WAZIRISTAN : The Most Dangerous Place in The World That is why, when I first heard that President Pervez Musharraf had launched an ill-thought-out and hastily conceived military invasion of Waziristan in 2004, ostensibly under American pressure, I was distressed. As a political officer once in charge there, I knew these actions would not end well for the United States, Pakistan, or the tribes. I then heard of Musharrafs order to attack the Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akber Bugti, whom I knew when I was commissioner in Baluchistan. The military action in 2006 inevitably resulted in the Nawabs death. With mounting anxiety, I began making inquiries, only to receive disturbing reports from both Waziristan and Baluchistan that confirmed my fears... UNQUOTED from The Thistle and The Drone by Dr. Akbar Ahmed [ of American University american.edu/uploads/docs/AACV4.30.131.pdf ], Distinguished Visiting Affiliate, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.[2009-], First Distinguished Chair for Middle East/Islamic Studies, US Naval Academy Annapolis, MD.[ 2008-2009] Dr. Akbar Ahmed worked as a Commissioner and a Political Agent [PA] in Waziristan. An expert in tribal Islam, he is vehemently opposing the War on Terror tactics followed by America and its strategic partner Pakistan which is a major non-NATO ally in the war against terrorism. I think to understand the the tragic killing of the non-combatants [students of an Army School] in Pakistan by the Talibans, his book THE THISTLE AND THE DRONE is a must read. flipkart/thistle-drone-americas-war-terror-became-globalwar-tribal-islam-english/p/itmefyytdmmmkgz7?pid=9789351160007&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=the+thistle+and+the+drone&ref=be462391-7030-44a0-8f64-cf736e865c77
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