Very good news. Bush getting Pakistan with the program without spurring a civil war is one of the forgotten victories of this war. They have gone from our most problematic state supporter or terror to our most productive ally. Colin Powell deserves credit too.

Are you carefully checking your Special Dubya Gold Edition (tradable!) deck of Terrorist Cards? Idiots. Baby war-gamers.

Is it just me, or does someone feel a breeze blowing?

Vanna, If you have something substantive to say, even if it's just, say, "if you weren't such blind fools, you'd see that you are only chopping heads off a hydra!", go for it. That sort of thing is discussed here at Winds.

Au contraire, namecalling is not what we aim for here. I realize that courtesy is not customary on many blogs, but Winds has done an excellent job IMO of being head and shoulders above (say) LGF or DU.

Stick around if you can play by the rules.

Cordially,

Nort

[ Well put, N.M. Here's a link to Winds' comments policy. --Marshal Festus ]

Mark, before 9/11, there was some serious consideration of India and Pakistan rumbling. Serious numbers of troops massing, near daily escalations of atrocities, threatening rhetoric etc.

It is as if the history eraser button was dragged over that entire era.

That is excellent news.

From Bill Roggio's blog:

He is a prime suspect in the Madrid 3/11 bombings.

??? The Judge and the Police pointed out two days ago that they don't have any accusation against Mustafa Setmarian Nasar related to 3/11. Moreover, even his name does not appear in the 3/11 Investigation Summary.

Who told the media that he was involved in this attack? Someone that needed some help in selling the Al Qaeda link now that new revelations downplay it?

In a related view, there is a school of thought that even Omar al-Farouq is a turn coat. Would want to have your take on this.

http://www.americanfreepress.net/01_02_04/CIA_Recruits/cia_recruits.html and my version on his escape is at http://unsaid.blogsome.com/2005/11/03/tracker