Pakistan Military Disputes US General's Remarks

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2//Xinhua News Agency, China 2005-04-19 22:58:02

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/19/content_2851810.htm



PAKISTAN MILITARY DISUPUTES US GENERAL’S REMARKS



ISLAMABAD, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Pakistani military Tuesday disagreed with remarks by a top US general in Afghanistan that Islamabad is planning to launch an operation against militants in its North Waziristan tribal region.



"We decide for ourselves what needs to be done and when and where," a spokesman of the armed forces' Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement while commenting on the impression created by the remarks from commander of the coalition forces in Afghanistan, Lt. General David Barno.



Barno was in Islamabad Monday to discuss with Afghan and Pakistani sides how to cooperate closely in the fight against terrorism. He briefed a group of selected reporters on the meeting and disclosed the US forces prepare to undertake a spring offensive in Afghanistan while the Pakistani military will launch an operation in North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan.



It was reported that Barno told reporters that "We collectively feel that there is a need to undertake an operation in North Waziristan. That's an area where I think the Pakistani military is about to undertake a military operation to keep pressure on terrorist networks."



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He must have studied Westmoreland's work in Vietnam.

Only liars and thieves get promoted in Bush's military.

The honest generals are forced to retire.

"We decide for ourselves what needs to be done and when and where," a spokesman of the armed forces.

Sounds like a Venezuela spokesperson...or any free person for that matter