Thursday, June 12, 2008

Deadly Pakistan Border Airstrike Inflames Relations With U.S.

Yeah, like there has never been a Pakistani who played a double game, taquia being a cornerstone of islam. Instead of apologizing, our diplomats should be demanding to know how a Pakistani "paramilitary soldier" wound up in the middle of an air strike on muslim terrorists. Our western press of course take the propaganda out of Pakistan as gospel and help spread the lies.

FROM FOXNEWS.COM:

Deadly Pakistan Border Airstrike Inflames Relations With U.S.


June 11: Pakistani villagers carry a coffin of Pakistan's paramilitary soldier who lost his life during a clash at Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
June 11: Pakistani villagers carry a coffin of Pakistan's paramilitary soldier who lost his life during a clash at Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Whoever was to blame, the U.S. airstrikes that may have killed friendly fighters in Pakistan have inflamed relations between the countries and could undermine the struggle to stem violence along the Afghan border.
The bombings fueled anti-U.S. sentiment in Pakistan and raised fresh questions about cooperative efforts against suspected terrorists in the lawless region. This is the area, American military leaders believe, that could spawn a major attack against the United States.
Little was certain about what happened.
U.S. diplomats offered apologies for the reported casualties. The Pentagon insisted surveillance drones tracking the bombings showed they hit exactly their intended targets: about a half-dozen enemy fighters firing on coalition forces.
Defense Department press secretary Geoff Morrell said it was too early to know whether the strike killed 11 Pakistani paramilitary forces, as Pakistan alleged.
"Every indication we have is that this was a legitimate strike against forces that had attacked members of the coalition," he said.
The incident has fed suspicions about U.S. military operations inside Pakistan, as well as about Pakistan's inability to control Taliban or al-Qaida terrorists in safe havens along the border.