Apr. 22nd, 2004
Pakistan 'ends al-Qaeda search'
Apr. 22nd, 2004 09:22 amThe Pakistani army says it has agreed to stop operations against tribesmen accused of sheltering al-Qaeda suspects near the Afghan border.
...
The tribal elders in South Waziristan have simultaneously announced a suspension of their hunt for al-Qaeda militants and their supporters.
from the BBC
In other words, "It was all a big mistake, sorry, let's return to normal operations." Everyone makes a few empty promise for the TV cameras, wags a finger at those naughty Taliban and al Qa'id guys, and carries on as before.
Pakistan, our partners in the war on terror...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32934-2004Apr21.html
Talk about a coming out that can't have been easy
Talk about a coming out that can't have been easy
a revelation to me...
Apr. 22nd, 2004 03:59 pmMan, have I been looking in the wrong place for romance! Apparently all I had to do was stomach a few more of Robert Jordan's novels...