Musharraf has a bull's eye on his head

[donsu]

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HE05Df02.html


It's showdown time in Pakistan

Across the jihadi world, there is a strong conviction that by the end of this year Taliban leader Mullah Omar will be back in power in Afghanistan, from where he was driven by US-led forces in 2001.

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What the US is asking for, in effect, is a Tora Bora-style aerial bombing of the area, similar to that undertaken in the mountains of that name in Afghanistan during the rout of the Taliban five years ago. (Incidentally, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden escaped from Tora Bora long before the bombs began to fall.)

The Taliban are integrated into the local population and there would be high civilian casualties. This is considered acceptable as civilians would be deemed Taliban sympathizers.

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In response, the Taliban, along with al-Qaeda, have a counter-plan in which they will go on the offensive, and an extensive network is primed to launch attacks on the Pakistani establishment.

This is the first time since the fall of the Taliban that the al-Qaeda leadership has activated Pakistani jihadis all over the country for operations both inside and outside the country.

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[enigma000]

1. Pakistan just made the top 10 "most failed" states list

That's not good news. Don't know where this is going, but I suspect nowhere good.

[jayfish]

2. He Should, He's A Dictator Who Came To Power...

by overthrowing a democracy. Too bad it's religious zealots who are lining up the shot though.

Jay