More Taleban Militants Freed In Jailbreak

[Gromit]

Yesterday 29 July 2013
// Taliban militants have freed more than 240 prisoners in an assault on a prison in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
The prison houses hundreds of Taliban and militants from banned groups.
The attack appears to be part of a Taliban strategy to break jails instead of negotiating prisoner releases with government, the BBC's Ilyas Khan reports from Islamabad.  //

22 July 2013
// Some of al Qaeda's most senior members were among the 500 inmates thought to have escaped before authorities regained control of the infamous prison on the outskirts of Baghdad in the early hours of Monday morning. //

April 2012
//  More than 200 heavily armed Taliban militants travelling in several vehicles attacked the Central Jail in Bannu, Southern District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, releasing 384 prisoners in a pre-dawn assault on Sunday, officials said. //

Perhaps some of our 'aid' money could go toward building and running more secure jails?

[sandyRoe]

Security is only as reliable as the man who holds the key.

[emmie]

sandyr absolutely right.

[jake-the-peg]

Well I think that wasn't the problem here was it Sandy?

I think this was more to do with rocket lauchers and assault rifles

[emmie]

none of them seem to stay locked up for long no matter how they are housed. Like your last posting on this subject, they were broken out of jail, was it 400 or more, i forget.

[emmie]

more info

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23493323

[emmie]

Some of the attackers - estimated to number up to 70 - were dressed in police uniform.

[Gromit]

Of yesterdays jailbreak...
// Officials said that authorities had been aware of a threat to attack the prison in recent weeks. //

[emmie]

if you hadn't noticed how many police were killed.

[emmie]

perhaps they should house them in underground bunkers, bit like a nuclear shelter.

[youngmafbog]

Cant do that Em; you will be affecting their 'ooman rights.

[emmie]

this wouldn't be our problem, it's not based here.

[youngmafbog]

I can bet you the protests from the right-on brigade in this country would be here.

[Gromit]

They can't even build strong walls, so an underground facility would be out of the question. Besides, a properly guarded prison is just as effective.

[keyplus90]

All of these people usually have a very latest American weapons. I always wonder where are they getting all these from?

[emmie]

then send them some place where they can't get out,

[emmie]

weapons are left behind, taken from dead servicemen, or sold to them by unscrupulous arms dealers including Arabs.

[Gromit]

...or sold to them by unscrupulous arms dealers including Jews (and Brits).

// But details obtained from British government files by Haaretz show that in 2011, Israel requested weaponry and systems including radar equipment, electronic warfare material, fighter jet parts and targeting technology to export to Pakistan.
Between 2008 and 2012, Britain processed hundreds of Israeli applications for military equipment for use by the IDF or to be passed to other countries. //

[Gromit]

From the Telegraph

// I've just got back from a fascinating briefing at the Pakistan High Commission in Singapore, during which a senior diplomat claimed that pro-Taliban fighters were attacking the Pakistani army with an advanced assault rifle that is normally only used by the SAS.

The diplomat added that MI6 agents and several foreign journalists had been shown the weapons in question but that the Pakistani army still had no idea who was providing the militants with such advanced hardware. //

[bazwillrun]

We did a good job of training them to look after theor own security !

anybody really surprised at all this...of course not

as was always being said, once we are out its business as usual and always will be

[modeller]

Reap what you sow or as more elegantly quoted by khandro //quod erat demonstrandum! //
Pakistan has thousands of brain washing Madrazzas ( Religious schools ) many with attached terrorist training grounds. This has been the case for the past 50 odd years .