I usually don't do "Breaking" stories, but this is too important to not bring to everyone's attention.
US troops in Afghanistan massed close to the border yesterday for a possible attack on al-Qaeda and Taleban bases in the lawless North Waziristan tribal belt in Pakistan.
This event has multiple sources, but it has been officially denied.
Pakistan has denied that it is the source of the violence in Afghanistan. Whether or not that is true there is the question of "is it worth the risk?" We are talking about a nuclear power with an unstable government here. Do we want to risk further destabilizing this nation?
Reports from the area said that hundreds of Nato troops were airlifted across the mountains from the village of Lowara Mandi, which has been an important base for cross-border attacks in Afghanistan. Heavy artillery and armoured vehicles were also being moved into position.
The deployment followed a claim by the Afghan Government on Monday that the Pakistani Army and its spy agency had become "the world's biggest producers of terrorism and extremism". The Pakistani Foreign Ministry accused Kabul of creating an "artificial crisis to satisfy short-term political expediencies".
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According to well-placed sources, Admiral Mullen warned Pakistan that the US could take unilateral military action if the cross-border attacks in Afghanistan were not stopped. The US official said that some elements within Pakistani security agencies could be helping the insurgents operate from their bases in the border region.
Only 4 days ago, half a dozen Pakistani security forces were wounded by NATO mortars.
This is all starting to have a "Cambodia feel" to it.