September 05, 2008

Pakistan...the Taliban's Safe Haven

Whenever you read or hear about a Pakistani offensive against the taliban in the FATA just remember this quote...

“I cannot lie to you,” Namdar said, smiling at last. “The army comes in, and they fire at empty buildings. It is a drama — it is just to entertain.”

Entertain whom? I asked.

“America,” he said.

Read the whole thing at the NY Times. It's actually a pretty good article, long but good.