May 23, 2008

Taliban Reiterate Stance on Killing Westerners in Afghanistan

Pakistan's brilliant strategy of negotiating with Islamist terrorists seems to be paying off. For them. For us? Not so much.

IHT:

Tehrik-e-Taliban announced a cease-fire in Pakistan's tribal regions last month. [Faqir] Mohammed said Friday the group would hold its fire as long as peace talks continue with the Pakistani government.

"We will not attack government positions and whoever indulges in such an attack will be treated as an enemy," he said.

But Mohammed said the Western troops in Afghanistan remained a legitimate target.

"We are Muslims and the enemy of infidels," Mohammed told the gathering. "We will continue our jihad (holy war) in Afghanistan as long as the foreign allied forces are there."

Sooner or later there will come a reckoning with Pakistan. Unlike other countries with Islamist and terrorist sympathies, Pakistan has nukes. So do we. More of them. And we know how to use them.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 01:28 PM | |