Intelligence report: U.S. antiterror ally Pakistan 'on the edge

A growing al Qaida -backed insurgency, combined with the Pakistani army's reluctance to launch an all-out crackdown, political infighting and energy and food shortages are plunging America's key ally in the war on terror deeper into turmoil and viole

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A growing al Qaida -backed insurgency, combined with the Pakistani army's reluctance to launch an all-out crackdown, political infighting and energy and food shortages are plunging America's key ally in the war on terror deeper into turmoil and violence, says a soon-to-be completed U.S. intelligence assessment.

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[edit on 15-10-2008 by RickinVa]

America has relied on Pakistan in the war on terror. An unstable pakistan with a growing Al Qaida influence is not good for the region.

Can you imagine the possiblities if A/Q was to gain a majority support in a country armed with multiple nuclear warheads??

Not a good scenario my friends



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