Understanding Musharraf

A little way below Joe suggests that Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf may be getting tougher on Pakistan-bred terror by kicking foreigners out of the country’s madrassas. While that is indeed a good sign even if it leaves possible Pakistani terrorists-in-training free, a couple other stories have come out this past week suggesting that Musharraf may be somewhat complicit in letting terrorists destabilize Afghanistan and India. Paul Watson’s LA Times article has received the most attention, but this one from Newsday is even more worrying. So, why would Musharraf — supposed ally in the US-led Global War on Terror — ever let terrorists knowingly operate within Pakistan under the auspices of his military government? If true, I believe there are several reasons, all of which I outline at Digital Dissent.