Posted on 06/07/2009 11:16:43 AM PDT by Starman417
The news outlets are a'hum today with 400 approx villagers from Upper Dir district's Haya Gai area who formed a militia, and did their own vigilante mission thru five villages to hunt Taliban. Their complacence with Taliban muscle rule broke after a homicide bomber killed 33 during weekly prayer services on Friday.
The citizens' militia has occupied three of the villages and is trying to push the Taliban out of the other two. Some 20 houses suspected of harboring Taliban were destroyed, he said. At least four militants were killed, he said.The government has in the past encouraged local citizens to set up militias, known as lashkars, to oust Taliban fighters.
"It is something very positive that tribesmen are standing against the militants. It will discourage the miscreants," Rehman said. [Atif-ur-Rehman, the district coordination officer]
The Taliban, violating the latest in a serious of truces over the years, predictably took advantage of the agreement and have been aggressively expanding territory and control. Just as in Iraq, where clerics and tribal leaders turned on the militant jihadis and their oppressive rule (aka the Sunni Awakening), local villagers are doing the same in Taliban controlled area... and is welcomed action by the Pakistani government.
It was the latest in a series of instances of people turning their guns on the Taliban in recent weeks and trying to force them out of their areas and will encourage the Pakistani government which needs public support to defeat the militants.The United States, which needs sustained Pakistani action to help defeat al Qaeda and cut off militant support for the insurgency in Afghanistan, will also be heartened by the move.
The Pakistani military has been battling Taliban in the Swat valley, northwest of the capital, for more than a month after the militants took advantage of a peace pact to gain new ground.
The army offensive has broad public support even though many in Pakistan are ambivalent about the Taliban and are wary of the government's close alliance with the United States.
It was only a little over a week ago where Chris Brummitt of the AP was reporting that villagers were outraged at the Pakistani Army's successful mission, driving the Taliban out of Sultanwas.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...
Islam is nothing but trouble. They cannot even get along with each other, yet so many Westerners think that they will like us. Let them stay in Islamic countries.
In response, Holder is ordering a Federal civil-rights investigation.
If 400 Americans did this they would send in the Army to punish the Vigilante’s.
This is the only way to defeat the taliban, by the citizens running them off and hanging anyone who doesnt like it.
Law abiding people vastly outnumber terrorists in Pakistan, in spite of the existence of a grotesque and perverse “religion.” And actual Americans outnumber America hating leftists in the US. The founders knew that an armed public could overthrow a criminal government, should it ever become necessary. It was one of the principle reasons for the 2nd amendment.
If this kind of thing catches on, I might be persuaded that not ALL muslimes are evil. THIS is the kind of “Not in our name” response the muslim community needed to exhibit 10 years ago, and on the myriad occasions since when islamic barbarians went on their murderous rampages. Granted, in this circumstance, the villagers were only retaliating for offenses against themselves, but at least it bespeaks a moral courage that has been hitherto notable only in its absence.
~~Hallelujah ... they’re not going to take it anymore, thank God... PING!
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‘Pakistan has awakened’: Locals fight back against Taliban
A new militia is targeting militants in revenge for a mosque bombing Friday. Some say it could be a turning of the tide in public sentiment, driven by recent Army successes.
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An estimated 1,500 locals in dozens of villages, some shouting “Pakistan has awakened” and toting rifles and machine guns, are fighting against 250 militants, according to local news sources. The locals have asked the military to intervene by attacking Taliban strongholds with helicopter gunships.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0607/p06s08-wosc.html
~~PING!
Self defense is not vigilantism. In this case someone attacked them, they attacked back.
Too FReeping bad for the Talibunnies.
Hallejah is right! Thanks for the ping.
Depends on whether this is a “not in our name” or a “not in our back yard” reaction, dont it?
But yeah...
You can’t beat an insurgency UNTIL the locals get fed up and pick a side and stick with it. If they pick “our side” we can help them over the hump. If they pick the other’n, then they’re all valid targets and the problem can be resolved that way. The middle way? Nothing but random slaughter, horror, misery and useless death.
Gotta pick a side in such fights. The middle ground is called no man’s land for a reason.
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