The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists
Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung
AGE: roughly 34
OCCUPATION: Commander of Taliban forces in Waziristan
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: He nearly routed the Pakistani Army from the country's embattled northwest frontier province, establishing himself as an icon of global jihad — not unlike his idol, fellow Pashtun Mullah Omar.
CON: He was accused of assassinating Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto by both the former Musharraf government and the CIA — an accusation he denies. He's hardly shy about bloodshed, though, having executed over a hundred tribal leaders. His Waziri-centric focus may undercut his pan-Islamic ambitions.
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