“...US special forces snatch squads are on standby...”
I assumed something such as this had happened but I wonder why it was leaked and for whom it was leaked.
MUMBAI - In stepping down as head of the military, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf bet his future on gaining political legitimacy. Following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the chances of that occurring have diminished sharply.
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Bhutto's End Could Mean Musharraf's As Well
Growing Fury At Musharraf Deepens Crisis
December 31, 2007
Pakistan's political crisis escalated as the party of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said it would run in next week's parliamentary elections and urged supporters to channel outrage over her death into opposition to President Pervez Musharraf's regime.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119900991521857993.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news
Pakistan may not make it
Monday December 31, 2007
With the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's survival depends on the outcome of a struggle between the army and Bhutto's Pakistan People's party, now headed by her 19-year-old son Bilawal. The protagonists are mismatched and the odds are that Pakistan will not make it.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2233476,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12
Creating a Haven for Al Qaeda
Pakistan's Paradoxical Relationship With Trans-National Terrorism
12/30/07
Al Qaeda is as strong as it has been since the Sept. 11 attacks, in large part because it has been able to find a home in Pakistan, despite President Pervez Musharraf's claims to be trying to help in the West's war on terror.
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I sure don’t know.
It would be neat to be a fly on the wall to see/hear what’s really going on.