The fucking Taleban move beyond Swat into Buner, breaking the peace deal

[cali]

Swat's Taleban expand operations
By Syed Shoaib Hasan
BBC News, Islamabad



The Taleban have not yet heeded calls to disarm
Taleban militants operating in Pakistan's Swat region who agreed a peace deal with the government have expanded operations into nearby Buner.

Dozens of militants have been streaming into bordering Buner to take over mosques and government offices.

Buner is part of the Malakand region, which has just seen the implementation of Sharia law under the peace deal.

But the Taleban have mainly operated in Swat, where they fought the army from August 2007 until this year's deal.

Under the deal the Taleban were expected to disarm.

Buner district is only about 100km (62 miles) from the capital, Islamabad.

Mian Iftikhar Hussain, information minister for North West Frontier Province, said he had received reports of the Taleban expansion.


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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8010148.stm

[dionysus]

1. b-b-b-but they're misunderstood... okay, i can't even pretend to post like the resident taliban

defenders... they're too crazy...
this is a serious problem...

[cali]

2. very, very serious.

the Pakistani government is in grave trouble. And as for the fucking idiots who have a fit everytime the Taleban is mentioned, well, what can you say about morons?

[dionysus]

3. the burka defenders from this morning were twacked...

[Yunomi]

4. Appeasement does not work

with these people. Just like the Nazis, they take compromise as a sign of weakness, and will expand until they are physically stopped. I don't understand why the Pakistanis aren't getting this.

[dionysus]

5. i think they get it, i don't think they can handle it themselves.

damned if i know what the solution is.

[Odin2005]

10. Because Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, is in cahoots with the Taliban and...

The ISI is who is really in charge when push comes to shove.

[east texas lib]

6. If they ever gain possession of Pakistan's nukes...

They would use them without hesitation on those they deem unholy. Which would be pretty much
anybody not sharing their beliefs. You've just gotta love the apocalyptic nature of the Abrahamic
religions.

[cali]

7. I don't know if they'd use them, but I certainly think that's within the realm of possibility

and if they manage to completely destabilize Pakistan, I can't imagine the ramifications.

[Odin2005]

11. If the Taliban gets the nukes there will be a thermonuclear war in South Asia...

...leaving tens of millions dead. If China and Russia get involved because of perceived threats to the balance of power from India and the US we risk World War 3. :scared:

[uppityperson]

8. k&r

[Odin2005]

9. Neville Chamberlain strikes again.

One should never appease fanatics. This is the major reason we are in Afghanistan.