Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Threat from Baitullah Mahsood

Baitullah Mahsud, the leader of Pakistan's Taliban movement, threatened Tuesday to launch attacks in the United States in retaliation for missile strikes by American drones aimed at militant leaders sheltering in Pakistan's tribal areas. In Washington, intelligence officials downplayed Mahsud's threats, describing them as attention-grabbing assertions from a militant whose network does not extend beyond the region around Pakistan.
This is just not a threat by a taliban leader to a USA. It is a signal for Pakistan as it will surely provide an excuse to US to operate in pakistani territory. US president and Army personals have already pointed towards Pakistan for instability in afghanistan. Barak Obama clearly said that now they have to monitor Pakistan to control afghanistan.

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