Islamabad Bombing - Revision
Posted by StormWarning on 20 Sep 2008 at 08:18 pm | Tagged as: Afghanistan, Commentary, GWOT, International Issues, Opinions, Pakistan
All together now. “The Taliban is dead and defeated.” “Afghanistan has never been better.” At least sixty people died in the massive truck bombing at the Marriott in Islamabad. There are some who think that President Zardari was the target. It is being called “Pakistan’s 9/11.”
New reports now suggest that the Danish Intelligence (maybe not CIA) was the target. Some of the “smart money” is that the real targets were CIA officers staying at the hotel. It actually matters little to the now nearly 100 people killed. Was it the CIA or the Danish Intelligence forces? We may not know for a while, if ever. One thing is certain. It is imperative to know that al Qaeda is not dead or defunct, and just because they have not struck in the United States in seven years does not mean that they will not at some point, and that they will continue to strike elsewhere with near impunity.
Pakistan is about to fall apart. Afghanistan is on the way. And the Taliban is alive and well. And oh! The line between the Taliban and al Qaeda is about as thin as a “cat’s hair.”
CIA, Islamabad bombing, Taliban, Zardari
[...] Islamabad Bombing“Afghanistan has never been better.” At least sixty people died in the massive truck bombing at the Marriott in Islamabad. There are some who think that President Zardari was the target. Some of the “smart money” is that the real … [...]
[...] Islamabad Bombing“Afghanistan has never been better.” At least sixty people died in the massive truck bombing at the Marriott in Islamabad. There are some who think that President Zardari was the target. Some of the “smart money” is that the real … [...]
The article you link to says “Several senior officers of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who are reported to be currently VISITING Islamabad were the target of the blast”
“Visiting?” That’s an interesting way to put it, like they were on vacation. I mentioned that State Department officials were in the hotel. I don’t think there is much being leaked to the media except what the Pakistanis and Americans want leaked.
Just guessing, but I would think those CIA assets would have been secondary targets. The main purpose had to be making a statement against the new govt knowing how desperate we are to cross the border in Afghan, especially after Obama is already on record of saying he’ll do it.
“Sources” vary.
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