Taliban Murderers Kill Muslim Cleric

(Peshawar, Pakistan) Pro-Taliban thug murderers kidnapped and killed 80-year-old Muslim cleric Maulana Janaat Mir because he was suspected to be an informant for the Pakistani Security Forces. His body was found near the town of Mir Ali in the North Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan.

From Reuters.com:

"Maulana (Mir) was also head of his tribe and his name was on a militants' hit list circulated to people of the area five months ago," an intelligence official, who requested anonymity, told Reuters.

He said the list contained the names of 28 tribesmen suspected of being informers or spies for either the Pakistan government or American forces hunting al-Qaeda remnants across the border in Afghanistan.

At least four suspected informers have been beheaded in North and South Waziristan in recent weeks.

Tribesmen found decapitated bodies with notes attached saying the victims were American spies and warning others they would face the same fate.

So, the Taliban thug fanatics have resorted to killing and terrorizing their fellow Muslims to keep them from talking to the Pakistani Security Forces or Americans. Although using terror tactics is not new, there is reason to believe that recent successes against the Taliban and al-Qaeda may have prompted the creation of the "hit list."

It's notable that the people being murdered are simply "suspected" of informing or spying. From my reading of history, the situation is similar to what happened in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.