Thursday, April 2, 2009

Al Qaeda Seen Behind Pakistani Taliban Threat

Video: Pakistani Taliban Threaten Attack on US

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud lacks the capacity to attack the United States and a threat to do so reflected the aims of his al Qaeda allies, analysts said on Thursday.

Mehsud, accused of orchestrating a string of attacks in Pakistan from the Waziristan region on the Afghan border, warned on Tuesday that Washington may be attacked for offering $5 million (3.4 million pounds) for information leading to his location or arrest.

"He normally doesn't issue hollow threats," said retired Brigadier Mehmood Shah, a former chief of security in militant-plagued northwest Pakistan .

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More News On Taliban Threats Against The American Homeland

Pakistani militant poses growing threat to US -- Yahoo News/AP
Al Qaeda seen behind Pakistani Taliban threat -- Reuters
Taliban threat reminder of risk to U.S. -- The Swamp
U.S. looks at Pakistani Taliban threat on Washington -- Reuters
Taliban Leader's Washington Threat Is Credible, Analysts Say -- FOX News
Pakistan's Taliban leader threatens attacks in the U.S. -- L.A. Times

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