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Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban's Top Commander

  • 16-02-2010 11:43am
    #1
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭


    Mentioned this in the politics section but its an interesting story so I thought I'd pass it long to see what ye think.
    Are the Taliban between one thing (current big ongoing battle) and another finally being forced into an eventual negotiated retreat?

    Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban’s Top Commander

    New York Times Story just out.
    WASHINGTON — The Taliban’s top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials.

    The commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is an Afghan described by American officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the American-led war in Afghanistan started more than eight years ago. He ranks second in influence only to Mullah Muhammad Omar, the Taliban’s founder and a close associate of Osama bin Laden before the Sept. 11 attacks.

    Mullah Baradar has been in Pakistani custody for several days, with American and Pakistani intelligence officials both taking part in interrogations, according to the officials.

    More here:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/world/asia/16intel.html?hp

    The article goes on to credit the Pakistan intelligence services - but there's no doubt that the American agencies/special ops' probably did the actual infiltrating and grabbing.
    The accreditation going to the Pakistan is likely a political manoeuvring to some extent seeing as the American presence is still a form of contention and a method used by the Taliban to stir support.
    So the Americans while making it look like they are separate from the Pakistan agencies and are distant agencies - probably in fact work together quite closely.

    ...and ps: your hearing about it before tabloid "Sky news" reports it.
    One up for us! :D


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  • #2
    Bonito
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    That's what Makikomi ment last night when he said he was drifiting back into the shadows :D

    What effect will this have though? Surely he has a 2nd in command that knows all, or at least most, of his diabolical and devious plans. :cool:


  • #3
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    "U.S Government in collaboration with others illegally Kidnaps Military commander"

    I like my headline better..


  • #4
    Biggins
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    Opps. :D
    A' well, we are still faster with being up to date with world news than the rest. Go us! :D


  • #5
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    How many bloody end of level bosses do the Taliban actually have?


  • #6
    Biggins
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    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    How many bloody end of level bosses do the Taliban actually have?
    I think that depends on how many can actually read!


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  • #7
    hooradiation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    Biggins wrote: »
    One up for us!

    wat?


  • #8
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    hooradiation wrote: »
    wat?
    One up for U.S.?


  • #9
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    How many bloody end of level bosses do the Taliban actually have?
    As many as their is caves for them to hide in and rocks to hide under and beards to hide behind :pac:


  • #10
    MaybeLogic
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    hooradiation wrote: »
    wat?

    One up for Boards getting the scoop on Sky, I think.


  • #11
    hooradiation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    MaybeLogic wrote: »
    One up for Boards getting the scoop on Sky, I think.

    By reposting a story from the New York Times?

    er, well, in that case, go....us?


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  • #12
    Mmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭Mmcd


    The Taliban’s top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan
    If he was going to hide out it probably would have been easier in Derailed!


  • #13
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    hooradiation wrote: »
    wat?

    One up for us. You kill the end of level boss and you get an extra life.
    If, however, you decide to join him in his evil schemes you go back three levels.
    Kuwait might be safe for another few days at least.


  • #14
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    How many bloody end of level bosses do the Taliban actually have?

    -->As many as the US government can find.. Because if they say they are a boss, they ARE a boss.
    -->As Many as they can cram into Guantanamo
    ->As many as it takes, they find one whenever they need a propaganda boost

    Oh Shi...


    There are a finite and calculated number of Taliban commanders that I am sure are under constant surveillance based on very reliable intelligence.
    Thank god we have the amazing American government to look after us all by policing the planet..

    Semper fidels
    Yours sincerely

    anonymous internet poster.


  • #15
    MaybeLogic
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    hooradiation wrote: »
    By reposting a story from the New York Times?

    er, well, in that case, go....us?

    Boards' man in Karachi was a little slow in filing the story so we had to settle for seconds. We still pipped Murdoch though.


  • #16
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,231 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    On the other hand, the Taliban have probably got a few new volunteers since some careless twats killed a few civilians in the latest big push in Afghanistan.


  • #17
    hooradiation
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    MaybeLogic wrote: »
    Boards' man in Karachi was a little slow in filing the story so we had to settle for seconds. We still pipped Murdoch though.

    No we didn't.


  • #18
    MaybeLogic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭MaybeLogic


    hooradiation wrote: »
    No we didn't.

    Dammit.
    The don't say 'First for breaking news' for nothing, I guess.


  • #19
    Voodoo_rasher
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    1 up for us..ha!

    there's a sh#t-storm on the way in the forgotten Balkans; that region
    its not gone away u know!

    http://serbianna.com/news/?p=3785

    wahhabism brings purest form of 'religion of sword' closer to home.bosnian serbs were rite about something : (


  • #20
    General Zod
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    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    One up for us. You kill the end of level boss and you get an extra life.
    If, however, you decide to join him in his evil schemes you go back three levels.
    The kids don't know about my Streets of Rage.


  • #21
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,231 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    hooradiation wrote: »
    No we didn't.

    That hard-nosed bint Kay "Scratch your eyes out" Burley was probably leading the team that grabbed him.


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  • #22
    hooradiation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    MaybeLogic wrote: »
    Dammit.
    The don't say 'First for breaking news' for nothing, I guess.

    Yeah, news disseminates pretty damn quickly these days.

    God bless the Internet.


  • #23
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    One up for us. You kill the end of level boss and you get an extra life.
    If, however, you decide to join him in his evil schemes you go back three levels.
    But you get to use the dark side forces like lightning fingers, the air choke and making people really, really need to go to the bathroom but they wet/poo themselves just before they get in the door.


  • #24
    MaybeLogic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭MaybeLogic


    hooradiation wrote: »
    God bless the Internet.

    God bless Allah for the internet.
    FYP.
    We're trying to be more inclusive here at AH.


  • #25
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    MaybeLogic wrote: »
    God bless Allah for the internet.
    FYP.
    We're trying to be more inclusive here at AH.
    So are they.

    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FTO6EjRbe4/RpAIg3r3f6I/AAAAAAAACHk/TxUFiioA3lQ/s400/normal_karpuzda_allah_lafzi.jpg


  • #26
    Biggins
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    hooradiation wrote: »
    By reposting a story from the New York Times?

    er, well, in that case, go....us?

    LoL Well we are a more educated lot here. :pac:
    hooradiation wrote: »
    No we didn't.
    Makikomi beat them to it apparently, last night.
    Credit where its due.


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