Oct 18 2006
AQ Getting Cold Shoulder From Taliban?
Seems that AQ is wearing out its welcome in many places these days. Here is some indication that in the heart of the Taliban, the desire is for Al Qaeda to just go away:
In the Waziristan region of Pakistan, al Qaeda seems to have committed two particular blunders. The first was trying to take on the Pakistani government, which led to retaliation in force, most of which ended up landing on the tribes rather than al Qaeda’s minions. At the same time, some al Qaeda, apparently unhappy over the lack of enthusiasm displayed by the tribes for global jihad, tried some strong-arm tactics. This included harassing, and in some cases killing, tribal leaders. These actions annoyed the tribes. One result was the recent agreement between the Pakistani government and tribal leaders, that left the latter in charge of policing their own areas, if the government agreed not to harass them. In addition, some of the tribes have been taking action against “foreigners.” How much action, is as yet unclear, but regional al Qaeda leaders reportedly “apologized” for the actions of some of their followers.
I still say Pakistan is the place to watch this year in the war on terror.
October 31 headlines read.
OBL is confirmed dead.
I would eat 30 bite size snickers in celebration.
Ain’t gonna happen. Not before election
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/775564.html
For enforcement: France warns Israel!
I read that article, and it says that ” Israel had gathered clear evidence that Syria was transfering arms and ammunition to Lebanon [to attack Israel with], meaning that the embargo imposed by UN Resolution 1701 was not being completely enforced. ”
Isn’t Fwance supposed to stop the Syrians from sending in arms?
Why are they sitting on their hands instead of enforcing the UN embargo?
When push comes to shove, France always folds.
Ken by the time France gets up the cajones to knock down an Israeli f16 the Muslims will have joined the FN party.
Besides, then Israeli soldiers could then place blue helmets on their walls next to their hezbolla flags.