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FBI rejects Taliban claim on New York killings

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Reuters

Posted: Apr 04, 2009 at 2011 hrs IST

Washington The FBI on Saturday ruled out Pakistani Taliban militant leader Baituallah Mehsud's claim that he was responsible for an attack on a US immigration assistance center in New York state in which 14 people were killed.

"Based on the evidence, we can firmly discount that claim," FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said.

A man armed with two handguns killed 13 people at an immigrant services center on Friday before apparently turning the gun on himself, authorities in Binghamton, New York, said.

Representative Maurice Hinchey, whose district includes Binghamton, told the New York Times that indications were the gunman was an immigrant from Vietnam.

Mehsud told Reuters in Pakistan earlier Saturday that his group was responsible. "I accept responsibility. They were my men. I gave them orders in reaction to US drone attacks," Mehsud said by telephone from an undisclosed location.

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The US and Taliban by John on 05 Apr 2009

India should not expect or wait for the US. The Taliban is very much closer to our borders. We may have to engage in a full fledged war against them to protect our freedom and sovereignty. If we expect the current Paki problem to be solved by the US, we will be the losers. The Taliban is number one enemy of the US while the Taliban is number one friend of the ISI. Now the US is funding $1.5b to ISI and Paki military to fight against the Taliban. Obviously we can understand where the matter is heading towards.

Conpiracy by Yangu on 05 Apr 2009

is it a conspiracy by the Republican hooligans to show that the coloured President has no match for the mighty Bush. Let us reinstate Bush to get the job done with competence.

Terririst individual and nations have no faith by miraniqbal on 05 Apr 2009

If the terrorist happened to be a Vietnamese national, will america decide to attack Vietnam and call it a terrorist nation. Deal with the individual law makers as individual wrong doers, without pulling the entire nation to which the terrorists belong to, unless there is a well established proof that that country's Govt is fully responsible in helping the terrorists. Did the US occupy, attack and bring regime change in Saudi Arabia simply because most of the 9/11 actors were from saudi arabia? Why did we not punish the Saudi Government and the entire population of Saudi Arabia as we have been punishing the entire Iraq, Afghanistan, now Pakistan is going to be included in the list, Nicaragua, Panama and Cuba? A terrorist who kills the innocent has no face, no religion, no nation, the same applies to nations which organize State Terrorism in order to terrorize millions of innocent people who have absolutely no share in the terrorist activities of a few misguided personnel

Taliban's Claim by Dinesh on 05 Apr 2009

$ 5 Million reward on head " Baitullah " is no joker. Accepts the attack on NY

Yeah Sure !! by Mike Vig on 05 Apr 2009

This is Joke of the day. The teror capital in Pakistan / Taliban thought this incident will work in their favour so lets scare them more. These disgruntled people are so naive. While they hide in their caves, they push others to do the dirty work for them. They are afraid to die. They just want publicity. Uncle Sam is doing good to find and kill them all one by one. There is no other way humanly possible.

Ex-President speaking by George W. Bush on 04 Apr 2009

Mark my words, we will smoke them out. Even if it means we getting smokedout in the process!! I am waiting till they attack my country, ie TEXAS. That will be their last attack.

millitants are bunch off decoits nothing else by hera on 04 Apr 2009

this show's how foolish and .....how small in there power are pakistani millitants................they can't do anything of american ..........jus wana take share of some mishapenning there........i mean they can only fear india ..............but no other great power in world ........ha ha ha

The New world order and how it'll afect you and the 3rd world by Obama Deception on 04 Apr 2009

Want to Know what Obama plans for you? find out what the Wall Street Bankers has in store for the world, away from world wide bankrupycy. What you need to do is watch the vedio below at the website. 9/11 was an inside job bush was full aware of it. Happy viewinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw

