Small Wars Journal

The Charitable Face of Pakistani Militants

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 3:06am

The Charitable Face of Pakistani Militants by Huma Yusuf, New York Times op-ed.

New York officials received an offer from an unlikely source to help deal with the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy: Hafiz Saeed, the founder of an outlawed Pakistan-based militant group with a $10 million bounty on his head...

The offer, though seemingly absurd, highlights the challenge of curtailing the activities of extremist groups, which increasingly use public service to boost their appeal...