[bnelson44]

Interesting not bin Laden? What does that mean?

[oceanview]

ping.

[Straight Vermonter]

Lots of interesting items in this article.

[endthematrix]

“very clear, non-institutional but very clear link between Jamaat-i-Islami all the way down to Al Qaeda.”

ISLAM.

[Babu]

Interesting piece I saw last night on the History Channel about the war on terrorism that just came out (because at the end it even included a segment on the homicide bombings in London). It had some interesting info on Pakistan. Catch it if you can.

The upshot of it with regard to Pakistan was that Musharraf is cooperating as much as he dare with the U.S., because he must walk a fine line to stay in power, due to the fact that there is much sympathy amongst the very large mooslim population in Pakistan to Osama bin Hidin' (if he's still alive), al Zawharri (sp?), and the rest of al Queda.

[FairOpinion]

Thanks for the article and the ping.

I am sure this will make Musharraf even more serious about eliminating Al Qaeda.

[Eagles6]

Interesting stuff.

[Senator Goldwater]

It wants the same deal that the United States is offering India. He emphasised the need of engaging the Pakistani public and giving Pakistan what it wants.

Here's the Bon Mot in this whole piece: Pakistan wants the kind of aid we are plowing into India.

Anyone who has read about the al-Qaeda-ISI connection to the Daniel Pearl execution needs to understand that the Pakistani government should be held at an arm's length, and even then, we should prepare ourselves for this next inevitable front in the War on Terrorism.

The War on Terrorism means the regime change in several hostile countries. Pakistan is one of them, despite Musharaff's pathetic offerings.

[konaice]

the US carried out precision strikes on certain compounds in both North and South Waziristan, but the “Pakistani military doesn’t like to acknowledge that fact.

Well, or course not, since they have been denying that Bin Laden is in Pakistan for 2 years now. The "discoveries" of the video lab in Waziristan pretty much puts the lie to that.

[GoodWithBarbarians JustForKaos]

Maybe these US strikes made things a little hotter for bin laden!

I hope he gets a little prep course for hell!

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks for the ping SV. From what I understand, many in Musharraf's military want him out of the way. If that happens, we would have a nuclear armed Islamic state to deal with.

That would put nukes in the hands of the terrorists. I remember Rice saying something to the effect the Pentagon has plans to secure those nukes in that event.

[GVnana]

Pakistan wants security and assurances. According to him, every Al Qaeda leader picked up in Pakistan was because of CIA-provided information. He said Pakistan wants the United States to stay in Afghanistan and a long-term commitment by Washington to Islamabad, as Pakistan wants to be a long-term ally of the United States. It wants the same deal that the United States is offering India. He emphasised the need of engaging the Pakistani public and giving Pakistan what it wants.

I don't know exactly what the deal is with India, but Karzai desperately wants US bases in Afghanistan and I don't know why we don't make the commitment to it -- except lack of strategic value?

[lugsoul]

Ping. Torrent of press out of the subcontinent this morning.

[CHARLITE]

Very informative article. Great post.

Thanks, vermonter!

Char :)

[McGavin999]

Interesting. The best chance for prosperity for that region is for Pakistan and India to work together. That will not, and can not happen until the terrorists are eliminated. Once that is done, I can see the two countries establishing trade and economic ties.

India would have to be nuts to establish much of anything until the terrorists are taken out.