Dress Rehearsal for the October Surprise

[Owlet]

Today, Farooqi. Next month, Osama

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FI28Df04.html

KARACHI - Even as President General Pervez Musharraf played to the international gallery on his trip to the United Nations and beyond, at home, Pakistan was cooking up another treat to be served on the tour.

On Sunday, Pakistan announced that paramilitary police had killed Amjad Farooqi, a suspected top al-Qaeda operative wanted in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl two years ago, as well as for two assassination attempts against Musharraf last December.

Asia Times Online contacts, however, are adamant that Farooqi was in fact arrested some months ago, and that the "incident" resulting in his death in the southern Pakistani city of Nawabshah was in fact stage-managed by Pakistani security forces.

[gWbush is Mabus]

1. what, no trial?

[fob]

2. There was a trial, here's the transcript

Pakistani Security Force Person: You have 10 seconds to run before we begin. GO!

Farooqi: AGHAHGHAGHHGHAGHAGHAGHAHGHGHGHAGGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Running)

PSFP:1, 2, 3,

Farooqi: AGHAGHAGHAHGAHGHAGAGHAGHGH(Running faster)

PSFP:4, 5, 6,

Farooqi: AGHAGHAGHAHGAHGHAGAGHAGHGH(Running faster)

PSFP: Ah, fuck it. BOOM!!!

Farooqi: UGHHGGH, GUUUURRGLGGLE!

PSFP: Next Case!

[noamnety]

3. I like the thread title

I'm having visions of guerilla theatre enacting the capture and susequent trotting around of bin laden, with giant banners that proclaim October Surprise!