Baitullah Mehsud, the Taliban leader in Pakistan, center with his back to the camera. Even Peshawar is threatened by the Taliban, the police say. Associated Press/New York TimesFrom Captain's Quarters:
This is very important testimony from someone in Pakistan who should know.
Al Qaeda and Taliban are planning to stage terrorist strikes similar to the 9/11 attacks in the US and Europe, NWFP police chief Malik Navid told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Monday.
The briefing, on the law and order situation in NWFP, informed the committee that the extremists were spreading throughout Pakistan, adding they planned to destabilise the Middle East to have a launch pad for terrorist attacks on the US or Europe. He said Arabs and people from other countries had entered Afghanistan in large numbers between 1979 and 1995, adding some had expertise in making biochemical weapons. He urged the government to focus on curbing militancy in the country, saying the activities of militants were rapidly increasing.
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My Comment: An excellent and frightening post from the Captain's Journal. The FBI and other officials from the U.S. Government have been discounting his threats .... but as I said in a post a few days ago, I think this is a mistake. Baitullah Mehsud and his organization are very very dangerous. His network and support structure is vastly larger than Al Qaeda's. They have a safe haven that has been earned by defeating the Pakistani Army and its intelligence apparatus .... meaning that they are not afraid to fight. If there is a terror organization in the world that can pull off a WMD attack on the west .... including on the U.S. .... it is this group.
This is a must read post.
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