A showdown in Waziristan: Tackling a Taliban haven with guns and money

By David Ignatius | Thursday, October 1, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…A new battle for control of Waziristan is coming, as the Pakistani military prepares a ground offensive in the Mehsud areas against Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters. The army has code-named the operation ‘Rahe Nijat‘ which the commander here translates loosely as ‘The Way to Get Rid of Them’. The assault could start within the next month….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/30/AR2009093003568_pf.html

 

 

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