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India-Pakistan
Mehsud faction rises against Baitullah
2009-06-15
Couldn't agree on who would wear the bejeweled turban, could they?
LAHORE: An influential leader of the Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan Agency, Qari Zainuddin, said he had mobilised 3,000 armed followers to attempt to wipe out Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Baitullah Mehsud and drive his Al Qaeda supporters out of the country.

In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Zainuddin declared that Mehsud had betrayed both his religion and his tribe. Zainuddin told the paper that Islam did not allow “these bombings in mosques, in markets, in hospitals”. Ha said he did not agree with Mehsud, responsible for sending out hundreds of suicide bombers and staging attacks across the country.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  The Zach Mousawi pattern seems to be repeating. These guys seem to have a problem figuring out where effective intimidation ends and vengeful retaliation begins.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-06-15 09:45  

#2  [funky skunk has been pooplisted.]
Posted by: funky skunk   2009-06-15 09:10  

#1  Looks like Baitullah Mehsud's actions are not considered to be in the best interests of the tribe as a whole. Ejection called for.
Posted by: tipover   2009-06-15 00:31  

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