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Welcome to Waziristan, bin Laden

I must admit, I have been waaaaay behind on the news these days. Call it life; call it political overload; call it what you will, I simply disconnected for a bit. Frankly, I don't know how anyone can pay as much attention to the news as I was and not feel a bit overwhelmed: the war against Islamo-fascism rages on across the globe, the political spin begins for mid-term elections, and Muslims continue their violent form of extortion at any perceived slight to Islam. For crying out loud, can't the world just slow down, take a deep breath, and relax for five seconds?

Seriously though, I'm back and catching up on the news. Thanks to an article in The Weekly Standard written by our friend Daveed Gartenstein-Ross with Bill Roggio, I'm now deeply convinced that the world will never stop for five seconds for that deep breath. *sigh*

In the early days of this month, Pakistan made a peace agreement with the Taliban insurgency in North Waziristan on the border with Afghanistan. Basically, they've ceded all authority to the Taliban and Al Qaeda in that region. But wait... it gets worse: Not only did Pakistan give Waziristan to the terrorists, they then released prisoners they'd been holding from four years of warfare in that region. Yep, jihadists who will now return to Waziristan to carry on the insurgency and plot terrorist attacks worldwide from their safe haven, courtesy of the Pakistani government. Gee, thanks Pervez.

Immediately after the Pakistani delegation left, al Qaeda's flag was run up the flagpole of abandoned military checkpoints, and the Taliban began looting leftover small arms. The Taliban also held a "parade" in the streets of Miranshah. Clearly, they view their "truce" with Pakistan as a victory. It is trumpeted as such on jihadist websites.
Read the full article and tell me that we're not in for more trouble around the globe now, all courtesy of our buddy Musharraf. With friends like this, who needs enemies?

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