Posted on 01/12/2008 2:44:21 PM PST by forkinsocket
The newly appointed leader of the Taliban in Pakistan is being called more dangerous than Osama bin Laden by analysts there. His movement was created last month when 26 Pakistani militant groups joined forces to fight for an Islamic regime there, tribal sources say.
Baitullah Meshud, also known as the emir of South Waziristan, is described by Pakistani authorities as a brutal but able leader who commands thousands of followers. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf blames him for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as well as a spate of recent attacks here that have left more than 400 dead. NATO authorities in Afghanistan have offered a $50,000 reward for his capture.
"I think he is now a much bigger threat than bin Laden and al Zawahri in this part of the world," said ABC News consultant Rahimullah Yusufzai.
"He seems to have a large reservoir of suicide bombers, and he is a bigger threat in this region, in Pakistan and certain border provinces of Afghanistan than even the al Qaeda leadership," said Yusufzai.
Like Mullah Omar, who leads the Afghan Taliban, Meshud refuses to be photographed. He lives on the run, according to Pakistani authorities who are tracking him, and never sleeps in the same bed twice. "We know he is training suicide bombers. We know he is indoctrinating suicide bombers," Musharraf told foreign journalists last week.
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I can remember early on in the Afghanistan fight when Osama told the Pakistani volunteers to “go back”, “no more” and wait until another day.
At this point, breathing would make him more dangerous than Bin Laden.
A new leader?
Thanks for the ping RR.
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LOL. Should have known you had it first on the TM. Hadn’t quite made it over there yet.
Yup, OB done be dead and this nut will be soon.... or, oooooo this guy scares me.. NOT!
They’re all dangerous. Is that so hard to understand? “Terrorist” is not a subtle hard to define word.
Hard to tell with that chin-strap thingee. Maybe that's his beard wrapped around his neck and coming down the other side.
Or some out of control back hair.
He really should change his name to "Mullah Dadullah" to make it easier for us to poke fun at him...
Baitullah Meshud
He should scare you. Yes, we have all the tools to pummel these terrorists, unfortunately the powers that be don’t have the testicular fortitude to take them out. My gosh, we’re now making deals with the Palestinians like it is a good thing. We let that madman in Iran fight us by proxy in Iraq. Think of these nutjobs like the mafia, while they all have there own agenda in their own territories they have the common goal of seeing us destroyed. They have the backing of many citizens of these countries. That would be great having a Taliban style government with nukes.
How’s “Petula Meathead” grab ya?
ping
That’s right. Anybody with a wild hair would be more dangerous at this point.
Isn’t he playing for the Steelers?
wtf. Looks like a sheep.
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