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Pak Police to pursue terrorism charges against five Americans | Pakistani police have said they plan to pursue terrorism
charges against the five American men they have apprehended, putting paid to hopes of their early
return to the United States. The five are Muslims from the Washington, DC area
and were picked up in central Pakistan this month after allegedly trying to contact
al Qaeda. The future of Pakistan itself hangs in the balance. According to a CBS
News report, Pakistan is in turmoil. Security cameras this week caught a suicide
bomber at the moment when he killed three people in Peshawar. It was the seventh
bombing in the city in the past two months. In Islamabad, a Supreme Court decision
has left over 150 politicians - including four cabinet ministers - open to investigation
on corruption charges. The political crisis in Pakistan comes at the worst possible
time for the United States, which needs the former's help now more than ever as
it pours more troops into neighboring Afghanistan. The top priority for the U.S.
is more assistance in attacking Taliban and al Qaeda safe havens inside Pakistani
territory, particularly with unmanned drone aircraft. But these attacks are causing
an increase in anti-Americanism across Pakistan. The stakes are high for both
the U.S. and Pakistan. For the U.S., the problem is a Pakistani government
preoccupied
with fighting itself - not the Taliban. |
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