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August 25, 2004

Hoo Boy: Pakistan Says Some "High-Value" AQ Targets Already Arrested, To Be Revealed at a "Later Date"

Josh Marshall's widdle head just exploded:

As Pakistan continues its relentless campaign against al-Qaeda, diplomatic circles in Islamabad and Washington believe that some "high-value" targets might already have been arrested to be produced at a later date.

At the same time, the strongest-ever operation in the country against jihadi forces is seen as a preemptive strike against a backlash in the event of a high-value target being caught.

On Monday, the Pakistani army said security forces had killed four suspected al-Qaeda members and captured two others in a raid in the tribal regions of Northern Waziristan. Hundreds of security forces backed by helicopter gunships took part in the raid, according to official reports.

This follows news on Sunday of the arrest of more than 10 suspects believed to be involved in a plot to bomb high-profile targets in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, including the US Embassy and the official residences of Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf. (Such plans were revealed by Asia Times Online, Fear stalks Pakistan's anniversary, August 14.)

I question the "timing" of these arrests and the not-immediate-announcement of same. Hell, you'd think the Pakistanis were secretly interrogating the captured Qaedas so that they could make more arrests before letting out the knowledge that cells had been compromised.

That, or the ISI is working for Karl Rove.

You make the call.

Credibility Watch: Allah, Who Is Wise About the Relative Credibility of Media Sources, tells me Asia Times (where this story is from) is notoriously given to running thinly-sourced sensationalistic stories, like AQ's frequent claims of already having one or several working atomic bombs.

Even so, Josh Marshall's head just exploded.


posted by Ace at 03:13 PM
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The Asia Times is notoriously low on the credibility-o-meter. They ran an infamous article two years ago reporting that Al Qaeda had ten atomic bombs already in place in American cities and were preparing to detonate them all simultaneously. Charles at LGF posted it, and LGF readers immediately pieced together that it was a hoax and debunked it. Asia Times actually ended up running a retraction of the story.

Check around in the LGF archives and you'll see what I'm referring to.

Posted by: Allah on August 25, 2004 03:25 PM

Thanks. I'll note that.

Posted by: ace on August 25, 2004 03:27 PM

Really? Promise? Joshua Micah Enosh begat Cainan begat Mahalaleel "Scanners Dude" Marshall' head really exploded?

Posted by: Brian B on August 25, 2004 03:38 PM

If Joshua Micah McGreevey Marshall's head has indeed exploded, who's going to clean that shit up?

Posted by: Cpl. Menno on August 25, 2004 03:59 PM

From now on, can we just have Josh Marshall's head exploding for no good reason at all? Like, Sistani to Lead March to Reclaim Najaf: In Unrelated News, Josh Marshall's Head Explodes.

Posted by: Jeff B. on August 25, 2004 05:02 PM

RE: JM"LMNOP"M's head exploding: Allah, could you please provide us with a photoshop of this devoutly-to-be-wished event?

Posted by: DTLV on August 25, 2004 06:01 PM

I'm a little disturbed at the rampant blood-lust here. I certainly wouldn't wish for J. Mo's head to explode. I'd settle for getting a little common sense into it, though. After all, there will be an accounting.

Posted by: Smack on August 25, 2004 06:08 PM

OK, I take it back. I don't really want his head to explode. And if it did, you can bet I'd be rushing to the scene to lend him a roll of duct tape, or anything else he needed to re-dumptify himself as quickly and painlessly as possible. I might ask for a five-year middle-naming-rights deal in exchange, but I think that would be reasonable in those circumstances.

I still think it might make for a funny picture, though...

Posted by: DTLV on August 25, 2004 08:10 PM

Smack speaks truth! There will come an accounting, and the IRS will audit your infidel ass!

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