Busharraf's Time Is Running Out

We're fiddling in Iraq while Afghanistan/Pakistan burns.

Pakistan Truce Appears Defunct
Insurgents Strike Police, Troops; At Least 44 Die

By Griff Witte and Imtiaz Ali Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, July 16, 2007;
Page A01

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 15 -- A controversial peace deal between the Pakistani government and local tribal leaders in an area where al-Qaeda is known to be regrouping appeared to collapse Sunday, as tensions escalated and a fresh wave of bombings killed at least 44 people.

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On Sunday, local Taliban fighters proclaimed the deal dead and announced the start of an all-out guerrilla war against the Pakistani army.

Pakistani officials stopped short of conceding the agreement's demise, but the military has been moving tens of thousands of troops toward troubled spots along the border in recent days, after the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, last week announced a new crackdown on extremism.

Military officials said the troops were being deployed in a bid to keep the peace following last week's raid on the Red Mosque in Islamabad. That effort appeared to be breaking down Sunday, as security forces continued to take heavy losses in a series of attacks that killed more than 70 people over the weekend. Most of those killed were soldiers or police.

This is going to be a MAJOR problem. But we don't have the troops to lend a helping hand, since they're all guarding the oilfields of Iraq and the Unocal/Chevron pipeline in Afghanistan. Everyone stand clear..........the sh*t is ready to hit the fan.

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