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2007-04-15 India-Pakistan

Criminal gangs, not Taliban, threatening traders: Virk

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Taliban are not a criminal gang? Why do they act so like one, then?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-15 07:46|| 2007-04-15 07:46|| Front Page Top

#2 If you study 'irregular warfare' the line between criminal and thug and 'insurgent' is something that is crossed over with great frequency. Many of the 'popular' leaders of the Spanish uprising against the Napoleonic French were previous bandits and criminals. The one successful French Marshal in Spain, Suchet focused upon going after these people with a good degree of success. It's a tactical and strategic mistake to consider the brigands something that just the police can deal with. Drive it to the ground, kill it, and your difficulties will be greatly reduced. That was reflected in Western Iraq where AQ exploited the a priori smuggler and criminal networks for so long to sustain their operations.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-04-15 09:14|| 2007-04-15 09:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Criminal gangs, not Taliban, threatening traders:

There's a difference?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-15 12:00|| 2007-04-15 12:00|| Front Page Top

#4 "Don Vito sez you ain't s'pposed to shave nobody no more!"
"But I am just a simple barber! How will I make my living? And why are you wearing a turban, Clemenza?"

Posted by Fred 2007-04-15 13:21|| 2007-04-15 13:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Re #2 & #3, I refer you to this pdf linked to by Lotp :

STREET GANGS:
THE NEW URBAN INSURGENCY

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-04-15 13:31|| 2007-04-15 13:31|| Front Page Top

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