A ceasefire in Pakistan, but read the fine print

Following on this morning's report that the new Pakistani government was seeking a new peace treaty with the South Waziristan Taleban, we now get a report that Taleban warlord Baitullah Mehsud has called for a ceasefire, BUT....

Mehsud's ceasefire is with the Pakistani government forces only. No action to limit cross border activities into Afghanistan and only valid so long as the Pakistani government keeps its forces out of the region.

The agreement also calls for compensation for the families of people killed in military operations in the region and a promise to cease arresting tribesmen suspected of ties to the Taliban or al-Qaeda, Omar said.....

Omar vowed, however, to continue fighting U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. "The presence of the U.S and NATO forces in Afghanistan is the mother of all ill and there will be no peace until their presence in the region has ended," he said.

This may help the peace in Pakistan, but the US/NATO war in Afghanistan just got much, much worse.