TALIBAN THEORY by Niranjan on 04 Apr 2009

THE TALIBAN IS CREATING A SCENERIO WHEREIN ALL THE MUSLIM PEOPLE IN USA WILL BE DISTRUSTED AND MAY ULTIMATELY BE DEPORTED. HAS TALIBAN EVER CONSIDERED IT? DO YOU THINK USA WILL KEEP QUIET FOR LONG. ALSO, IF TALIBAN THINKS THAT ALL THE AMERICANS WILL EMBRACE ISLAM TO TO ESCAPE THE SCOURGE OF TALIBAN THEN THEY ARE LIVING IN A FOOL'S PARADISE. ULTIMATELY THE VICTORY WILL NOT BE THEIRS. THEY CAN ONLY INFLICT PAIN ON OTHER PEOPLE BUT IN RETURN THEY WILL GET ONLY SCORN AND HATRED. YOU CAN'T WIN OVER PEOPLE BY TERROR! IF THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND A SIMPLE TRUTH LIKE THAT THEN THEY DESERVE TO BE ANNHILATED.

Claiming a Terrorist Act by Sreenivasan E.C. on 04 Apr 2009

In God's Own Country there once lived a great great novelist, God's own man named Vaikom Muhammed Bashir. One character of his was always quick in claiming responsibility of pregnancy of any unmarried woman, whenever such a news was broken in the local (village) tea-shop for discussion. That character has taken birth again in Pakistan/Afghanistan.

claiming a terrorist attack by k.madhukar on 05 Apr 2009

Thanks Mr Sreenivasan.One of the best native jokes I heard

Time out. by S.V.Ramanan on 04 Apr 2009

Taliban is spreding to US,nay,sleeper cells are being activated.Time for talking to Pak is over-US,Take out Taliban with or with out Pak. concurrence.Other wise it will be too late to control.

Pak Taliban claims responsibility for New York shooting by Tapan Bose( Flt.Lt.-IAF.Retd.) on 04 Apr 2009

I think the "Pak Taliban" is LYING!! They are trying to claim responsibility for an attack which,I think they are not capable of mounting! They(Taliban) belong to the STONE AGE

NOW IT IS UNCONTROLABLE TO U.S. ALSO by MANDAR on 04 Apr 2009

the incident clearly shows that now, it is impossible for U.S. ALSO TO CONTROL tALIBAN. .Unfortunatly the ghost of Taliban is the U.S. POLICY TOWARDS TALIBAN at thye begining of the decade 1990.

Taliban's claim by Varinder on 04 Apr 2009

Talibans just want to take credit of shooting in USA in order to show their capabilities and scare Pakistan. They are capable of shooting worshippers in Mosques and lash women only.

Pak Taliban by J. Jayaraman on 04 Apr 2009

If US were to take up this matter with Pak. re: Taliban, will Pak say no-precondition for any discussion should be attached. What would be reaction of Antulays and othr "secularists"in India and what sort of lame excuses to be trotted out by them".

Think all are children of GOD by P.Kulandavelu on 04 Apr 2009

Pak.Taliban is claiming responsibilityfrom Pak.for NY shoot out.Pak.Government is keeping mum for that claim.USA is going to pump money to Pak. to fight terrorism inside Pakistan. Pak.Talibans are openly challenging USA.After all these, USA is still having soft corner towards Pakistan Government instead of Pak.people.All these shows that USA is interested in disturbance to India and Pak.people by terrorists from Pak.than the disturbance to itself by Pak.Talibans.

Crush Talibans by Jayant Ratanjankar on 04 Apr 2009

This is President Mr Barak Obama's acid test. It is to be seen as to how far he succeeds and prove himself. There is no doubt that he will take some stringent action and nip in the bud the activities of the Talibans. Let the almighty god give him all the strength to save his country in particular and the entire world in general from this ruthless killers.

Terrorists are brutes by palkodimir on 05 Apr 2009

Jayant, you seem not to have read the history of the world. The ruthless killers in history has never been frustrated, retaliating and desperate terrorists who have had personal scores to settle, but national leaders who have gone to war with other nations out of greed, oil, raw materials, women, colonies and lands, political hegemony and cultural onslaught. Individual terrorists are brutes, absolutely no doubt, but much, much smaller brutes compared to the dinosaur size aggressive nations and their power hungry mad leaders.

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