Politics: Pakistan is Slipping
Today's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Karachi should serve as a reminder of how precarious the situation is in Pakistan. This month marks the one year anniversary of the revelation that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was killed by Pakistan-based terrorists. Seymour Hersh revealed on Bill Moyer's Now that a Pakistani exodus from Konduz during a U.S. Special Forces siege allowed many of the al Queda forces to escape. The Pakistani troops were probably trapped in Afghanistan because they were there working with Taliban forces.
A full-on attack by al Queda could topple Pakistan, endangering millions with an out-of-control nuclear program. India's surging fundamentalist movement will only provoke this outcome, as will the impending U.S. attack on Iraq. If he's smart, Pervez Musharraf is back-channel begging the U.S. to find another way, and probably beseeching Russia to veto the U.N. Security Council vote. But I don't know if he's smart.
Today's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Karachi should serve as a reminder of how precarious the situation is in Pakistan. This month marks the one year anniversary of the revelation that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was killed by Pakistan-based terrorists. Seymour Hersh revealed on Bill Moyer's Now that a Pakistani exodus from Konduz during a U.S. Special Forces siege allowed many of the al Queda forces to escape. The Pakistani troops were probably trapped in Afghanistan because they were there working with Taliban forces.
A full-on attack by al Queda could topple Pakistan, endangering millions with an out-of-control nuclear program. India's surging fundamentalist movement will only provoke this outcome, as will the impending U.S. attack on Iraq. If he's smart, Pervez Musharraf is back-channel begging the U.S. to find another way, and probably beseeching Russia to veto the U.N. Security Council vote. But I don't know if he's smart.
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