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...easy. Consider this scene: at a dusty army camp in Dera Ismael Khan a few weeks back, Pakistan's army commander Ashfaq Parvez Kayani summoned elders, or maliks, from the Mehsud tribe who had been hiding in Karachi, Peshawar and Islamabad from Taliban assassins. Eyewitnesses recount that the elders were so scared of being spied on by the Taliban that they rolled up to the army chief's office with the car windows plastered over with newspapers so their faces couldn't be seen...
...controversial move, the army is also giving weapons and training to "friendly" tribes so they can keep militants out of their territories. The drawback: some critics argue that if a tribe again becomes disillusioned with Islamabad - and it wouldn't be the first time - these militias will simply swell the ranks of the Pakistani Taliban, taking their new guns with them...
...duration for the Access to Justice initiative is flexible and will depend in part on the year-to-year budget, according to Schmaler. It is unknown how long Tribe will work for the Department of Justice, she said...
Despite the uncertainty of the project’s timeline, Tribe will be able to ensure the project remains a top priority, Olsen said...
...Access to Justice] will be organized and disciplined. Initiatives that will be put in place will last,” Olsen said. “People cannot ignore him. No one wouldn’t pick up the phone to take a call from Larry Tribe...