Pakistan gives in to (Taliban and al-Qaeda) tribesmen

[dArKeR]

AFP , ISLAMABAD
Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004,Page 4

Pakistan has accepted short-term defeat and risked the wrath of its US allies for long-term strategic gains by giving in to militant tribesmen backing al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters, an analyst said yesterday.

"It is a tactical retreat," retired army general Talat Masood said of the amnesty granted to five hardcore tribal fighters who have been supporting up to 600 mainly Chechen and Uzbek fighters linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

"The Pakistani authorities did not want military confrontation because they would not be achieving their political objectives: to open up the tribal areas, make it more transparent and establish the writ of the state," he said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/04/27/2003138280

[number6]

1. oh sh*t, better invade Pakistan

oops don't got no more troops ...
whats an empire to do ..

[Eye and Monkey]

2. What's an empire to do? - why, draft of course.

What's an empire without conscription? Better add impressment, as well.

[dArKeR]

3. '"Musharraf, pariah coup leader until the Bush Coup of 2000 who

became Bush's best friend' gives in to (Taliban and al-Qaeda) tribesmen". Would be a more honest title to this article.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/472968.stm


Pakistan Coup Anniversary: Human Rights Abuses Rampant
http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/10/postcoup.htm



Even as military leaders announced that Pakistan is to be governed by a National Security Council, the Commonwealth, holding an emergency meeting in London, decided to suspend Pakistan pending the restoration of democracy. A largely symbolic gesture, suspension from the Commonwealth carries no economic penalty, and Pakistan is far more concerned about the likely consequences of military rule on the IMF's next tranche. We have compiled a list of opinion pieces and links, as well as news sources that are providing regular updates of events in Pakistan. We will be updating this report daily and trying to provide additional resources as the situation develops.
http://www.asiasource.org/news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=2641

[htuttle]

4. That was the first military coup in a nuclear armed nation, wasn't it?

Now there's a milestone for ya.