ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has vowed to attack major US cities in two purported new videos released months after his reported killing in a US missile strike.
The videos emerged after an attempted car bombing in New York City, for which his faction claimed responsibility in a third video, and provided the most substantial evidence so far that he survived a US attempt on his life.
Mehsud threatened to retaliate against the United States for the killing of Islamist militant leaders, appearing in a nine-minute video allegedly made on April 4, after his supposed death in January.
The videos spotlight the Islamist militant threat in nuclear-armed Pakistan, which the United States has put on the front line of the war on Al-Qaeda and where Pakistani troops have waged multiple offensives against the Taliban.
Monday, May 03, 2010
Pakistan Taliban leader threatens US cities
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For those so inclined I wouldn't be too quick to poo poo this.
The original claim for the Times Square bomb was released Friday BeFORE the event. And it does not specifically mention Times Square so Mehsud MAY have been prematurely referencing Times Square OR he may be talking about something else altogether, as yet unknown.
OR he may just be blowing smoke.
And the NYPD and DHS description of the gent in the video as a white male is inconclusive at best, at least what we see from the video released. He could be white, he could be hispanic he could easily be a light skinned American (or other) muslim. There is no way to tell from the video AS IT WAS RELEASED.
The administration is hoping it's militia or Tea Party because they don't want to have to dal with Islamic Terrorism and send Uncle Barry on another World Bowing, Groveling and Asskissing Tour.
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