Tribes versus Terrorists
The road to the heart of Al Qaeda now leads to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan. But people who have influence in the “unsettled” FATA tribal areas live nearby, in settled areas - a legacy of British colonial policy that the US should turn to its advantage.
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ISLAMABAD – Sitting next to a four-foot-tall water pipe, I asked the tribal leader in front of me: What does victory mean to you? He sputtered smoke, raised his bushy white eyebrows, and said, “Victory. How can you have victory here?”