Photo: Pakistani police stand vigil in Mingora in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, November 18, 2007. John Moore / GettyFrom The Washington Post:
BADABER, Pakistan -- Brothers Mushtaq and Ishaq Ali left the police force a month ago, terrified of dying as their colleagues had _ beheaded by militants on a rutted village road before a shocked crowd.
They went straight to the local Urdu-language newspaper to announce their resignation. They were too poor to pay for a personal ad, so the editor of The Daily Moon, Rasheed Iqbal, published a news story instead. He has run dozens like it.
"They just want to get the word out to the Taliban that they are not with the police anymore so they won't kill them," said Iqbal. "They know that no one can protect them, and especially not their fellow policemen."
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My Comment: It is hard to defeat a foe that is supported by major elements in your own government and security forces.