BLACKS, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN HIT HARDEST?:

Dadullah's death hits Taliban hard (Syed Saleem Shahzad, 5/15/07, Asia Times)

However, Dadullah's death is certainly a serious blow to the Taliban's "soul" and their field strategy, as Dadullah had emerged as a ruthlessly efficient leader in the battlefield.

He was to be the driving force behind this year's spring offensive - Ghazwatul Badr - and he had enhanced his influence in the North and South Waziristan Pakistani tribal areas, and even made contact with the Pakistani establishment.

Give them a week and they'll be explaining why this is a bad thing.

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 14, 2007 12:00 AM