Word: tribalized
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...denies this. As Washington mops up after the war in Afghanistan, pursuing the surviving remnants of bin Laden's terrorist web, the ISI's cooperation is particularly critical. Western intelligence sources in Islamabad say hundreds of al-Qaeda operatives are still hiding out in Pakistan. Last week, according to tribal elders, some 40 U.S. commandos set up base in the Pakistani town of Miramshah, following reports that bin Laden might be holed up nearby in either north Waziristan or the Tirah valley. Officially, Pakistan's government, sensitive to popular anti-American sentiment, denies that U.S. special forces crossed into...
Even with the ISI helping the U.S. against al-Qaeda, conditions in the tribal territory favor the terrorists. There are few roads into the terrain's soaring mountains. Gripes a Pakistani official: "If we get a lead, it takes four days to send an agent up into the villages, and by then the suspect's gone." That problem should be solved this June after Pakistan takes delivery of a fleet of U.S. helicopters and airplanes for border surveillance. Even still, tribesmen remain hostile to the U.S. presence. After the antiterrorist forces raided a seminary in Miramshah, shops closed and mullahs...
...Even with the ISI's help, conditions in the tribal territory still favor al-Qaeda. There are few roads into these mountain labyrinths, and as one Pakistani official gripes, "If we get a lead, it takes four days to send an agent up into the villages, and by then the suspect's gone." That should improve this June once Pakistan takes delivery of U.S. choppers and planes for border surveillance. A thornier problem for the American and ISI trackers is the tribesmen's natural affinity for bin Laden, his combative vision of Islam and the lure of big bucks from...
...complete fashion makeover for fugitives. For $100, your beard is shaved off, you get a new set of clothes and smugglers will slip you through the checkpoints on the roads to major Pakistani cities. "These al-Qaeda are willing to pay a lot more?and in dollars," one tribal shopkeeper marvels. But even shorn of his beard and sporting Western gear, it will be hard for bin Laden to avoid detection if he is hiding in Pakistan?now that the ISI has joined the chase...
...Mecca. It was recognized throughout Arabia that by ancient custom, the Holy Sanctuary in Mecca was to be free of bloodshed, and tribes approaching it for protection were to be allowed safety. The actions of the Quraysh were in clear violation of recognized rights and responsibilities, both under customary tribal law, and under the Treaty of Hudaybiyah. Clearly, it was not the Prophet who unilaterally abrogated the treaty, but the Quraysh who broke...