Friday, July 1, 2011

Are The 'Neo-Taliban' The Most Dangerous Terror Group In The World?

Taliban fighters © XinHua/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Report: Pakistani 'Neo-Taliban' Most Dangerous Terror Group -- The Politico

Violent Islamist groups in Pakistan have coalesced under the Taliban umbrella to become the world’s most significant terrorist threat and are the most capable of obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a report released Wednesday.

The Pakistani “Neo-Taliban,” as the report from the Federation of American Scientists calls the coalition, has emerged as a major threat to the security of the Pakistani state, perhaps posing an even greater one than the country’s longstanding enemy, India.

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My Comment: The only treason why this group is dangerous is due to its proximity and "possible" access to Pakistan's nuclear stockpile. But this is a two edge sword. If the neo-Taliban are successful in obtaining workable nuclear weapons from Pakistan's stockpile .... and use it against India or a target against the west .... the resulting retribution will probably result in the complete and total destruction of the Pakistani state .... a prospect that I am sure that 99.9999% of Pakistanis would not support.

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