tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943149590404503544.post1181213858328813656..comments2024-03-19T08:15:46.874+00:00Comments on Circling the Lion's Den: Pakistani jihadis lose the plotNick Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403469719425563850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943149590404503544.post-5752054328340500792009-10-21T21:50:45.667+01:002009-10-21T21:50:45.667+01:00Point taken, although this has not stopped the Pak...Point taken, although this has not stopped the Pakistani authorities imposing collective punishment against the Mahsud tribe under the Frontier Control Regulations.Nick Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403469719425563850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943149590404503544.post-78675006104262239032009-10-21T18:33:25.152+01:002009-10-21T18:33:25.152+01:00I would rather say the Mahsud Taliban rather than ...I would rather say the Mahsud Taliban rather than Mahsud tribe. The Mahsud Taliban are but a fraction of the total Mahsud population and have never been been designated by a jirga of Dre (three)Maseed (the Alizais, the Bahlolzais, the Shamankhels)as their representatives.mahsudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123436056283756075noreply@blogger.com