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| Taliban take over emerald mines in Swat! | |
| 2009-03-24 | |
| The Taleban in Pakistan's strife-torn district of Swat have taken over operations in its emerald mines. The mines, which produce emeralds of international quality, were previously controlled by the Pakistani government. They were taken over by the Taleban four months ago following a ceasefire between militants and the government. Until then, Swat was the scene of 18 months of conflict between the security forces and Taleban militants fighting to implement Islamic Sharia law. The mines, along with the Panjshir mines in Afghanistan, hold the largest known deposits of emeralds in South Asia.
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #6 War on terror? It's been lost to Hussein the Magic Monkey the day he walked in the White House. Now it's "Oversea Contingencies Operations" And why would Islam need Emerald mines? They have Saudia's and the USA's treasury to draw from now. No, what they need is stealth for the completion of their takeover. |
| Posted by: Ming the Merciless 2009-03-24 22:04 |
| #5 They better stay away from the mines of Moria. Bad things lurk down there. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-03-24 22:01 |
| #4 Whether Crakistani or Talibani the funds derived from any venture by either of these parties is funding Islamic Aggression, period. WOT should have been called what it is from the beginning a war on Islamofascism, or simply the USA vs Wahabbism round 1. See, that fixes it. |
| Posted by: Tiny Claising3177 2009-03-24 19:55 |
| #3 What's a large carat emerald worth these days? Certainly not more than a kg of heroin. |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2009-03-24 18:32 |
| #2 Emeralds and opium--sources of |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-03-24 18:22 |
| #1 "Blood Emeralds"? |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-03-24 17:19 |