Oct. 15 Pakistan's deadline for getting Omar or Osama/News Int'l, Pakistan

[Gloria]

//The News International, Pakistan Monday August 02, 2004-- Jamadi-us-Sani 15, 1425 A.H.
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/aug2004-daily/02-08-2004/main/main9.htm
This article discusses all the linke to the Sadat assassination and the perpetrators activities now....and more.

But what prompted me to post was the open discussion of an Oct. 15 "capture" of Osama


THE NEXT TARGET
New analysis
By Nadeem Malik

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan successfully met the US deadline of July 27-29 linked with the Democrats’ convention for nomination of Senator John Kerry as the Presidential candidate to produce a high value target by arresting Ahmad Khalfan Ghailani in Gujrat.

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However, the time between now and the forthcoming US elections is more important for everyone. Whether it’s US President George W Bush or the al-Qaeda figures. Senior diplomats believe that US wants Mullah Omar or Osama Bin Laden soon after the third anniversary of the September 11 events to improve the current election ratings in favour of the Republicans. In any case, it should be around October 15, 2004, to ensure a safe re-election bid for Bush, a diplomat believes.

In the same backdrop, there are suggestions that ongoing military operation in the South Waziristan agency, focusing on Wana, may shift to other places, like Chitral and sensitive transit-routes in and around Quetta, like Qila Saifullah, Qila Ladakh and Nokundi, which the US officials believe are being exploited by remnants of al-Qaeda and Taliban to launch offensive in Afghanistan against the US targets. The areas used by various smuggling rings in the region are likely to be targeted.

Since the military has heightened activities in these areas, its reaction was bound to happen in the shape of counter attacks on high profile targets in Pakistan, as shown by the suicide attempt on Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, who has also been designated as the prime minister. He was a soft target due to his election campaign.

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[LoZoccolo]

1. Dang. The date I always had in my head for an October surprise was...

...October 16th. I was close.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Ain't this lovely?