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India-Pakistan

Cleric beheaded

2006-11-04

MIRANSHAH: Local Taliban in North Waziristan beheaded an Islamic cleric for allegedly spying for the United States in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday. The decapitated body of Maulvi Salahuddin, 50, was found on Friday morning in Makeen area, 75 kilometres south of Miranshah. A note attached to the body warned: The Maulvi was an American spy and all of you will face this (fate) if you follow him.

Meanwhile, local Taliban in Wana on Friday addressed a local jirga on new rules to punish collaborators and criminals. They informed the 300-strong congregation of tribal elders that they would first warn a collaborators family of the consequences of working for the Americans. But if the suspect continued spying, he would be executed. Separately, seven men convicted of banditry by the Taliban were paraded in a Wana bazaar after having had their hair torn out in fistfuls as punishment.

Posted by:Fred

#4 There are always those who work both sides of the street too. When they become a liability rather than an asset then they can be loaded down with info that points them out. There must be at least three ways to play the game. Lansdale had Marchetti take care of doubles who got tiresome. On Payday you took them for a ride and when they got in the backseat you reached across with the money and dropped it in the floor just before they could take it from your hand. Ooops.

When they leaned over to pick up the money dropped on the floor you leaned over the seat, caught them on the collar to hold them there, and shot them in the back of the head and told the driver to head for the "dump".

Payday had several meanings. They are always easy to find on payday. But that's for handling Doubles.

For those who were on the other side that you wanted to "taint" you had to be subtle, but not too subtle. Their communications were deliberately "soiled". It was as good as pointing a finger. Fortunately Intell and counter-Intell are usually a small circle.
Those you cant "recruit" you smear.

Posted by: Angleton 9 2006-11-04 09:05

#3 Kinda takes me back 40 years to another little skirmish in south asia where they killed the village chiefs.

Posted by: Skidmark 2006-11-04 02:20

#2 Great, maybe we can paint our worst enemies as spies and let the Muzzies kill them for us

That would involve pushing the likes of abu Bakr Bashir or Yusuf Qaradawi out of a moving car in front of his favorite mosque while clad in a brand new hand-stitched silk suit with its pockets stuffed full of Cuban cigars and hundred dollar bills. All obligatory hand waves, blown kisses and cries of "thanks for all the help!" provided at no extra cost.

Not that I'm against such a thing, mind you.

Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-04 01:35

#1 Great, maybe we can paint our worst enemies as spies and let the Muzzies kill them for us

Posted by: anon1 2006-11-04 00:26

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