In other words, can we just have the deal you offered us before we tried to take over the whole country? But this time the Pakistani government is saying No Dice.
“Taliban seek return to peace deal in Pakistan,” from CNN, May 26 (thanks to DJ Martyr):
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — The Pakistani Taliban — under pressure in fighting with the military — said Tuesday it wants to return to a peace deal that recently collapsed.
That collapse sparked the ongoing massive military operation, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday.
Taliban militants in Swat Valley have announced that they are willing to disarm if the Pakistani government allows sharia, or Islamic law, to be implemented in the region, a spokesman for Taliban mediator Sufi Mohammed said.
The government rejected the offer, saying the Taliban must pull out of Swat or face arrest, state information minister Syed Sumsam Ali Shah Bukhari said Tuesday. According to Bukhari, the offer shows that the Taliban’s morale is down and they are retreating….