Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror [View All]

[HopeHoops]

Source: AP

ISLAMABAD – The local government will distribute 30,000 rifles to villagers to help security forces fight the growing strength of Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, a top official said Sunday.
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It did not say when the weapons would be handed out, or if villagers would be armed in the province's Swat valley, where security forces and Taliban militants are observing a week-old cease-fire while seeking a peace accord.

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Call me crazy, but this somehow doesn't strike me as the best idea anyone has ever had.