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| Pakistan Govt Falls for the Oldest Trick in Book -- Moslem Honor |
| 2004-05-15 |
| An amnesty deal for foreign militants in Pakistan’s Afghan border region has suffered a setback, with them failing to begin registering as agreed. Under the deal, the fighters would be able to stay if they halted activities against Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan has now given local tribesmen who brokered the deal more time but said they might face legal action if they failed to deliver. Hundreds of foreign militants are thought to be hiding in the region. .... Local tribesmen are now believed to be pursuing more consultations with the foreign fighters - mainly Arabs, Uzbeks, Chechens and Afghans. But Asmatullah Gandapur, an administrator in South Waziristan, told 100 local tribal elders in the region’s main town, Wana, on Friday that the government’s patience was running out. "We are working with full restraint but if tribesmen do not fulfil their collective and territorial responsibilities, the law will take action against them," Mr Gandapur told the Associated Press news agency. .... Wednesday’s announcement that the fighters had agreed to the amnesty deal came after two deadlines set by the Pakistani authorities for foreigners to register or face renewed force had passed. More than 100 militants and troops were killed in the fighting in March. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #7 I didn't see it. But yes, it's time for him. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-16 8:37:13 AM |
| #6 That be Southpark Shipman. Did you see Chipolini pull his brain dead sit up and crash routine from a couple of days ago? The guy should retire, shameful. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-05-15 8:49:21 PM |
| #5 When I find out were Lucky lives I'm gonna buy him big meal and happy juice. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-15 2:32:42 PM |
| #4 ... the government’s patience was running out. Our patience is running out, but if you continue to stonewall and defy us, well........ our patience will still be running out. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-05-15 12:26:42 PM |
| #3 Army of S -- And, of course, Matthews just ate this crap up. |
| Posted by: Infidel Bob 2004-05-15 8:43:33 AM |
| #2 Angry Arab Blogster takes a piece out of oily Saudi mouthpiece, Adil al-Jubayr: I was getting ready to grade some papers (I have graded none so far), when a familiar voice from the TV blasting outside came on. It was the Saudi Crown Prince's advisor on National Security, `Adil Al-Jubayr, who resides in Washington, DC. Now imagine if "Bush"'s National Security Advisor resides in Paris, France. That is hilarious. He was on MSNBC's Hardball (how much Mathews hated me the one time he had me on). He took it upon himself to lecture the US about humane and civil treatment of prisoners. I kid you not. Now `Adil and I go a long way back. He took some classes with me at Georgetown and Angry Arab had some fun at his expense in a few classes. At one point, in one IR class, I had to turn to him and say in front of the class: "You really do not have to propagandize for the House of Saudi IN CLASS. Do that outside of class." It was incredible. And this Al-Jubayr was telling the American audience today about the civilized methods of interrogation in Saudi Arabia, where beheading of lovers still takes place, and where women are still stoned, and where people who enjoy their drugs are executed, and where the prisons of Prince Nayif are run like medieval dungeons with routine torture, and urination over the heads of inmates. And the propagandists of the House of Saudi are now allowed to preach tolerance and humane treatment on US TV? http://angryarab.blogspot.com/ |
| Posted by: Army of Satan 2004-05-15 2:33:21 AM |
| #1 The Brotheren Abu? Yes Lucky, my brothers in allah. Would you like to become muslim? Can I travel Abu? Oh yes, we have many ways. All the guys are friendly. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-05-15 12:40:11 AM |