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2008-10-01 India-Pakistan

'Pakistan turns to tribal militias to combat Taliban'

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Posted by Fred 2008-10-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: TTP

#1 If I was a certain clan in Pak-Land whose land Binny and the other Al Qaeda big wigs are I would be negotiating with the US Government directly. My opening bid would 100 million and two hundred green cards.

Posted by Penguin 2008-10-01 01:39|| 2008-10-01 01:39|| Front Page Top

#2 They could set up as goatherds in California and the Southeast, so they'd have familiar jobs; in California the goats could clear eucalyptus trees and brush from the fire-prone hillsides, and in the Southeast the goats could eat kudzu. The follow-on sales might be a bit problamatic, though -- I'm not sure eucalyptus-flavoured chevre' would be a big seller.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-10-01 06:14|| 2008-10-01 06:14|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm not sure eucalyptus-flavoured chevre' would be a big seller.

They don't have to sell them for eating. Could even rent them to homesick kinfolk.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-10-01 07:45|| 2008-10-01 07:45|| Front Page Top

#4 But many rebelled after the Taliban tried to impose a harsh system of Islamic rule on the local population,

"You will tear my Playboy from my cold dead hands"

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-10-01 08:37|| 2008-10-01 08:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Oddly enough I had the idea of getting a few goats to clear my land last week, the first person I contacted said she only raised Show Goats? And wouldn't lend me any. Odd?

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-10-01 09:24|| 2008-10-01 09:24|| Front Page Top

#6 There are a few goat herders who provide grazing/clearing as a service. I'm not surprised that breeders who show their livestock wouldn't lend them out to random inquirers, tho. I have show dogs who can flush and retrieve birds or course rabbits/hares, and I certainly wouldn't lend them out to random hunters ....

Posted by lotp 2008-10-01 10:48|| 2008-10-01 10:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Penguin is right. The best deals to be had are probably from Uncle Sam, if you don't mind relocating. But hurray! Offer is available for a limited time only.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-10-01 12:41|| 2008-10-01 12:41|| Front Page Top

#8 I believe I was unclear, I've never heard of SHOW goats.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-10-01 16:11|| 2008-10-01 16:11|| Front Page Top

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