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2008-08-25 India-Pakistan

Pakistan bans Taliban after suicide bombings

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Posted by gorb 2008-08-25 09:05|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Pakistan bans Taliban
All we have to do is ban them, and our job is done here! Nothing more to see, move along.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-08-25 10:14|| 2008-08-25 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow. Now I know what it was like on VJ-Day or...something.

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-25 10:14|| 2008-08-25 10:14|| Front Page Top

#3 I wound't say it's completely meaningless.

The Pakistanis have finally gotten an inkling, after the millionth time the taliban have blown up Pakistani civilians, that maybe, just Maybe, they don't have their best interests at heart.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-08-25 10:19|| 2008-08-25 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 It's just a political move. Mulla Omar or OBL would be elected for president of Pakistan in a landslide if a free & open election were to be held. The Pakis loooove their Taliban.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-08-25 15:03|| 2008-08-25 15:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Not sure. The taliban surrogate MMA lost big the last election. Of course the Paki electorate could have thought them no pure enough.

Posted by ed 2008-08-25 15:08|| 2008-08-25 15:08|| Front Page Top

#6 It seems like the Pak government, such as it is, finally understands that it's survival depends on destroying Taliban. As poor as their army is and as bad as it gets undercut by Taliban sympathies, they seem to be able to inflict harm to them.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-08-25 16:39|| 2008-08-25 16:39|| Front Page Top

#7 7 years late

Posted by Funkymonkey 2008-08-25 18:35|| 2008-08-25 18:35|| Front Page Top

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