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I'm simply connecting the dots and raising some concerns. I'm taking into account actions taken against HG by the US, as well as the suspicions cast on him by the Musharraf government in 2006. But most importantly, HG's past track record with the Taliban /AQ/ Jihadi nexus including his various...

I don't share your perspective on the HG issue. HG has not been touched because he has powerful allies that include his patrons in Saudi. Its a little hard for me to believe that HG being the political patron and advisor to LeT, had no clue about the most vicious attack ever organized by the...

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 I cannot get the image of the young wounded soldier lying helplessly in the CMH out of my mind. His thin bullet-riddled body was covered with bandages, and his face was sad. He was 21 years old, my son's age, and when I prayed for his recovery he asked me to pray...

I agree with the analysis that the plot was driven by non-state actors. My point was this: As the research article illustrates, Senior Pakistani Military officers have pointed the finger at the local Jihadi syndicate including the taliban and their Arab patrons in Saudi for the current...

Which is why I question the credibility of the video - I think its a fake.

The Salafi clerics have had a track record of funding Salafi jihadis. I'm sure your friends in the US intelligence would confirm that. The Salafi clerics ARE the 'rogues in the government' and are funding scumbags like TTP and other salafi foot soldiers through fake charities along with other...

Good point - however we have to ask how long can we wait before the kingdom reforms itself and effectively sidelines the influential hardliners. Clearly, the Salafi clerics can destabilise the Sauds. If that is the case, I would think the Sauds would take a 'live and let live' approach...

The analysis backs up your assessment of the non-state and non-institutional nature of the plot. However, it also casts suspicion on retired military officers - one of whom was mentioned by your 'friend' at LWJ. Washington Post Dec 2008 Retired Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul, former director of...

Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed has recently published this note during his research at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. We are grateful for his consent to publish this at the Pak Tea House. (excerpts) On 26 November 2008, a series of terrorist attacks were...

The KSA is not a monlithic entity. Lets focus on the actual power structure in the kingdom as opposed to a conventional notion of government. The ruling elite has always been an alliance between the sauds and the salafi clergy since the inception of 'saudi' arabia. So its not unreasonable to...

My point was this: If you leave the hub alone and just focus on the staging ground, the hub will simply turn to another proxy location. If its Waziristan today, it'll be Somalia tomorrow. In other words, the US bombing the hell out of Waziristan is not going to eliminate the bigger problem or...

fair comment - I have one question though. Can the US afford to 'not rock the Salafi Jihad boat' in light of its oil dependence for the next few decades, while the Salafi Jihadis continue waging wars and plotting 9/11-scale terrorist attacks on the US?? I suppose the assumption here is if...

Despite the oil consideration, the US should stop treating the Salafi Jihad HQ with kid gloves for its own security.

S-2: As you rightly point out, the Saudi Salafi network has lots of influential local backers considering they are able to export the jihad business model around the world. Pakistan is simply one of the more prominent theatres of operation. It should be noted that KSA is a pretty...

Hmm..I'm not too sure about the 'not celebrated' part - perhaps privately. Hamid Gul(ex-ISI chief) is known for his militant views on India. And of couse, his support for taliban/jihadi outfits is no secret. According to US military intelligence officials, Hamid Gul was directly involved in...

fair point - The more obvious and evident threat needs to be sorted out first. The days of the pakistani people and media treating the Salafi Saudis like holy cows are numbered. More and more Pakistanis are becoming aware of the diabolical agenda being promoted by the Salafi Arabs and their...

The local TTP thugs 'hailing from the moutains' simply provide the foot soldiers, while their Salafi Al Qaeda-affiliated Arab masters and other handlers like pro-TTP ex-military personnel provide funding as well as key strategic and operational planning expertise. The Arab Planner is...

News Jang Group ISLAMABAD: Intelligence agencies have captured a top leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from a major city of the Punjab after trailing him for a week. The leader who can only be identified by his initials N.A.Z owing to sensitive ongoing interrogations is said to rank...

The Salafi 'sharia' was concocted by the saudi salafis and is not representative of islamic tenets. And that is why you don't like the 'twisted ideology' of the TTP.

I remember the incident of the saudi woman who was raped by 6-7 men. Instead of prosecuting the rapists, the judge sentenced the poor woman to 200 lashes!! The King ended up 'pardoning' her to avoid international condemnation.