PESHAWAR: A Taliban spokesman warned the media for "the last time" on Friday against "ignoring" his group's viewpoint, and claimed newspapers and TV channels were "hiding the truth".
You have to threaten the media to get them to tell things your way? What a novel idea ...
The warning by Muhammad Umar -- a "spokesman for the Taliban Media Centre"" in North Waziristan -- was emailed to the media hours after a deadly attack targeted an army convoy in North Waziristan.
Taliban Media Centre? They had media in the 9th century?
| Does anyone in the core of Pakistan care what's happening in North Waziristan other than the army and President Ten Percent's office? Other than hearing about army heroics and Taliban body counts, I mean. |
"Why is the media only conveying the army's point of view? Is this proof that the media is also working as an ally for the government and the army? Or they are being forced to hide the truth?" reads the email. "This email should be considered a last warning for the media of Pakistan. If the media doesn't stop working as an ally of the government and the army, the Taliban would have to treat the media as they want to be treated."
Muhammad Umar said the media could either be with "the terrorists or the truth".
| Perhaps Mr. Umar should set up an account on Blogger. He could call it "The Student Teaches" (Talib means student -- see how clever that is?) His Bloid girls could wear the latest fashion in burqas... On second thought, better he stick to dancing boys. |
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