Posted on 03/20/2006 7:23:30 PM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
· Militia inflicts major blow on 'war on terror' · Music and films banned as Islamic court takes over
A powerful new militia dubbed "the Pakistani Taliban" has effectively seized control of swaths of the country's northern tribal areas in recent months, triggering alarm in Islamabad and marking a big setback in America's "war on terror".
The militants are strongest in North and South Waziristan, two of seven tribal agencies on the border with Afghanistan. Strict social edicts have been handed down: shopkeepers may not sell music or films; barbers are instructed not to shave beards. Yesterday a bomb blew up a radio transmitter in Wana, taking the state radio off the air.
Militants collect taxes from passing vehicles at new checkpoints, and last week an Islamic court was established in Wana to replace the traditional jirga, or council of elders. Rough justice has already been dispensed elsewhere. A gang of seven alleged bandits were executed in Miran Shah in December and their bodies were hung from a post in the town centre.
The violent puritanism is spreading. On Sunday a remote-controlled bomb ripped through a police vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan, near South Waziristan, killing seven people. More than 100 pro-government elders and politicians have been killed in the past nine months, said a diplomat.
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This is probably BS, just more MSM hype, blowing a small incident into something large, but if it is true, I am with you, if they are all gathered together in one spot, it is so much easier to kill them. I am sure our military is aware of this if it is true.
I am totally convinced this rag as well as a number of others are actually manufacturing news, based on partial truths. At any rate, if true, perhaps Mushy will see the need for US to unload many JDAMS on designated targets.
There's the civil war the Left has been hoping for sooooo much. A bit east of where they'd hoped it would be, but you can't have everything.
You are absolutely right. There will be lots more of this.
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