Pakistan Military Begins Attack

Considering the massacres perpetrated by the Taliban of late as well as the attack on the Military HQ, is it any wonder the Pakistani military is finally launching its offensive.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft bombed militants in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border Tuesday as government forces prepare for a ground offensive against the militant hub, security officials said.

The government says most attacks in the country -- including four big ones over the past week that killed more than 100 people -- are plotted in South Waziristan, the main bastion of al Qaeda-linked Pakistani Taliban and their allies."There's been a heavy bombardment. They targeted some militant hideouts as well as pro-Taliban tribal elders," said an intelligence agency official in the region, who declined to be identified.

Two ethnic Pashtun tribal elders were said to have been killed, he said.Later, militants attacked a nearby military camp in the North Waziristan region, triggering a clash, residents and intelligence officials said.

Of course this offensive is receiving the tacit support our peace prize winning president and in all seriousness we can hope its as effective as the last one.