Taliban leadership: One down, thousands to go

6 weeks ago

Reports of Pakistani Taliban Leader Killed

The unconfirmed reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed has appeared to set in motion the jockeying among potential suitors for his position. This is evidence of the problem faced by the United States and the rest of the world in trying to eliminate the threat we face from fundamentalist terrorist organizations. The head can be chopped off, but there is no shortage of candidates to take its place.

This seems to be the delusion held by many that only one man can lead a movement that is so ideologically bent on the destruction of the west. The reality, unfortunately, is that there are many. Killing one does not destroy the movement, but may only slow it down temporarily if that.

Maulvi Noor Jamal Appears To Be Frontrunner

In much the same way that politicians in the United States go to rally's and kiss babies to gain favor with the electorate, Jamal reportedly appeared in a video in which two men and a boy were being flogged. A quote by a former resident of Kurram, Pakistan could be used as a campaign slogan:

"He kills humans like one will kill chickens"

Not exactly "I Like Ike", but yet additional anecdotal evidence, as if any were needed, of the scope of the problem that we face.

From the Examiner