Pakistani Taliban Declares Allegiance to ISIS

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The Pakistani Taliban group of Tahreek-e-Khilafat (the Caliphate Movement) declared their allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), one of the extremist warring groups in the Middle East.

The ISIS has captured vast areas of Iraq and Syria under the leadership of Al-Baghdadi. Recently, the group has started to gain much influence in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border as well as some other areas in central and southern Asia. The group is said to be a potential rival to the Al-Qaeda network, to which it claims no ties.

Analysts believe that since Pakistan is a safe haven to many surge groups, there is a high possibility that some other extremists groups will also pledge allegiance to Al-Baghdadi.

"ISIS might not offer any practical aids to the surge groups in the tribal areas of Pakistan; but the groups could get inspirations from ISIS and follow their policy regardless," Pakistani military analyst, Amir Rana, said.

http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/15548-pakistani-taliban-declares-allegiance-to-isis

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1. w, Cheney, Rummy, and so on just had to get in there

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2. That's really comforting, coming from a nuclear state and all...

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3. Interview - Militants in Lebanon seek to emulate Islamic State

(Reuters) - The success of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has emboldened like-minded militants in Lebanon who believe they can emulate it, the interior minister said, confirming the militant Sunni group had now appeared in Beirut for the first time.

In an interview with Reuters, Nohad Machnouk also signalled there would be no quick end to the political instability buffeting Lebanon. He forecast the country would remain without a president for at least six more months.

Indicating how the country's politics remains hostage to events in the wider region, Machnouk said the fate of the presidency that fell empty in May was out of Lebanese hands.

That suggests no imminent deal between competing states such as Iran and Saudi Arabia that wield influence in Beirut through their alliances with rival Lebanese groups.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/10/uk-lebanon-minister-idINKBN0FF1I620140710

Everybody loves a winner.

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4. This not good...

totally predictable, of course, but not good.

We invade a country, destroy its infrastructure, drive half the population out of the country, ruin the economy, and schools, and hospitals, and jobs..
install a puppet to govern, and then act surprised when the ignored lessons of history repeat themselves.

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5. And many Iraqi families are now hard core America haters for killing their kin and ruining ....

.... country. Saddam was an evil man but he used to shoot al Qaeda people on the spot
but now much of Syria and Iraq will become a new country that is al Qaeda friendly.

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6. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, and I think the wind is rising. nt

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7. In other news

The MIC goes into simultaneous multiple orgasms over the newer more dangerous global War on Terra and the new Cold War.

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