2 Dozen Killed In Pakistan Radio Battle

A battle for the airwaves between two Islamic clerics with their own FM radio stations in akistan has escalated into fighting that's killed at least 24 people.

The violence in Pakistan's northwestern frontier with Afghanistan raises new doubts about the government's grip over the lawless region, where Islamic radicals wield growing influence.

The fighting broke out late Monday and continued into Tuesday as the rival Islamic factions traded fire with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and hand grenades.

The enmity between the Muslim clerics was sparked when they started criticizing each other's religious beliefs in broadcasts. Their small FM radio stations operate from homes in the remote region dominated by tribesmen.

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eom

A new market has opened up for Clear Channel radio!

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rocknation

I wanna have the front row seats....;)

Where do Islamic factions shop? Do the markets in Pakistan and other Middle Eastern countries offer the latest herbs, fresh meats and grenades?

Hey, before Grozny got smashed by the Russians, that city, Chechnya's capitol, had a going rate of $5 US per US manufacture frag grenade. In the city streets. Openly.

So there are places like that, yes... and there's places where it's slightly more subtle.

If our nation is so against all the violence in the world, why do we continue to provide the weapons for it?