Tuesday - July 30, 2013

Another Unexpected Jailbreak

Golly, who would have ever expected this? It’s only happened, what, a dozen times already, in countries all over the Middle East. All the more reason to only keep the Talis in jail until you get some more ammo.

In an operation carried out with military-like precision, Taliban fighters disguised as police and armed with bombs broke 250 prisoners out of a Pakistan jail on Tuesday with the help of what appeared to be insider informants.

The attack in the city of Dera Ismail Khan showed the ability of the al Qaeda-linked Pakistani Taliban to strike at the heart of Pakistan’s heavily guarded prison system and walk away with dozens of senior Taliban fighters and commanders.

The overnight assault on the Central Prison took place despite reports that regional officials had received intelligence days, if not weeks, ago suggesting such an attack was imminent.

Officials blamed a combination of negligence and lack of communication among Pakistan’s many security agencies, but some suggested there may have been a degree of insider help.

Just hours before the attack, army and police units had met at the jail to discuss security, one source said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

“It is very difficult to attack such a place without proper information or contacts,” said the police source, adding that some prisoners were suspected to have been in touch with the Taliban by mobile phones provided by sympathetic wardens.

“They are corrupt, lazy and unprofessional. And the militants may have supporters in the city.”

Another senior official in the provincial capital of Peshawar said only about 70 of the 200 prison guards who were meant to be on duty were present that night.

“Most policemen ran for their lives once the attack started, leaving their weapons behind,” the official told Reuters. “They could have easily killed some of the attackers but they even gave up their own guns, providing the attackers with more ammo.”

Horry Clap. Why do we even bother? This part of the world is Janus-land; it seems that everyone is two-faced. This jailbreak was well planned, and executed with the full cooperation of the prison authorities, the police, and the local military. That’s obvious.

You want to win against the Taliban? Stop taking prisoners. Or at least stop leaving them in-country. Send them to Diego Garcia or something. Hey, how about Pig Island (Île aux Cochons, down in the Crozets. Southern Indian Ocean)? Excellent name, way to Hell and gone for isolation; it’s even too far for any Somali pirates to mount a rescue operation. Put up a couple dozen buildings, and send in food and fuel once a month by carrier helicopter drop. No fences needed, and a single destroyer can guard the place as a training mission. Forget that prison in the Seychelles. It’s far too close to the Middle East, and too populated to be above corruption. Or go a bit east and try Possession Island, which seems to be naturally guarded by a large local pod of killer whales. Sweet.

Posted by Drew458     on 07/30/2013 at 09:26 AM   
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