom fighters? Aren''t they the ones who are protecting the drug lords?

Hillary''s v.agina and Obama''s race was all the Democratic side of the Demopublican Party wanted to talk about...I posted that mockingly.

It is a shame a few women are treated this way by the Taleban...Of course, the Regime supports the drug lords who left Afghanistan in chaos of rape and murder.

The Taleban are not my heroes...I am content to let the people of Afghanistan decide who will rule them without our interference.

If you are so concerned about the women of Afghanistan, go to the recruiting office and sign the papers...I''m sure cat lovers will be welcome along with those who dot their ''i''s'' with little circles.

[prinzowhales]

ilikecats1--And, when you''ve signed up, don''t be surprised if you aren''t sexually assaulted in the barracks and harrassed...and, perhaps buried under some ''hero''s'' barbecue pit....or like the Texas girl, raped and then housed in a cargo box while the evidence of her attack is destroyed by the authorities...or 20 years from now, peeing depleted uranium as some of our soldiers from the first Gulf War are...while some quarter of a million are on disability...but you like cats, don''t you?

If Americans spent half the time worrying about what was going on in their own backyards instead of poking their noses into the business of others, the world would be a far better place!

[prinzowhales]

notblue--They had huge successes against the Opium trade...If not, why did the US give them $43 million.
Address that fact!

[prinzowhales]

singingrick--It is the fault of the entire regime in Washington and the Oligarchy behind them, their supporters in academia and in the ''think'' tanks.

[terrorislam6]

ode to fascist nazi terrorislam

Bring On The Lucie - John Lennon


We understand your paranoia,
But we don''''t want to play your game,
You think you''''re cool and know what you are doing,
666 is your name,
So while your jerking off each other,
You better bear this thought in mind,
Your time is up you better know it,
But maybe you don''''t read the signs,
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Well you were caught with your hands in the kill,
And you still got to swallow your pill,
As you slip and you slide down the hill,
On the blood of the people you killed.
Stop the killing now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Stop the killing now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now...

[terrorislam6]

ode to fascist nazi terrorislam

Bring On The Lucie - John Lennon

(All right boys this is it, over the hill)
We don''''t care what flag you''''re waving,
We don''''t even want to know your name,
We don''''t care where you''''re from or where you''''re going,
All we know is that you came,
You''''re making all our decisions,
We have just one request of you,
That while you''''re thinking things over,
Here''''s something you just better do.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Well we were caught with our hands in the air,
Don''''t despair paranoia is everywhere,
We can shake it with love when we''''re scared,
So let''''s shout it aloud like a prayer.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.
Free the people now,
Do it do it do it do it do it now.

[notblue]

Prinzo, the U.S. is a trusting nation and any group that is willing to fight the drug trade will be rightly compensated and aided. However, it became evident over time that the Taliban had other goals in mind. Instead of irradicating the opium trade as promised they used the profits to arm themselves, oppress the population and create a global terrorisat organization that was in part responsible for attacks against America and it''s interests abroad. Your lack of understanding in regards to the "big picture" is typical of terrorist supporters like yourself. In order to justify your twisted views you "cherry pick" tiny snippets of info that support your statement while ignoring facts that would cause it to beincorrect and irrelevant. Typical!

[prinzowhales]

notblue--Did you have to consult CENTCOM before you came up with that BS?? Let''s just pretend that the US didn''t have intelligence operatives there...let''s pretend that the ISI had no clue as to what they were doing...though many are Pushtuns in both camps and the ISI is involved,as is US intel in the trade?

The USS COLE was attacked in October 2000 and we''re supporting a ''terrorist'' regime in Kabul with $43 million US taxpayer dollars...because we are "trusting"? Go back to the CENTCOM psy-ops people and see if you can get a response from them that they didn''t fish out of the toilet.

[prinzowhales]

notblue--Even the Iranians were pleased with the actions that the Taleban was taking against the narco-traffickers in Afghanistan--they had a narcotics problem fueled by dope from Afghanistan...and the Shi''a are opponents of the Wahabbi-like Taleban backed by al Qaeda/US black ops.

[prinzowhales]

notblue--We were so "trusting" that we invaded Afghanistan and sided with and facilitated the drug lords there who support the present regime in Kabul?
"Big picture"?...HA!

[tbweb]

Wasn''''t it that little prick Musharraf who said the US would "regret" going into Pakistan to go after militants/terrorists after we forked over billions for their alliance? Now they have an outpost over run with Islamic militants. I wonder if he''''ll clean that mess up or if he''''ll ask for help.

