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The Jewish Chronicle

Osama’s Useful Idiots threaten the terror war

The Pakistan government have handed over a fifth of the country to the Taliban

February 19, 2009 10:40

By

Tim Marshall,

Tim Marshall

2 min read

This week the Pakistani government woke up to its worst nightmare and promptly dreamed up a plan which is likely to make things worse, Pakistan is now sleepwalking to disaster.

The nightmare is an Islamist victory. It has been partially handed to the Taliban on an altar, upon which has been sacrificed the soul of Pakistan.

The government has signed a deal with the Pakistan Taliban allowing Sharia law to replace state law for Malakand Agency. Malakand is a huge area in the North West Frontier, which includes Swat province, just 100 miles from the capital. In addition, the Army, in an admission of defeat, will ‘suspend operations’ across the region bordering Afghanistan.

This means that the Pakistani Government does not control, militarily or legally, a fifth of the country.