Has the U.S. Invasion of Pakistan Begun?
Having, with much hoopla, launched wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, each disastrous in its own way, the Bush administration in its waning months seems intent on a slo-mo launching of a third war in the border regions of Pakistan.
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Pakistan ‘not told’ of US strike
BBC News – UK
Pakistan was not warned about a suspected US missile strike in the north-west on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said.…
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Two suspected suicide bombers killed in NW Pakistan: police
AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up in a northwestern Pakistani town Thursday after residents prevented their entry …
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Hello Pakistan
By Dave Markland(Dave Markland)
And true also, US aircraft and ground forces can, according to their
existing operational rules, continue engagements with insurgents who cross from Afghanistan into Pakistan. But the latest attacks are widely seen as a significant …
stopwarblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/hello-pakistan.html

Pakistan protests US cross-border raids
Xinhua – China
18 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Thursday protested an uninformed US cross-border attack from Afghanistan, which killed six people in northwestern tribal region. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/18/content_10073991.htm

Missile attack in Pakistan, 7 dead
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
In a missile attack carried out in Pakistan by the US military forces, seven people have died while three have been injured. Four missiles were fired from …
www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20
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Pakistan troops kill 19 Al-Qaeda linked militants: official
Khar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 17, 2008 – At least 19 Al-Qaeda linked militants were killed Wednesday when Pakistani fighter aircraft bombarded their hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said. The casualties were in the rugged Bajaur region, where Pakistani troops launched a major offensive against Islamic militants last month. The operation has left more than 800 people dead, mostly militants
www.spacewar.com/reports/Pakistan_troops_kill_1
9_Al-Qaeda_linked_militants_official_999.html

Suspected US missile kill five in northwest Pakistan: officials
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 17, 2008 – At least five people were killed when four missiles fired by suspected US drones Wednesday struck a compound in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area near the Afghan border, officials said. “Five people including foreigners were killed and three others injured when the missiles hit a compound in Baghar Cheena area in the restive South Waziristan region,” a security official told AFP
www.spacewar.com/reports/Suspected_US_missile_
kill_five_in_northwest_Pakistan_officials_999.html

Vested Interests Drove New Pakistan Policy
Gareth Porter
WASHINGTON – The George W. Bush administration’s decision to launch commando raids and step up missiles strikes against Taliban and al Qaeda figures in the tribal areas of Pakistan followed what appears to have been the most contentious policy process over the use of force in Bush’s eight-year presidency.
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Pakistan needs to deal with militants: US
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: Militants hiding in the tribal areas are not a threat to Pakistan alone but also to the entire world and Pakistan needs to deal …
www.dawn.com/2008/09/18/top2.htm

Pakistan Says Military Offensive in Bajaur Kills 700 Militants
Bloomberg – USA
18 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s security forces killed more than 700 militants since starting an offensive in the Bajaur tribal region bordering Afghanistan …
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091&sid=aY39euJBckY8&refer=india

Pakistan Invades America –”Without Permission”
By burningbabylon
The controversy stems from the Pakistan Army’s recent decision, leaked in a prominent Pakistani newspaper, to mount intensifying air attacks and new ground assaults against extremists hiding in American safe havens across the ocean. …
burningbabylon.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/pak
istan-invades-america-without-permission/

Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan
By zafar2002
Then they will blame Muslims and Pakistan. Killing innocent people what kind of justice is thats. My blood is boiling reading this news. And why Pak Airforce can’t drop them dead when they came into the territory? …
www.paklinks.com/gs/pakistan-affairs/297083
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Democracy Now: Tariq Ali on Pakistan & Boliva
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 02:01 AM CDT
Dandelion Salad Tariq Ali on “The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power” IWantDemocracyNow more about “Democracy Now: Tariq Ali on Pakistan”, posted with vodpod see Tomgram: Tariq Ali, Has the U.S. Invasion of Pakistan Begun? + video Pakistan army ordered to hit back at U.S. forces Gareth Porter: Pakistani Air Strikes + Leaked US-Iraqi Draft Agreement Kucinich: Bush-Ordered […]
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That Pakistan Problem
By Cernig
Following reports of a US raid into Pakistan which was turned back by border guards firing into the air, the Pakistani military – which have the vocal backing of their president and prime minister, have issued a statement about any …
www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/17/that-pakistan-problem/

