Comments on: Pakistan attacks Taliban near Peshawar

By: koolbrease

koolbrease — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:30:54 +0000

So Pakistan is fighting a civil war 90 miles from their capital. great

By: homesickamerican

homesickamerican — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:17:29 +0000

jgapinoy on June 28, 2008 at 10:12 AM

i agree. there is still stuff going on here in thailand, but the thai gov't has a really tight grip on news coming out of there. i would certainly be blogging about it more if i could find stuff... i have seen good info. from zombie and robert spencer here and there...

By: Maquis

Maquis — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:34:14 +0000

Ed, I appreciate the updates on global hotspots like Pakistan, Zimbabwe, & Venezuela. Most US media are myopic, paying more attention to the latest pop-tart scandal than what really matters.
More news from SE Asia, please. : )

jgapinoy on June 28, 2008 at 10:12 AM

I second that. Don’t always feel the need to comment on these posts, but I always look for them. Thanks Ed.

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:47:51 +0000

We’ll be putting a fence around Pakistan soon enough. They deserve whatever fresh hell they have coming – heathen maggots.

By: dogsoldier

dogsoldier — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:14:43 +0000

Pakistans idea of an offensive is a lot of posturing and no real effect. The a lot of video and photos, a truce and then they pack it all up and go home.

We should level that entire border region flat. Afterwards, we can write a nice letter to the pakistani government apologizing for wiping out all those nasty jihadis.

Hey, W, They are either with us or against us, remember? These folks have harbored and are harboring more AQ and Taliban than Iraq.

Its time to put the terrorists away, with a message.

By: Buy Danish

Buy Danish — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:58:47 +0000

maverick muse on June 28, 2008 at 9:53 AM

I know, that’s why I made that comment.

By: Beagle

Beagle — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:47:13 +0000

Pakistan has an air force and large artillery, FYI. Nobody starts a “major offensive” with mortars. Sounds more like they were attacked and are trying to spin it as an offensive.

By: Beagle

Beagle — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:45:16 +0000

Mortars?

Geez, next they’ll break out the comfy chair.

By: jgapinoy

jgapinoy — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:12:19 +0000

Ed, I appreciate the updates on global hotspots like Pakistan, Zimbabwe, & Venezuela. Most US media are myopic, paying more attention to the latest pop-tart scandal than what really matters.
More news from SE Asia, please. : )

By: BL@KBIRD

BL@KBIRD — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:06:02 +0000

Yawn….

This is like the Saudi’s “arresting” 500 or so “terrorists” the other day. Eyewash.

Pakistani “terrorists” are not terrorists to the Pakistani’s, they are heroes of Islam from the Land of the Pure. But if you pay tribute money to Pakistan, they will call them terrorists if you like.

By: KW64

KW64 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:00:54 +0000

The Taliban threaten to take Peshawar as a negotiating tactic and the Pakistani government threatens to do something about it as a negotiating tactic. Who do you think has more conviction, unity and spine?

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:53:21 +0000

posting notices demanding that people seek justice through America’s courts.

Buy Danish on June 28, 2008 at 9:10 AM

Islamofascist terrorists were granted that via US Supreme Court that the MSM gladly publicizes ‘free for all’.

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:50:01 +0000

This follows the kidnap and execution of Afghanistan’s mountain tribal leaders by Pakistani AQ terrorists. If the current Pakistani government wants ANY international respect, even from AQ, it must take on responsibility.

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:46:40 +0000

it was the threat to their own cities that finally moved ~~Pakistan~~ [America] off of its policy of appeasement

By: njcommuter

njcommuter — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:42:52 +0000

I think they are walking a fine line. They shot back when a direct threat was made to government authority, but did not put boots in the ground to actually capture anyone or make confirmed kills.

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:26:15 +0000

… leaving terrorists to their own devices doesn’t work. The policy of appeasement didn’t bring about a live-and-let-live attitude among the Taliban, but an urge for expansion and aggression.

What’s that old saying? “Appeasement only makes the aggressor more aggressive”.

You’d think the Pakis would know how the taliban would behave. Everybody here on H.A. knew this, how come they didn’t?

By: bridgetown

bridgetown — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:18:43 +0000

Was anybody killed or captured?

Or was it just a fireworks show?
Can I get a real reporter on the case?

By: TooTall

TooTall — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:14:04 +0000

Too little, too late.

By: Neo

Neo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:11:52 +0000

Wow if even the Pakis can learn that appeasement doesn’t work maybe there’s hope for Democrats in America (esp. Obama).

We can hope for change!

By: Buy Danish

Buy Danish — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:10:09 +0000

The terrorists had begun posting notices demanding that people seek justice through their shari’a courts rather than Peshawar’s civil courts.

Next up, Meshud will counter by posting notices demanding that people seek justice through America’s courts.

By: 2theright

2theright — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:54:28 +0000

Somehow I just don’t expect much from the Pakistan government