ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's army said Tuesday that its forces have orders to open fire if U.S. troops launch another raid across the Afghan border, raising the stakes in a dispute over how to tackle militant havens in Pakistan's unruly border zone.

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Adm. Mike Mullen, the U.S. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, arrived in Pakistan late Tuesday amid the increased tensions. Mullen planned to meet with top civilian and military leaders to discuss a range of issues, including ways to improve coordination and cooperation along the Pakistan-Afghan border.

Pakistan's government has faced rising popular anger over a Sept. 3 ground attack by U.S. commandos into South Waziristan, a base for Taliban militants killing ever more U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan says about 15 people were killed, all of them civilians.

The new firing orders were disclosed by Pakistani army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press.

Abbas said Pakistani field commanders have previously been tolerant about international forces crossing a short way into Pakistan because of the ill-defined and contested nature of the mountainous frontier.

"But after the (Sept. 3) incident, the orders are clear," Abbas said. "In case it happens again in this form, that there is a very significant detection, which is very definite, no ambiguity, across the border, on ground or in the air: open fire."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080916/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

Do you write anything of your own? Or just quote others?

I am just shareing some info. We like to stay informed, if ya dont move along to another thread. This is what I do sometimes

Too late! Already had the info

Awesome, glad to know that you're an informed citizen. So many aren't and alot of them just don't care.

to the info. That's one of the things that worries me about Obama taking office. He is thirsting a bit for Pakistan. Although we are looking at 3 different conflicts with McCain or Obama... so i guess it really doesn't matter.

Never thought id say this, but thanks for the info Madison...

more for the American Soldier to prove just how unstoppable they are.


There are no soldiers like American Soldiers and none with their heart, grit, and experience in the world.

Thats true, except that they are already stretched to the breaking point. Need I remind you that Hitler was kicking butt and then he over extended himself, by taking on a 2 front war, Britain and the US on one side and Russia on the other.
So America somehow is going to jilt history and find success on in a 3 front war?

Man, we are going to unite those muslims, sunnis and shi'ites and then we are screwed.

nope.

we have secure resupply routes and tactical advantage in stealth.

we can print more money, remember?

we win.

Yea, we win and we'll be greeted as liberators, with the Pakistanis throwing flowers at our soldiers and it's a slam dunk and the oil will pay for it.

Did anyone catch that Congress is probably going to pass the legislation that those who have faced torture from foriegn interests going back to the 92 gulf war can sue, but Bush says he's going to veto that?

Yeah, thats because if that becomes law, it allows all the people we've tortured to sue the U.S., Once again Bush proves himself to be Al Qaeda's best friend, now he's protecting them from lititgation.

well of course he will veto that.

duh!!!!

he went after sadaam for trying to whack his dad, and he will not stand for his dad's foray into the middle east to be stained by such horrific redress of grievances when his own are still so fresh in his mind.

He went after Hussein, because his Globalist handlers told him to. I bet if you took the names off a map, KingGeorge couldn't even find Iraq.

you might be right.

i don't think he could spell it either.

If you caught him on the right day and just said "Iraq" he'd probably instictively cover up his man parts...

LOL

and if you can get him to a buffet and let him feed, he spills bushisms.

mike up the dining room.

Tony Blair knows.