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The Next Mumbai  (Washington Post)…David Ignatius
…There was far too much of that fear-mongering and spasmodic reaction after Sept. 11, which had the effect of destabilizing the United States almost as much as it did its enemies. The challenge is to understand the adversary so that if an attack comes, the authorities will respond with cool [...]

The Sovereignty Dodge, (Washington Post)…Robert Kagan, Dec 2, 2008.
…it would be useful for the United States, Europe and other nations to begin establishing the principle that Pakistan and other states that harbor terrorists should not take their sovereignty for granted. In the 21st century, sovereign rights need to be earned.
So if the world is indeed [...]

U.S. Intelligence Focuses On Pakistani Group, (New York Times)…Mark Mazzetti and Salman Masood, Nov 29, 2008.
American intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Friday that there was mounting evidence that a Pakistani militant group based in Kashmir, most likely Lashkar-e-Taiba, was responsible for this week’s deadly attacks in Mumbai.

Unilateral Action By U.S. A Growing Fear In Pakistan (New York Times)…Jane Perlez, July 22, 2008, Pg. 8
Strong suggestions by the United States that it could resort to unilateral intervention against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan are generating increasing anxiety in the Pakistani press and among [...]

When Spies Don’t Play Well With Their Allies (New York Times)…Mark Mazzetti
…But most C.I.A. veterans agree that no relationship between the spy agency and a foreign intelligence service is quite as byzantine, or as maddening, as that between the C.I.A. and Pakistan’s Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, or I.S.I.

Note To The Next President: Watch Pakistan (Philadelphia Inquirer)…Trudy Rubin, June 11, 2008
The most urgent foreign policy problem that the next U.S. president will face won’t be Iraq. Nor will it be Iran. The next terrorist attack on America is likely to originate, according to the top U.S. military commander, Adm. [...]