War children is just a shot away....

We dined at a local Indian Restaurant here in northwest DC the other night. I overheard the Indian owner discussing world politics with some customers at another table. It was his view that there would soon be a war between Pakistan and India. This may not qualify as "actionable intelligence" here in Washington. But, you never know.

George Bush's Shahing moment.

As people get arrested and Pakistan goes under Marshall Law. George Bush in a White House photo op is hopping mad and tells General Musharraf to take off his uniform. Looks like people seem to have forgotten about the Shah of Iran and how it works out in the end when you tolerate tyrannies because the tyrant is friendly to us. Here is the money quote:

"A Bush administration official who works on Pakistan issues acknowledged that with the United States having already invested so much in General Musharraf, there was little Washington could do in response to the Pakistani president’s actions that did not have the potential to undermine American goals."-New York Times