U.S. troops see rise in Afghan attacks (3x more since Pakistan truce)

[maddezmom]

KABUL, Afghanistan - American troops on Afghanistan's eastern frontier have seen a tripling of attacks since a truce between the Pakistani army and pro-Taliban tribesmen that was supposed to stop cross-border raids by militants, a U.S. military officer said Wednesday.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry rejected the U.S. claim and said home-based insurgents were behind the violence in Afghanistan, where at least 25 militants were reported killed in fighting Wednesday.

Raising further questions about the cease-fire, a Pakistani political leader maintained Taliban leader Mullah Omar approved the deal. A government official denied that.

The developments could add to the feuding between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who were having dinner Wednesday night with President Bush at the White House to try to patch up their dispute over how to quell Islamic extremists.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060928/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan;_

[aquart]

1. Uh huh. Pakistan sold us out.

Well, an alliance based on threats and blackmail in not one you can actually rely on.

[Iceburg]

2. Further, when the US decided to cut and run in Afghanistan

Musharraf wisely decided to minimize his losses as well.

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3. Pervez Musharraf and Ahmed Chalabi played junior like a violin

While George Tenet sung tenor......."It's a slam dunk."
Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rice, Rumsfeld, Pearle and junior could be heard singing "God Bless America"

[aquart]

4. They knew just what he wanted to hear.

I do hope it's a real bad end for every one of them.