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2004-09-21 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-09-21 3:07:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Again, during and following the Soviet war in Afghanistan, a significant number of former Soviet troops (captured/defected)into the area along the Pak/Afghan border. These former Soviets (Chechen, Tajik, Uzbek, etc) were given a choice embrace local customsâ¦or lose your head.

These Frontier Independent Territories (FIT) have been semi-autonomous, mostly because theyâve made incursions into the FIT a losing proposition for both foreign (the Bengal Lancers of Britain) and governmental forces (Frontier Guides of the Pak Army). Both the British and the Pak govt were of the opinion that, as long as the FIT remained neutral in opposing the programs of the central government and didnât kill too many travelers who stumbled into their areas, they were left alone.

In the last three years, the population of the FIT, which is mostly 13th Century Islamic, has found thereâs power in the ballot box and have forced several Islamic moderates from office. In addition, itâs believed that a significant number of the terrorist attacks against the government and foreigners (mostly Christians) were hatched in the FIT. If that werenât enough, the remaining hard core Taliban and most likely Al Qaeda (to include Binnie and friends) are thought to be resident.

With the US election fast approaching, thereâs an increased urgency for Musharraf to FIND Binnie, or at least whatâs left of him. Look for increased activity as the election approaches.

Posted by RN 2004-09-21 8:12:12 AM|| 2004-09-21 8:12:12 AM|| Front Page Top

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