The parliament of Pakistan condemned the U.S. strike against Osama bin Laden.
Pakistani politicians are grandstanding against the U.S. due to unrest in their own backyards. The people of Pakistan are upset with U.S. drone strikes and bin Laden raid. Of course the solution for the Pakistani government is to improve security for its people, root out terrorist organizations and encourage economic growth.
Failure to root out terrorists and economic troubles stir the ire of the people. Instead of fixing the problems, the government is doing what all governments that have a tenuous hold on power do. They try and distract from the real issues by inflating an on going problem or create an enemy. In this case, it is the U.S. violating Pakistani sovereignty.
Since 9/11, it is the stated goal of the United States to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. It could have been done with Pakistan's help if Pakistan proved to be a reliable ally in the fight against terrorism. Pakistan instead allows terrorist organizations to operate in the borderlands. There are areas of Pakistan that the government has no control over. In these lands, the terrorists and outlaws run the show.
After the Taliban was driven from power in Afghanistan, they took refuge in Pakistan. Some are even under the protection of elements of the Pakistani Intelligence Services.
The U.S. drone attacks will stop and raids into Pakistan will stop when the Pakistani government gathers the political will to root out the organizations that not only threaten the U.S. but Pakistan itself.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
The End of Bloody bin Laden
As all know by now, terrorist and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden now sleeps deep beneath the waves.
In a raid ordered by President Barack Obama, a Navy SEALs team attacked a compound where intelligence indicate bin Laden lived. In the aftermath, the SEALs killed bin Laden with a shot to the chest and to the head. U.S. forces gathered computers and storage media along with bin Laden's body. They spent 40 minutes on the ground.
Using visual recognition clues, know body marks and DNA samples to identify bin Laden. A wife allegedly identified the dead man as bin Laden.
Bin Laden's body was washed in accordance with Islamic tradition and quickly buried at sea. The sea burial took care of two problems. First no country agreed to take the body. Under Islamic law, a body must be buried in 24 hours. Second, the sea burial robs others of a chance to raise a shrine or a rallying point for terrorists. He slipped into the ocean and thus brought the end to man most wanted by America.
The end also brought a sense of justice to victims, their families and the United States in general. It also serves as a warning to terrorists that the U.S. keeps its promises. bin Laden was targeted shortly after the invasion of Afghanistan. That was almost ten years ago. It took a long time but it also showed the United States doesn't give up. Those were ten long years but the patience paid off.
Osama bin Laden openly called for warfare on civilian targets as well as using force to bring down corrupt regimes in the Muslim world. He declared jihad against the United States. He backed up his words with four deadly attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The attacks provoked the U.S. to look for and bring him to justice. When the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan refused to had him over, the U.S. launched an invasion. Thus began the hunt for bin Laden.
Like the cowards all terrorists are, bin Laden went into hiding while sending his jihadis into battle blowing themselves up and killing civilians and occasionally a military target.
Never did the USA back down. President Obama said it best at the Thursday memorial ceremony at Ground Zero,“When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say."
So long and good riddance to the coward Osama bin Laden.
In a raid ordered by President Barack Obama, a Navy SEALs team attacked a compound where intelligence indicate bin Laden lived. In the aftermath, the SEALs killed bin Laden with a shot to the chest and to the head. U.S. forces gathered computers and storage media along with bin Laden's body. They spent 40 minutes on the ground.
Using visual recognition clues, know body marks and DNA samples to identify bin Laden. A wife allegedly identified the dead man as bin Laden.
Bin Laden's body was washed in accordance with Islamic tradition and quickly buried at sea. The sea burial took care of two problems. First no country agreed to take the body. Under Islamic law, a body must be buried in 24 hours. Second, the sea burial robs others of a chance to raise a shrine or a rallying point for terrorists. He slipped into the ocean and thus brought the end to man most wanted by America.
The end also brought a sense of justice to victims, their families and the United States in general. It also serves as a warning to terrorists that the U.S. keeps its promises. bin Laden was targeted shortly after the invasion of Afghanistan. That was almost ten years ago. It took a long time but it also showed the United States doesn't give up. Those were ten long years but the patience paid off.
Osama bin Laden openly called for warfare on civilian targets as well as using force to bring down corrupt regimes in the Muslim world. He declared jihad against the United States. He backed up his words with four deadly attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The attacks provoked the U.S. to look for and bring him to justice. When the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan refused to had him over, the U.S. launched an invasion. Thus began the hunt for bin Laden.
Like the cowards all terrorists are, bin Laden went into hiding while sending his jihadis into battle blowing themselves up and killing civilians and occasionally a military target.
Never did the USA back down. President Obama said it best at the Thursday memorial ceremony at Ground Zero,“When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say."
So long and good riddance to the coward Osama bin Laden.
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