Re: Pakistani Taleban: Run by foreign agencies
Exactly. People are right in that the TTP is receiving assistance, most likely from elements within the Army.
Do you honestly believe that people who worked with the Taliban against the Soviets suddenly broke ties with them? There are people within the Army and the government who are sympathetic to the Taliban, who view them as a force that can remove the Western influenced government, which any government that takes foreign aid, and participates on the world stage, has to be.
You guys asked who stands most to benefit from this: religious parties who think our government is not Islamic enough. This is exactly why everyone within Pakistan has to condemn these thugs, and put pressure on the government to clean up the army, and deal with the Taliban through negotiations or strikes, where appropriate. When people in the country are sympathetic to the Taliban, the government can continue to feign ignorance, and those in the army who consider themselves Jihadis can continue to operate.