Comments on: Schism http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/01/22/schism-3/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/01/22/schism-3/comment-page-1/#comment-316792 David Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7324#comment-316792 The best news in all of this is that the nominally Pakistani tribes are getting fed up with the al Quaeda presence in their areas: those guys are grudge-holders of the first water. I regret that I can't find the article to reference, but the NY Times (I believe... it was a few months back) reported a tribal force burning down an al Quaeda safehouse, amongst other incidents, prompted by the lack of civility, overweening arrogance, and abuse of local hospitality by al Quaeda fighters. The best news in all of this is that the nominally Pakistani tribes are getting fed up with the al Quaeda presence in their areas: those guys are grudge-holders of the first water.

I regret that I can’t find the article to reference, but the NY Times (I believe… it was a few months back) reported a tribal force burning down an al Quaeda safehouse, amongst other incidents, prompted by the lack of civility, overweening arrogance, and abuse of local hospitality by al Quaeda fighters.

]]> By: Zane http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/01/22/schism-3/comment-page-1/#comment-316439 Zane Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:02:40 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7324#comment-316439 Regrets, this is business as usual. Dr Fadl bothers Zawahiri, with whom it is a grudge match, but it's broadly accepted that the murderer Fadl is simply cozying up to the Egyptian government so he doesn't die in prison. AQ-style Sunni extremism has made a few inroads into the turf, but Hamas and Fatah are rival gangs who will tolerate no third gang in the hood. Nor will Hizballah, the de facto government of Lebanon--the Sunnis get away with almost nothing unless it has the tacit approval of Hizballah. I'd love to see them all in a slugfest cage match, but it's not going to happen. Regrets, this is business as usual. Dr Fadl bothers Zawahiri, with whom it is a grudge match, but it’s broadly accepted that the murderer Fadl is simply cozying up to the Egyptian government so he doesn’t die in prison. AQ-style Sunni extremism has made a few inroads into the turf, but Hamas and Fatah are rival gangs who will tolerate no third gang in the hood. Nor will Hizballah, the de facto government of Lebanon–the Sunnis get away with almost nothing unless it has the tacit approval of Hizballah.

I’d love to see them all in a slugfest cage match, but it’s not going to happen.

]]> By: Quartermaster http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/01/22/schism-3/comment-page-1/#comment-316310 Quartermaster Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:35:23 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7324#comment-316310 Indeed! This good news, if it isn't some kind of decoy. We can certainly hope, but those idiots seem to have the luck of the energizer bunny. Indeed! This good news, if it isn’t some kind of decoy. We can certainly hope, but those idiots seem to have the luck of the energizer bunny.

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