The "New" Peaceful Taliban In Swat Valley Kidnap Pakistani Govt. Official and Say: 'He is our guest'

Well, that didn't take long for the Taliban in the Swat Valley who just signed that permanent peace agreement with the Pakistani government to revert to their normal way of life...as they have kidnapped a government official who was touring the neighboring area. Look at the description of how the Taliban see this kidnapping from the article here at The Long War Journal:

The Swat Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a new appointed senior official for the district as he was traveling in the region.
Taliban fighters captured Swat’s new District Coordination Officer, Khushhal Khan, and six of his bodyguards as they were traveling from the neighboring Malakand district to the town of Saidu Sharif, Geo News reported. The six bodyguards are members of the Swat Levies, a paramilitary force within the Frontier Corps.
Muslim Khan, the senior Taliban spokesman and aide to Swat leader Mullah Fazlullah, took credit for the kidnapping of the official to "discuss some issues with him."
"He is our guest," Khan told the media. "We have to discuss some issues with him. We will serve him with tea and then free him."

Okay, so what do you think the issues are that the Taliban will be discussing with this poor sap? You suppose they just wanted some clarification on peace agreement borders or do you think the Taliban told this dude that he better start funneling some of that government money into Swat and do it pronto?

Think of someone you know that is addicted to watching sports on television each and every weekend - imagine that person agreeing to not watch it anymore due to the family strife it has caused. You really think that guy is gonna give it up? You don't think he won't have a radio stuck in a desk drawer? You don't think he won't "go to the store" only to stop at the corner sports bar? This is what the case is with the Taliban - it is impossible for them to live under a peaceful situation - they kill, maim, blow up things and kidnap like our sports friend watches six NHL games at once.

The signal by the Taliban is clear here to the Pakistani government - get the sam hell out of our little kingdom. And if you come back, we'll kidnap you too.

Taliban kidnap senior Swat official

The kidnapping of the official highlights the degree of Taliban control in the district and how public officials will be coerced. Political officials, judges and policemen have watched as the government abdicated to the Taliban after the military was defeated three time in Swat over the past year. The abduction of Khan is a clear sign of who controls the region, and officials will be cognizant of the Taliban's reach when making decisions.
The government agreed to impose sharia, or Islamic law and end military operations in the Malakand division, the administrative region that is made up of Malakand, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Dir, and Chitral. The agreement was reached with Sufi Mohammed, the father in law of Fazlullah and a radical Islamist who sent more than 10,000 Taliban fighters to attack US forces in Afghanistan. Sufi claimed that he would control the sharia courts.
The Taliban agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which expires on Feb. 25. There have been conflicting reports about the extension of the ceasefire. Some reports claimed Fazlullah agreed to extend the ceasefire "indefinitely" while other reports said Fazlullah will make a decision on Feb. 25.
On Feb. 20, Fazlullah issued a list of demands to agree to a permanent ceasefire. He insisted the Pakistani Army withdraw from Swat and the Frontier Corps remain in barracks, the government release all Taliban prisoners, withdraw all criminal cases and grant amnesty, and pay reparations to the Taliban.