And they have the exploding Muslims to back it up.
The Pakistani Taliban is threatening to target its country’s rulers if they hand over U.S. murder suspect Raymond Davis, according to Reuters.
“If (Pakistani) rulers hand him over to America then we will target these rulers. If Pakistani courts cannot punish Davis, then they should hand him over to us,” a spokesman for the Al Qaeda-linked Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan told Reuters.
The U.S. consulate employee has been jailed for shooting two men last month. Davis claims he shot them in self-defense, and that his detention is illegal because he has diplomatic immunity.
Pakistani government officials have avoided taking a definitive stand on Davis’ legal status in the face of popular anger over the shootout. Thousands have rallied against Davis, demanding he be hanged.
“We will give exemplary punishment to the killer Davis,” the Taliban spokesman told Reuters.