Today's New York Times leads with the headline "Pakistan Says Bhutto’s Death Has Qaeda Link".
Others are blaming Musharraf's government.
Either possibility is disturbing, of course.
If it was the government, it speaks poorly of any chance for much-needed political reconciliation in that unstable country.
And, whether or not it was al-Qaeda, this new accusation serves as another reminder that Pakistan is providing al-Qaeda a safe haven in which to plan and carry out new attacks.
Still, George W. Bush keeps telling us that Pakistan is "a loyal ally in fighting terrorists."
A loyal ally, perhaps, in fighting al-Qaeda by letting them be, as we did when we diverted our attention from catching bin Laden to instead launching an unnecessary war on Iraq, which had no terrorist ties.
It is amazing how world affairs have gotten so bizarre over the past six or seven years.
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