Pakistan's ceasefire with Bhutto's killer
(LongWarJournal/ATimes) The Pakistani government has signed a ceasefire in South Waziristan which includes the Taleban commander Baitullah Mehsud who is widely blamed for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
The ATimes piece claims that Baitullah Mehsud has been "isolated" and that Afghanis have been brought in to command the region signaling a shift in attacks from Pakistan back to Afghanistan. (The implication being that the Pakistanis will leave the Taleban alone so long as they attack Afghanistan and not them?)
I don't really know enough to say what this ceasefire means, but it seems significant.
The ATimes piece claims that Baitullah Mehsud has been "isolated" and that Afghanis have been brought in to command the region signaling a shift in attacks from Pakistan back to Afghanistan. (The implication being that the Pakistanis will leave the Taleban alone so long as they attack Afghanistan and not them?)
I don't really know enough to say what this ceasefire means, but it seems significant.
posted by mikevotes at
8:10 AM
2 Comments:
I'm still pissed off that the Commonwealth dumped Pakistan and left them to George W and Condy. The issues won't be solved by White House self interest and would be better dealt with by a bigger mix of national concerns.
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Cartledge, at 5:15 PM
True, but nobody else sees it as a big enough problem to really commit.
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mikevotes, at 5:17 PM
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