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October 15, 2009

Taliban Leader Wants to Islamise Pakistan then attack India

Topics: Pakistan, Political News and commentaries

Barack Obama wants to consider negotiating with "moderate elements" of the Taliban? If this is story is any indication of the Taliban's overall intentions, and it indeed is, perhaps he might rethink the idea:

Islamabad, 14 October (AKI) - The Pakistani Taliban's new leader Hakimullah Mehsud warned India of future attacks and sent a message to Pakistan's army that if it wanted a halt to attacks, it would have to stop taking orders from the Americans.

"We are fighting the Pakistan army, police and the frontier corps, because they are following American orders. If they stop following their orders, we will stop fighting them," said Mehsud in a video interview aired by British news channel Sky News on Wednesday.

Mehsud also said he would send his soldiers to the Indian border to fight once Pakistan had been turned into an Islamic state.

"We want an Islamic state. If we get that, then we will go to the borders and help fight the Indians."

Attempting to split the Taliban and "peel off" militants from the main jihadist group sounds like a reasonable idea, but if the idea had merit, it seems that the Pakistani government would have already been able to accomplish it. Giving up our goal to defeat the Taliban would be a catastrophe for America, our own interests, and major allies such as India and Pakistan.

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H/t - Kisan

Posted by Richard at October 15, 2009 10:56 AM

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