6 die in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan
By bilal qureshi
Pakistan: Air-fired missiles hit a militant compound near the Afghan border and killed at least six people Wednesday evening, officials said, soon after a senior American officer met with government leaders to discuss the furor over US …
pakistan.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/09/17/6-
die-in-suspected-us-missile-strike-in-pakistan/

Pakistan Invades America
By Patrick Vessey(Patrick Vessey)
The controversy stems from the Pakistan Army’s recent decision, leaked in a prominent Pakistani newspaper, to mount intensifying air attacks and new ground assaults against extremists hiding in American safe havens across the ocean. …
lpuk.blogspot.com/2008/09/pakistan-invades-america.html

After vows to respect sovereignty, US strikes again in Pakistan
Detroit Free Press – United States
By Saeed Shah • McClatchy Newspapers • September 17, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A US missile strike today in Pakistan further inflamed relations between the …
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?AID=/20080917/NEWS07/80917108

‘US to work with Pakistan against Taliban sanctuaries’
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
KABUL: Washington will work with Islamabad to address the problem of Taliban safe havens in the Tribal Areas, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008
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Home-grown militant threat worries Singh
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
NEW DELHI: India has long faced attacks from Pakistan-based militant organisations, but the involvement of home-grown militants is now adding a“new …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008
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The American War Moves to Pakistan
Bush’s War Widens Dangerously
By Tariq Ali
Why, has the U.S. decided to destabilize a crucial ally? Within Pakistan, some analysts argue that this is a carefully coordinated move to weaken the Pakistani state yet further by creating a crisis that extends way beyond the badlands on the frontier with Afghanistan.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20784.htm

Washington Is Risking War with Pakistan
By Robert Baer
As Wall Street collapsed with a bang, almost no one noticed that we’re on the brink of war with Pakistan. And, unfortunately, that’s not too much of an exaggeration.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20786.htm

Pakistan Invades America —
“Without Permission”
By M. Junaid Levesque-Alam
American papers reported that under the new policy, the Pakistani military will no longer seek America’s permission in killing Americans, but will inform American diplomats about these killings as a friendly gesture between close allies.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20788.htm

Pakistan troops kill 19 Al-Qaeda linked militants: official:
At least 19 Al-Qaeda linked militants were killed Wednesday when Pakistani fighter aircraft bombarded their hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said.
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At least 10 killed as bomber rams Pakistan security post:
“A vehicle laden with explosives was used by the bomber in a compound housing a large number of security forces – a mix of paramilitary and military forces.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/09/200891616738235168.html

6 Killed in Suspected U.S. Missile Strike in Pakistan:
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least six people Wednesday, hours after the top U.S. military officer told Pakistani leaders that America respected Pakistan’s sovereignty amid a furor over American strikes into Pakistan’s northwest.
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,424023,00.html

US Joint Chiefs Mullen Makes Unannounced Visit To Pakistan:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, arrived in Pakistan on an unannounced visit Tuesday to discuss operations underway on the Afghanistan frontier with Pakistan’s leaders, the Pentagon said.
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America is Retreating Everywhere Except In Pakistan
Daily Pakistan
Russia under the leadership of a nationalist like Vladimir Putin has deftly pushed back America. The Americans are tied up in Iraq and Afghanistan and their threats have more bluster than bite. This does not mean we go to war with Washington, which is still a superpower. It means that Pakistan, too, can deftly handle the cowboys. For starters, U.S. drones entering Pakistan must be a fair game. So should be the Afghan army soldiers who participate in violating our border. Pakistan should not go a step beyond defending our border. The message should be clear. In this case, half the battle is psychological. This is a message to some of the defeatists in Pakistan, a minority, who are advocating surrender in advance…
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Is Pakistan the next target?
The Post – Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
Mullen had perhaps misunderstood the gesture of Pakistan’s reiteration of cooperation in war on terror. Anyhow, both civil and military leaders have…
thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=183570&catid=11