Doing the work American courts won't

A Pakistani court has convicted 5 American citizens of criminal conspiracy and funding terrorist organizations.
Facing life sentences, they were given only 15 years apiece.
The men, all in their 20's were apparently attempting to join a terrorist group in Afghanistan although they claimed they were going to do "humanitarian" work.
Claims of torture by authorities while they were in custody have been denied by the Pakistanis and the FBI.
The trial moved at light speed compared to the years long process usually experienced in Pakistan.

So, a foreign court moves quickly and convicts 5 would-be terrorists.
Why can'r our courts work this well?
 

American export worries Pakistanis

I have long held that the best way we can damage other countries is to export our homegrown nut-jobs.
It looks like we have started down this path in Pakistan by sending a crazy man with a sword, night vision goggles, and a pistol.
When stopped by the authorities, he stated he was on a personal mission to kill Bin Laden.
Gary Faulkner, 52 claims he has visited Pakistan 7 times and Chitral 3 times (lots of frequent flier miles).
I would love to know how he got there with the weapons..

Umm, We did it! That's right. I was us!

Pakistani Taliban take credit for NY bomb that bombed.
A tape found on a Muslim site claims that Taliban operatives are responsible for the failed SUV bomb in Times Square over the weekend.
Though no details of the actual bomb or SUV were offered, the speaker claims the bomb is revenge for the killing of Baitullah Meshud and that they have delivered a "jaw breaking" blow to the great satan.
How embarrassing to gloat over a bomb that fizzled.
I bet the guys down at the local Mosque are really giving the spokesman a hard time for that.

I'm Not Dead Yet

Fighting terror can be like Whack-a-Mole.
You take out one guy and another pops up somewhere else.
Even worse; some don't stay dead after you announce that they have assumed room temperature.
Take Hakimullah Mehsud for instance.
He was supposedly taken out months ago, and here he is with not one, but two new videos (maybe an album too).
That's just what happens when you think you can fight terror from 20 thousand feet.