AL-QA'IDA's involvement in the huge surge of fighting in Pakistan's Islamic fundamentalist heartland was revealed last night as reports indicated that more than 50,000 people had been forced to flee their homes after being caught in crossfire.Having Pakistan near a tipping point might turn out as a good thing if Musharraf can strike effectively against al Qaeda, and perhaps take out Bin Laden.
Islamabad's top military spokesman, Waheed Arshad, said in the past few days of fighting, more than 50 "foreign militants" had been killed -- code for al-Qa'ida terrorists based in an area where Osama bin Laden is believed to be dug in.
(The News)
The story also mentions the deaths of 47 Pakistani troops since Sunday.
We can expect the Democrats to push for a phased redeployment of Pakistani troops to Okinawa if that keeps up.
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