Friday, October 2, 2009

Losing in Pakistan


MINGORA | Courts are back in session in Pakistan's Swat Valley after a three-month hiatus because of an army offensive against Taliban militants. How well the judiciary performs may be crucial in ensuring the insurgents do not return.

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Judges are now using new legal regulations that promise quicker justice and conformance to Islamic law - rules that were introduced as part of a peace deal struck with militants in February. But legal officials said that did not mean judges would be handing down floggings and executions - the kind of punishments favored by the Taliban.


Am I the only one who thinks we are losing the War On Terror?

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