Posted by matvei1107 at 03:03 PM : Jan 16, 2008,,,

Pres. Musharraf and Pakistan just did, CBS is a little slow reporting it, Pakistan will allow the U.S. to play a bigger role to help them in the war on terror! See, I always said Musharraf is a wise leader, stubborn like most leaders are but eventually adapts to change which all must do to survive and Pakistan now realizes its in a fight for its survival.

[prinzowhales]

tbweb--Yep, Musharaff is the kind of two faced lying b*stard that the Washington Regime will feel right at home with...now, lets see what the response of the Paks will be...particularly the lower ranks of the army.

[terrorislam6]

it is fascist nazi terrorislam stupid,,,

non muslims of the world unite,,, fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside,,,

I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair''s bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770

Bless the Beasts and Children
Fascist nazi terrorslam kills every man woman and child in the village again%u2026 typical mo for terrorslam%u2026
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/bless-the-beasts-and-children.htm

Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan

the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/

[figuy30]

UH-oh. Musharraf will make''em pay. It will be "the worst day in history" for them!

[terrorislam6]

so you want to be a fascist nazi terrorislamist,,,

British Muslim computer geek, son of diplomat, revealed as al Qaeda''s top cyber terrorist http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=508543&in_page_id=1770

hahaha

[tbweb]

Posted by terrorislam6 at 04:49 PM : Jan 16, 2008,,,

Yo lars008, why you change your handle? CBS cancel it? LOL Whats this terrorislam6 stuff? Takes some getting use to!

[j-whitman]

tbweb,,,,, Lars is a paranoid scytzophrnic --- Each of those manifistations is a different troubled personality

[j-whitman]

terrorislam6--Lars,,,,, My suggestion since your meds have failed ask your doctor about Electroconvulsive therapy

[realpatriot1]

Notblue,

You''re correct about the big picture but don''t hold your breath waiting for prinzowhales to acknowledge it.

[telecom_1]

These Taliban El qaeda loving heroin dealing suicidal terrorists who are deceived into thinking murder is martyrdom. They are the same death lovers that sent terrorists to America to slit the throats of female stewardesses and mass murder people more righteous than their evil selves. Taliban is heaping up judgment against themselves. Who is the most wicked, evil, rebelious people on Earth? The suicidal mass murderers of innocent bystanders are.

[terrorislam6]

Over There - George M. Cohan

Johnnie get your gun, get you gun, get your gun,
Take it on the run, on the run, on the run,
Hear them calling you and me;
Every son of Liberty
Hurry right away, no delay, go today,
Make your daddy glad to have had such a lad
Tell your sweetheart not to pine,
To be proud her boy''s in line.

Chorus:
Over There, Over There
Send the word, send the word,
Over There
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum tumming everywhere
So prepare,
Say a Prayer
Send the word,
Send the word to beware
We''ll be over, we''re coming over.
And we won''t be back till it''s over over there!

Johnnie get your gun, get you gun, get your gun,
Johnnie show the Hun, you''re a Son-of-a-Gun,
Hoist the flag and let her fly
Like true heros do or die
Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit,
Soldiers to the ranks from the towns and the tanks,
Make your Mother proud of you and to Liberty be true.

Chorus:
Over There, Over There
Send the word, send the word,
Over There
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum tumming everywhere
So prepare,
Say a Prayer
Send the word,
Send the word to beware
We''ll be over, we''re coming over.
And we won''t be back till it''s over over there!

[prinzowhales]

The Islamabad Regime is on its last legs...the murder and attempted cover-up of the shooting of Ms. Bhutto is just sinking in--the doctors saw entry and exit wounds in Ms. Bhutto and the Musharaff Regime tried to silence them...

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2008/160108_wound.htm

If the US intervenes in Pakistan, the region will explode--this is exactly what the ''order out of chaos crowd desires''.

[prinzowhales]

While our ally whose regime tried to cover up the murder of Bhutto, is moving steadily towards disaster, the US Congress ignores the NIE regarding Iran and on no intelligence at all votes that Iran is a nuclear threat.

http://presscue.com/node/41856

If you think the Democrats are not just as dedicated as the Republicans in carrying out the wars for Oil, Israel and Opium, just look at the increase in troops strengths they have allowed, the anti-war promises they have broken and the threats that their candidates have made towards other Arab countries.....
Even now a draft bill is beginning its trip through Congress....Good News!! Young Neo-Scum!! If you end up tagged and bagged, you won''t have to worry about paying off your college loans...lets just hope there are no college deferrments...Sign up now, before the rush.