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| Army incensed over mutilations | |
| 2007-10-11 | |
| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (UPI) -- Pakistani soldiers fighting pro-Taliban militants in the country's tribal areas allegedly have seen bodies mutilated by insurgents, it was reported Wednesday. The mutilations have included decapitations and burning, Pakistan’s English language newspaper Dawn reported Wednesday, quoting a security official. “This is not something new. No culture allows mutilation of bodies. Only terrorists can do such a thing,” the official said.
Residents in the some of the tribal areas hit by the military are reportedly suspected of being supporters of the militants either by choice or by force. “Locals should ask those who fire on security forces, carry out ambushes and roadside bombings and then hide amongst them," Dawn quoted Pakistan military spokesman Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad as saying. "If militants fire on us from rooftops and compounds, they become legitimate targets.” | |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #10 Only the Purest™ among the Land of the Pure™ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-11 21:07 |
| #9 Not. Enough. Popcorn. |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-10-11 14:59 |
| #8 Incensed? Enough to go truly Medieval on the Salaamies? |
| Posted by: doc 2007-10-11 13:21 |
| #7 "This is not something new. No culture allows mutilation of bodies. Only terrorists can do such a thing," the official said. [points to ISI's neatly made bed] Lie down, @ssholes, it's bedtime. unless it's muzz daughters' genitals. Le bingo, M. Murcek! Of course, the rules are different for the Israelis and Americans. Not a squeak about decapitations of Western hostages, of course. Much like how the Palestinians are finally getting a chance to enjoy the ultimate fruits of innumerable splinter groups and their fascination with unchecked violence, so is Pakistan finally reaping the whirlwind of its obsession with Islamic Purity™. It will be interesting in the extreme to see how these conniving Islamists come to terms with their sudden revulsion over how their pet terrorists deal with them. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-11 13:11 |
| #6 Years ago in Lebanon a Soviet KGB agent was kidnapped my one of the local militias there. The KGB then picked up the militia leaders son, and "mutilated" him before slitting his throat and returning the body to the militia leader. The KGB agent was released almost immediately... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2007-10-11 11:54 |
| #5 So does anybody think they'll be incensed enough to fight? |
| Posted by: treo 2007-10-11 10:54 |
| #4 Atrocities are actually good for morale. It will help the Pak army rank and file realize that above all else, they don't want to be captured. And they also won't be too kind to any Taliban they capture either. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-10-11 10:48 |
| #3 Residents in the some of the tribal areas hit by the military are reportedly suspected of being supporters of the militants either by choice or by force. “Locals should ask those who fire on security forces, carry out ambushes and roadside bombings and then hide amongst them," Dawn quoted Pakistan military spokesman Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad as saying. "If militants fire on us from rooftops and compounds, they become legitimate targets.” Of course, the rules are different for the Israelis and Americans. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2007-10-11 09:54 |
| #2 "No culture allows mutilation" - unless it's muzz daughters' genitals. They think that's OK A couple years back, some of out special forces guys were accused of burning bodies and the US media wanted 'em strung up. In this case, it gets tossed off as part of the colorful local culture. Feh... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-10-11 09:42 |
| #1 Residents in the some of the tribal areas hit by the military are reportedly suspected of being supporters of the militants either by choice or by force. I suspect that's probably correct, in some of the cases, either by supposition or hypothesis. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-10-11 09:42 |