Peace is not an option for Islamic supremacist

AP/Washington Post:

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday at a large meeting called by tribal elders pushing for peace in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100, witnesses and officials said.

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Thousands of people were at the meeting in Darra Adam Khel in North West Frontier Province about 25 miles south of the provincial capital, Peshawar. The five tribes involved wanted to finalize a resolution calling for punishing anyone who sheltered or helped militants, including those of al-Qaida and the Taliban, Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said on state-run Pakistan Television.

Alam Khan, a tribesman who attended, said a young man walked up to a group of elders and blew himself up.

"It was a huge explosion and left body parts and blood scattered on the ground," said Ramin Khan, whose left leg and face were wounded.

Dr. Hamid Afridy, the area's chief medical officer, said he counted 40 bodies, some with severed limbs and mutilated faces, at the site.

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This will not endear the Taliban and al Qaeda to the tribes whose elders were victimized by this mass murder. It was meant to intimidate, but these exploding Islamist have become increasingly less effective in persuading people to the side of the groups with weird religious beliefs. As in Anbar province in Iraq, this is going to push the leaders toward cooperation with the US and its allies. Recent Predator strikes in Pakistan suggest that there is already improved human intelligence and cooperation in Pakistan. This will make many more become willing to give up the location of these mass murderers.