Pakistan’s Daily Times, a newspaper with close ties to the ruling Zardari government, is citing anonymous reports from officials claiming that the Pakistani military is going to begin the long-demanded invasion of North Waziristan early next week.
The report suggests that this week’s invasion of a portion of South Waziristan is linked to the planned operation, and that they will likely move into North Waziristan from this portion of South Waziristan. It is claimed that it will be a “gradual escalation.”
The Obama Administration has been demanding attacks on North Waziristan for years, and has been using the lack of one as a justification for the repeated drone strikes against the tribal areas. Thousands of North Waziristan residents have already fled the agency based on rumors that the invasion would begin on August 26.
Pakistan’s military was said to be reluctant to launch the offensive both because of significant numbers of powerful tribal militias that they are in a tentative state of nonaggression with, and because past US-demanded offensives into South Waziristan, Khyber and Orakzai netted almost no militant leaders, with the bulk of the factions just shifting into whichever region isn’t being attacked at any given time.
Someone please check me on this…but it is usually counterproductive to announce in advance an invasion…I'll bet they don't really find anyone they're looking for… Sounds like this is just for US/NATO audiences.
Congratulations Americha! Another job well done. BTW, isn't this the country that already sold out airports/bases to Israel in anticipation of an attack on Iran? If that's the case, well…have at it and may the best man win.
How sad! Attacking their own people for the sake of a few dollars. The total loss to Pakistan's economy is several times more than what they get from the US. But the thing is that poor people suffer the loss, while those who support this illegal war make a lot of money.
For most people it will be hard to believe that before the start of this so call war-on-terror, Pakistan's tribal area was among the safest place in the world. Just a single political agent with the help of tribal elders was able to maintain law and order without any help from the army.
Obama.like his predecessor, gets a little bit too aroused over things military to be an asset to this country. I wish congress was wise enough to have morals.