AFPK: New Phase Expected Soon (6#) -

The Pakistani Army has been gathering a very large number of forces around South Waziristan in order to flush out militants, Al Qaeda cultists, assorted terrorists and their allies from the Pakistani tribal areas. Meanwhile, there's a lot of Trash Talkin' going on . . .

:: What awaits
the Pakistani Army in Waziristan? [BBC]

Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda Cult Leader #2, has just released a new video posted Tuesday on the Internet in which he tells Pakistanis: The Pakistani Army has become a complete tool and puppet of the Crusaders against the Pakistani people. NB: There's a comment thread below the article. And here's another article about it.

# Syed Saleem Shahzad conducts an interview from the classic "undisclosed location" with a reputed Qaeda terrorist field commander he calls Ilyas Kashmiri, who is associated with the 313 Brigade and Sheikh Omar Saeed. This is a very long article.

# New Taliban leader in Pakistan Hakimullah Mehsud tells the Pakistani Army: stop following American orders and we will stop our attacks.

# Airport shuttle driver Najibullah Zazi was in contact with an Al Qaeda Cult Bigwig, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, over the Internet via an intermediary, according to American intelligence officials.

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