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We live in interesting times...

By The Armorer on September 6, 2006 | | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (3)

WTF, over? This seems to be flying under the radar - Bill Roggio reporting on Talibanistan, otherwise known as “The Islamic Emirate of Waziristan.” Anybody got a view of this that explains it in other than noxious terms? Not questioning Bill - wondering why no one seems to think it's important enough to talk about outside of the blogs. At the end of July MSNBCNewsweek reported on "The Rise of Pakistan's Taliban," an article which highlights the problems of Nation-States dealing with tribes... which is looking to be the defining issue of the early part of this century.

Update: The Pakistani government asserts that General Sultan was misquoted:

AMBASSADOR MAHMUD ALI DURRANI: "General Shaukat Sultan has been grossly misquoted in a section of US media today. Let me put the record straight. Pakistan is on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden and his associates. If he is in Pakistan , today or any time later, he will be taken into custody and brought to justice. No amnesty has been granted to Osama Bin Laden. The Pakistan Army is in Waziristan for reasons of national interest and not because of external pressure. The Army will continue to stay in Waziristan for as long as the security situation demands. Pakistan is a full partner with the international community, especially the United States of America , in the War against Terrorism. Our resolve is firm."

The Pakistani Embassy has posted this press release.

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Pakistan Denies Bin Laden Gets a Pass from Stop The ACLU on September 6, 2006 10:03 AM

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A Surrender Or Not from Flopping Aces on September 6, 2006 11:58 AM

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3 Comments

By MajMike on September 6, 2006 9:11 AM
sweet. this should make it easier for the FSO to draw a nice neat CFL around that border.
 
By Al Maviva on September 6, 2006 12:10 PM
The only possible upside of this, is if it creates a soft spot where AQ and the Talibs can coalesce, entrench, and pile together, so that they can be smashed later. See, e.g. early Viet Minh defeats. I'm not optimistic this is the plan, however.
 
By Purple Avenger on September 8, 2006 2:47 AM
It sounds like the Koran's offer of "repentence" to me. I'm no expert on the fine point of Islam. However, I have read the Koran cover to cover many years ago. For all but the most hardened repeat offender miscreants (like OBL himself) Islam almost dictates this "repentence" be offered before you really drop the hammer on someone. Remember - there isn't always a clear line between religious/political/social/legal protocols in Islam. The muslims kind if smoosh the whole thing together in one stickly tarball.