There they go again; South Waziristan.(The war in South Waziristan)

The Economist (US) | October 24, 2009 | Copyright

War-weary refugees hope that this time the army finishes the job

THIS time the signs are that Pakistan's army means business in South Waziristan. Civilians, who have fled the ground offensive launched on October 17th in their tens of thousands, tell of intense aerial bombardment. Three previous campaigns against the Pakistani Taliban there since 2004 petered out. Either they were carried out half-heartedly, or bafflingly abandoned in the midst of battle. They left the obscurantist thugs in even firmer control of the region. Now the army seems determined to wrench it ...

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