Waziristan versus the banks

*Clearly they meant to kill Pakistani soldiers rather than Pakistani bankers, but a suicide attack on a bank is a remarkable development. Sounds like they were listening to the US Secretary of State when she taunted extremists with being unable to build any prosperity.

*I suppose there's some reasonable prospect that destroying Pakistani banks would actually *increase* Pakistan's prosperity. And given that most Al Qaeda guys are Saudi, you have to wonder if a heap of cash is likely to...

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Published on November 02, 2009 06:16
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