Pentagon: July "optimal time" for capturing AQ targets in Pakistan

[oldhat]

Josh Marshall with the scoop:

Just to pass on some added information, about which we'll be saying more. There is chatter in Pakistani intelligence circles that the US has let the Pakistanis know that the optimal time for bagging 'high value' al Qaida suspects in the untamed Afghan-Pakistani border lands is the last ten days of July, 2004.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_05_09.php#002941

[MallRat]

1. Why? Does Al-Zawahiri have a timeshare that week?

(/sarcasm)

:argh:

[oldhat]

2. Kick

I'm sure our Pakistani "allies" are going to give us a hand on this one.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Welcome aboard oldhat!

Would you be the same oldhat whose posts I enjoy over at Escheton?

Can't have too many "old" posters here! :-)

[oldhat]

4. Yes and thanks.

Same one. I got tired of asking people with accounts to post good stories at DU. Who are you over at Eschaton?

[Old and In the Way]

7. I mainly just read the blog....I've only posted there a couple of times,

Mainly to comment on the resident freeper-mascot who posts there....forget his name, as is typical of non-memorable posters of this ilk.

I enjoy the blog, but posting here is pretty much home. :-)

[Gloria]

5. Well, it's during the Dem. Convention time

period, isn't it?? If so, that's why it's optimal!!!

It will be time to take any coverage away, either in the runup period or during the Convention. They'll target the timing to when they think it's perfect.

[radwriter0555]

6. To distract us from the invasion and acquisition of iran or syria..

I bet.