Europe Terror Plots Trace Back To Pakistan
Investigators Discover Suspected Terrorists In 5 Countries Have Links To Pakistani Tribal Area
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U.S. officials don't know if it's coordinated, but terrorists arrested in Spain for plotting suicide attacks against the Barcelona subway had traveled to the tribal areas.
They, in turn, had links to suspected terrorists in Germany, France, Great Britain and Portugal, where U.S. officials believe similar plots are in the works.
Martin reports that when U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey was asked how concerned he is on a scale of 1 to 10, he said, "11."
U.S. officials are so worried about the al Qaeda sanctuary in Pakistan, they have offered to send combat troops.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Pervez Musharraf has publicly rejected that, but he admits the stakes are high.
"We have to win," Musharraf said, "because if we lose, I think it will have an impact on the region and the world, maybe in the streets of Europe."
The United States also has plans to increase its training of the Pakistani army -- but that would take years, and the threat is now.
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Win what??? The surge worked?? Did we kill them all or scare them out of Iraq? Now, we''re going to ship American troops all over the world to "get em"?
Kinda like going after the last fish in the ocean!
These American leaders should all be in straight jackets--on trial for for the mere fact of being nuts!
They talk so tough, but most of these repug leaders never sported a uniform-they aren''t even good enough to say they were boy scouts.
Living their war dreams vicariously through OUR kids!
Musharraf allows these criminals to live in his country--let him take care of them!
If these two military evaders in the White House want to save the world---put on your superman cape with your GI Joe undies and go get them--leave Americans alone--we can take care of ourselves!
What?? The threats are NOT coming from Iraq?? That isn''''t what the Nazi''''s and Sir Lies-A-Lot told us when they left Al Queda and went off to fight the "Front in the War on Terror"! ROFLMAO I''''ve come to the conclusion that the entire Republican Party is just plain INCOMPETENT.... How else can you explain the mess we find ourselves in. We have given these quacks 6 long years and spent ONE TRILLION Dollars we do not have only to find out that the threats are coming from the area we LEFT to invade Iraq. What part of Butt Whoopin don''''t the Fascist understand???? Sieg Heil Bush!!
Hi moron - you still on dupe ?
Here is another smart maron ! Intelligence at its best !
For example, I have an 8 year old grandaughter that had that word in a spelling test--she got 100! I figure she''s on her way to being intelligent!
"Putting down" Bush and Cheney--is fair, because they are responsible for "putting down" thousands---permanently!
If you are a war lover killer at heart--put on a uniform, pick up a gun and march yourself to Pakistan!
M O R O N--moron
Well see, I support the troops while fools down''t. - By the way, what 1960/1970 peace university did you attend ?
Posted by jb01201a at 09:27 PM : Jan 25, 2008
Peace University??? lol
I do support our troops---for having been put in a position of killing for Bush instead of going after Bin Laden!
I come from a long line of military--my daughter is a veteran amoung many cousins and uncles--have a grandson that was supposed to go back to Iraq last October, but has been put on standby instead---
how about you?
Pretty insecure aren''t you?
I believe I have plants with a higher IQ than you!
"I don''t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don''t care. It''s not that important. It''s not our priority." George Bush - Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
"Can we win? I don''t think you can win it." George Bush after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. 30, 2004
Come on George - you are either with us or against us...
He''s a Rush Lintball fan--no facts, just a lot of name calling.
He''''s a Rush Lintball fan--no facts, just a lot of name calling.
Well, yes and my best of all Mark Levin. Thats were i get the smuck from - you smucks ! Tell me, still trying to figure out what kind of George and Dickie UFO killed the 3,000 people on 9/11 - oh, I forget - they bought the pipeline in Afganistan and got oil. Geez, what a brilliant deduction !
Posted by jb01201a at 10:12 PM : Jan 25, 2008
Put your energy to good use - enlist !
Posted by jb01201a at 10:26 PM : Jan 25, 2008
Really - What branch and when ??
Unlike Cheney and Bush - I enlisted in 1968 in the Navy and got my Honorable discharge in 1972. I got a couple of years in college and got a degree in electronics which got to use while in the USN. I have a daughter serving in Iraq now. I believe Iraq is a drag on the war on terror mission and the original goal of Afghanistan has suffered because of this mistake.
Posted by liberalme at 10:41 PM : Jan 25, 2008
No - it is Friday and no high school tomorrow.
As far as Iraq and Afghanistan, it really would not make a difference with Iraq, meaning if we had not gone into Iraq. You libs would be complaining about Afgan as well. Simply, put, you hate George Bush. Now, next November, when your heroes, Hill and Barack get into the whitehouse, just see how amazing it is how all of a sudden Iraq is going good.
But thanks for serving our country. You and your daughter are truly American heroes regardless of political views.
