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Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:13:12 +0000

[...] New Bin Laden Video Declares War On PakistanIt is no secret that Al Qaeda wants to get Musharraf (who has survived various assassination attempts) because Pakistan is strategically located, Al Qaeda now has its operations in its remote areas, Pakistan has a large and Muslim … [...]

By: Jim Satterfield

Jim Satterfield — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:14:27 +0000

pacatrue, a voice speaking over old video doesn’t tend to prove a lot.

By: HotConflict

HotConflict — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:12:10 +0000

Do we belive that the new video is from Osama?

Do we even care?

Is Osama Bin Laden’s opinion important, anymore?

Check out my analysis and radio show!
http://www.hotconflict.com/blog/2007/09/michael-savage-.html

By: domajot

domajot — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:24:19 +0000

I just don’t know what this means for the future of Pakistan.
While Pacature brings out some elements, the other side of the coin is to remember that the difficulty Pakistan’s army encounters when going after anyone in the tribal areas is what led to their misguided truce in the first place.

The reaction to AlQaeda may be strong, but what about capabilities?
The ungovernable tribal areas are strong providers of funds for both the Taliban and AlQaeda, and they are fierce fighters. The Pakistani public reacts to deaths of army members.

I think the situation is much too compkicated to make firm predictions. Very complicated. Very dangerous. Very scary.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:10:50 +0000

One other thought: I guess all those speculations a couple tapes ago about perhaps Bin Laden isn’t really alive didn’t pan out.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:09:39 +0000

I also think it is a mistake on Bin Laden’s part. Al Qaeda survives in large numbers by being located in sympathetic or chaotic areas. The huge political and logistical difficulties of going after people in Pakistan’s tribal areas compared to the possible benefits is what allowed Al Qaeda to be only moderately pursued in its current location. If Al Qaeda ups the problems they cause by declaring war on Pakistan’s central government, then the effort to get them may become not so half-hearted. Pakistan is not like Afghanistan in the late 80s; there really is a government with substantial power, and, unless the military truly has been taken over by Al Qaeda from the inside, any assassination of Musharaff himself would likely just end up in another military leader taking over with greater emergency powers to pursue them.

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:13:26 +0000

Obviously the terrorists have a strong foothold in Pakistan, but it wouldn’t be surprising if al Qaeda did this but then struck at and removed the government of either Saudi Arabia or Egypt while all eyes are on Pakistan.