Pakistan withdraws al-Qaeda claim

[still_one]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3582445.stm

Pakistan has withdrawn claims that a senior al-Qaeda militant was killed in the latest offensive against militants near the Afghan border.

[MaineDem]

1. Why am I not surprised? (nt)

[still_one]

2. This story first came out just when the Clarke book

was causing the most greif for the administration

[0007]

3. Yes sirree, we got the number 2 man trapped...

well, he kind of got away, but..but...we wounded him and now we got him on the run. Yes sirree, we got the whole goddamn as al Qaeda worried now. Yap yap yap yap yap.
Yawn, now Pakistan is withdrawing it claim. No senior al Qaeda was killed, WTF!!

How much money has the U.S. given General Pervaiz Musharraf? Whatever its too much! No bang for the buck, not even a pop.

[varun]

4. Musharraf is laughing..

..at the gullible Americans.

[llmart]

5. What do you mean?

I'm laughing at the gullible Americans. How many days did we hear the "breaking news" about how we had the number 2 man "surrounded". Wolf Blitzer practically wet his pants over it. Then nothing. You really gotta wonder who watches these mainstream news idiots any more with all the hype and propaganda they put out there.

[0007]

6. CNN is the White House show - Stamped and approved by Rove & company

The Wolf Blitzer show is a fucking joke. The red flag is at the beginning of his show where Wife is shown striking all those stupid poses.

[DrDan]

11. Sean Insanity was so excited

He just knew junior was going to catch somebody - he kept telling folks to stand-by - big news coming.

[David__77]

7. I'm only suprised they withdrew it...

It's not surprising that the junta lied, it's surprising they backtracked. Someone must have been about to expose the lie or something.

[Earth_First]

8. Not surprised in the least...

has this story hit any of the corporate media sources? Or will this one be conveniently overlooked as well?

[varun]

10. BBC has picked up this news...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3582445.stm

Pakistan withdraws al-Qaeda claim


Pakistan has withdrawn claims that a senior al-Qaeda militant was killed in the latest offensive against militants near the Afghan border.
An army spokesman said that he was a local militant, not an international al-Qaeda intelligence chief...

also:

"...It says 46 soldiers and 63 opposition fighters died in the two-week offensive against "terrorist structures" that ended on Sunday. Another 163 fighters have been arrested, the army says..."


And this is supposed to be a successful operation? :eyes:

[Aidoneus]

9. They have learned so much from the "Western" media..

BIG SCARY HEADLINE -- comparatively quiet retraction..