Posted on 05/23/2008 3:39:22 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
With two peace deals signed between the Taliban and the Pakistani government in the northern areas of the Northwest Frontier Province, and progress being made with negotiations in South Waziristan, the Pakistani government is touting its three point plan to “end militancy.” The Taliban, meanwhile, say they will continue to attack NATO and allied forces in Afghanistan.
During a funeral for a slain local journalist today in the Bajaur tribal agency, Faqir Mohammed said the Taliban would continue to strike at NATO and allied forces inside Afghanistan, as is their religious duty. “We will not attack government positions and whoever indulges in such an attack will be treated as an enemy," Faqir said, addressing 5,000 mourners and supporters of the Taliban. "We are Muslims and the enemy of infidels. We will continue our jihad in Afghanistan as long as the foreign allied forces are there."
Faqir’s vow to attack US forces comes the same day as Pakistan’s foreign minister said it’s the government has “a comprehensive strategy to address militancy and terrorism and our strategy has three broad elements: political, socio-economic and military.”
“We believe that military action alone will not be effective in permanently ending the phenomenon of terrorism,” said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. “We are reaching out to the tribal leaders and notables as part of the political element of our overall strategy in fight against terrorism.”
Qureshi said this program would halt attacks both inside and outside of Pakistan. “The political engagement is possible only with those who renounce militancy and violence; don’t allow the use of Pakistan’s territory against any other country; and do not help foreign terrorist elements to find hideouts in Pakistan’s territory,” the Associated Press of Pakistan reported, based on Qureshi’s statements.
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Another opportunity for Obama to talk without preconditions.
This Taliban leader is really not going to conduct attacks, he is going to direct them. He will probably remain miles away when the attacks actually take place. Typical terrorist, always finding someone else to take the fall. What I don’t get is how they find so many people willing to just run into a hail of bullets, or carry a live explosive which can be detonated by remote control while they are carrying it. Just stupid.
“We will drive the infidel out of all Moslem lands, and- hey, what’s that humming noise?”
(thanks ernest)
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