Monday, November 28, 2011

The Pakistan Mess....

http://www.skynews.com.au/politics/article.aspx?id=690184&vId=2879514&cId=Politics
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/27/nato-reprisals-pakistan-air-strike
http://www.thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=27495&title=No-more-business-as-usual-with-US:-PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/26/us-pakistan-nato-idUSTRE7AP03S20111126
http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-24-troops-dead-nato-helicopter-attack-140517725.html

So much is happening so quickly.  Is this is one of those "catalyst moments" that sometime happen in history?  Pakistan is a nuclear-armed power that doesn't seem to like having its territorial sovereignty questioned (as happened in the Bin Laden raid and the above-mentioned incident).  What will ultimately come of this most recent crisis with Pakistan?  Open conflict?  Safe haven for terrorists?  I'm keeping an eye on news from that part of the world in order to identify any "game-changing" developments that could take place...

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