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...linked to al-Qaeda. Nasser's lawyer admits that he spent several days there but says he left after he realized it was too strenuous. He also insists that the Army of Muhammad is not aimed at the U.S. but is a militia devoted to ousting India from Kashmir, territory that Pakistan also claims...
Plain cussedness has often torpedoed talks between India and Pakistan, especially over Kashmir. In 1999, Pakistan's generals, led by Pervez Musharraf, sabotaged the so-called Lahore accord because they felt the Army had been left out of the loop. The 50-day battle they launched on Kashmir's Line of Control destroyed any chance that agreement might have had of succeeding. Two years later, when President Musharraf journeyed to Agra for a summit with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the negotiations broke down because the Indians refused to accept the classification of Kashmir as a "disputed territory...
...safest of these havens is arguably Pakistan?a point often suggested by the country's own leaders. The evidence goes beyond the training camps that channel terrorism into India via Kashmir. Nearly 18 months since the Taliban were defeated, Osama bin Laden?very possibly taking refuge in Pakistan?still eludes the Americans. Unilateral U.S. action against him within Pakistan is not inconceivable. As far as weapons of mass destruction are concerned, moreover, Pakistan is aware its nuclear arsenal is worrying many influential people in Washington, who argue it could end up in terrorist hands. When Musharraf said during the Iraq...
...Much of the credit for this turn of events belongs to Vajpayee. Last month, he traveled to Kashmir and told a crowd of 20,000: "Your destiny will change." Days later, he dispatched an envoy to the region to open discussions with local political groups, saying for the first time that deliberations could include "outsiders" (i.e., Pakistan). Vajpayee then proposed direct talks with Islamabad to resolve all disputes, including Kashmir. Though his previous negotiations with Pakistani leaders stalled, the 78-year-old Vajpayee wants to be remembered as the man who brought peace to the region. "This will...
...State Richard Armitage is flying to the subcontinent, where he's expected to pressure Pakistan to crack down on Kashmiri militancy. (Last Thursday, the U.S. added three Kashmiri separatist outfits to its list of terrorist groups). Violence has flared, however; last week, more than 60 people died in Kashmir. Perversely, even that confirms the changes at work: the rebels always attack when hopes for negotiations break...