The Pakistani army and local tribesman blocked a US helicopter raid into Pakistan. Two US helicoptes were forced to turn around after coming under fire. This is the latest example of the Pakistani army defending the dirty terrorists.AKI
Wana, 15 Sept. (AKI) - The Pakistani army and local tribes on Monday were reported to have blocked an attempt by US troops to stage a fresh attack against militants in the region bordering Afghanistan.
Sources cited by Pakistan's Geo News, said US troops aboard two helicopters were trying to enter Pakistan near Angoor on the border when local tribes and Pakistani troops resisted the move and opened fire, forcing the helicopters to return.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Pakistani Army Blocks US Helicopter Raid
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I posted a version of this at Jawa:
On Sept. 12, 2008, NPR Morning Edition aired a report about President Bush making a push to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and other top al-Qaida leaders at the Pakistan/Afghanistan border “between now and Election Day.”
The online story was headlined: “Bush Wants Bin Laden Captured, Killed By Nov. 4.”
At some point -- after the audio aired, and after the text version had been posted online for a short time -- NPR quietly backed off the claim of an “October Surprise,” changing it to a push to get terrorists “by the time the president leaves office.”
The headline was changed to: “Bush Puts New Focus On Bin Laden, Al-Qaida.”
The “Election Day” claim is the one that aired, and the audio version with the claim remains online, though the accompanying text was changed:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94575902
NPR aired an incendiary claim in the middle of a hotly contested and important presidential election. An explanation is warranted.
-- CJ
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