Now you choose to help beat the drums for an illegal invasion of Pakistan, printing ridiculous circumstantial and unprovable BS given you by those with the war agenda.
So what if they went to tribal areas in Pakistan? Tim McVeigh passed through several small towns and larger cities on his way to Oklahoma City, so by this logic, those towns, and the people who sold the ingredients for his truck bomb should be implicated as promoting terrorism.
Later, when the dead are decaying, the families are grieving, The US economy collapsed from war profiteering corruption, and the stories turn to be unsubstantiated lies, exactly like Iraq, are you again going to shed a couple crocodile tears about how the press was remiss in its duty to verify information, and sincerely regrets the millions of dead that resulted from their contribution to fomenting war?
This story is nothing more than agitprop, trying to seek justification for another illegal invasion. If Britain feels the threat, it is Britain''s problem, not Americas. They don''t pay taxes to support our military, and so are not under American protection, let them take care of their own.
Well said!
Posted by jb01201a
Same principle, but different outcome, much more death and destruction due to George, and much more war profiteering corruption. Clinton''s crimes were real, but comparisons of Bill to George are like comparisons between a firecracker and a nuclear bomb.
Posted by jb01201a
Not to forget that Haiti was a country in disarray, in a state of anarchy, having ousted Aristide, but Iraq was not. Clinton didn''t lie us into Haiti, Bush lied us into Iraq.
Having said that, basically I am for taking care of us first, and against invading any other country for any reason. If a country truly threatens us, (and by "us", I don''t mean corrupt multinationals interfering with other countries for their own profit, I do mean US territorial integrity and domestic citizens) we can easily eliminate that threat with a well placed nuclear strike, there is no need for protracted battle. What is happening in Iraq is simply corruption, and the theft of money from the US treasury.
Same principle, but different outcome, much more death and destruction due to George, and much more war profiteering corruption. Clinton''''s crimes were real, but comparisons of Bill to George are like comparisons between a firecracker and a nuclear bomb.
Being a womanizer certainly qualifies your hero as a lousy prez !
Re: "Investigators Discover Suspected Terrorists In 5 Countries Have Links To Pakistani Tribal Area"
Thanks for the "links" CBS, but it is "believed" that this is just more *********. It has all the hallmarks.
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Posted by jb01201a at 02:42 AM : Jan 26, 2008
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What is WRONG with you people?? I mean it''s okay to support a Political Party but to be SO stuck on one that you refuse to acknowledge the reality is next to being a cultist! I''m a Veteran of Vietnam and as such have followed this VERY closely. I also went to the Web Site where they have LISTED in Black and White the lies, dates, places and names. I KNOW George Bush LIED to us... I sat right there and LISTENED to him do it but I did not know it had been as much as it was. 935 different times he and his Administration LIED about the events leading up to and the events causing the death of almost 4000 of America''s best and brightest. I can not find ONE, not ONE, case where the statements listed was a truth.. not ONE. If you can I''d like to hear it!
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Posted by jb01201a at 12:57 AM : Jan 26, 2008
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We are not here to debate Haiti.. Could you PLEASE stick to the subject at hand. George Bush went on National TV and said he could NOT give the UN Inspectors more time. He had to send our kids into Iraq right then. The reason given was that Saddam had WMD''s ready to us AND he, George Bush, had the "smoking gun". THAT was a LIE and it''s well documented. By the way, we didn''t INVADED Haiti... if your going to hate at least be accurate.
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if recent history serves me well..was it not that the UN was heavy in the oil for food scandal?? meaning they were under saddam''s payroll all that time..second..history and pre-ronald reagan liberals were screaming about giving saddam wmd...and trust me..these weapons are not like milk..they dont expire
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come on feelfree..everybody knows where you stand when it comes to terrorism and the deeds they do..
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19186.htm
In Palestine, after fifty years of promises, they are beginning to see that negotiating with the Israelis and Americans is a waste of time...
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19195.htm
On 9-11, as the planes struck their targets, the head of Pakistani intelligence was having breakfast in Washington with Senator Graham and Representative Porter Goss...the former CIA head appointed by Bush43.
Here he is pictured in Mexico City with the rest of the CIA''s OPERATION 40...an assassination team involved in the JFK assassination and drug dealing.
http://www.masterjules.net/cianewguy.htm
He was meeting on 9-11 with the ISI general who wired the alleged head of the 9-11 plot, $100,000....Now, we know who the real terrorists are...
CBS news still doesn''t know that Pervez Musharraf is Pakistan''s President not their Prime Minister. So what news could you expect from them? lol
CBS news still doesn''''t know that Pervez Musharraf is Pakistan''''s President not their Prime Minister. So what news could you expect from them? lol
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Posted by runningralph at 02:30 AM : Jan 27, 2008
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and that''s why we don''t call Pakistan as ''Axis of evil''. Pakistan is our friend.
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