Pakistan on tightrope with militant raid

It targeted a camp of the group linked to the Mumbai attacks Sunday.

Pakistan's unwillingness to clamp down on militants is not unusual, says Ms. Fair, of RAND. It has long used militants to achieve its strategic goals in India and Afghanistan. Yet among these many groups, Lashkar-e-Taiba is perhaps the most closely allied with the ISI, partly because it never turned against the Pakistani government, as some militants did. Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 9, 2008

Very effective article on Pakistan's first major, though unconfirmed response to the Mumbai terror attacks. Pulls from a decent range of sources, although not all spoke directly to the Monitor.

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