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Topic started on 16-5-2009 @ 08:30 PM by SLAYER69

Pakistani army closes in on Swat town; bomb kills 11


www.reuters.com
* Pakistani soldiers close in on Swat town - army

* Bomb kills 11 in Peshawar

* Suspected U.S. drone kills 28 militants

* Number of displaced rises to 1.17 million - U.N.

(Adds UNHCR comment)

By Alamgir Bitani

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 16 (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers are closing in on the main town in the Taliban bastion of Swat, the army said on Saturday, in an offensive that has driven more than a million people from their homes.

The army launched the offensive more than a week ago to stop the spread of Taliban influence after the collapse of a peace pact the United Stat
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reply posted on 16-5-2009 @ 09:30 PM by SLAYER69
reply to post by Ridhya



It's a way of life for them. Are we going to be real nation builders?


reply posted on 16-5-2009 @ 11:08 PM by SLAYER69
reply to post by Ridhya



The sad truth is that most of them either Die from starvation or get killed or picked off by either side in conflicts. Well we here in the west order two extra large peperoni pizzas with everything and then set back and watch our shows or surf the web.

I'm being cynical.

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