Even more significant though would appear to be the news about a
'suicide' bomber killing a large group of Pakistan tribesman who were
trying to attack the militants. So this reveals the next step in how
the US will try to stir things up in S. Asia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081012/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

excerpt>>The U.S. is suspected in at least 11 missile strikes on the
Pakistan side of the Afghan border since mid-August, killing more than
100 people, most of them alleged militants, according to an Associated
Press count based on Pakistan intelligence numbers.

The United States rarely confirms or denies the attacks, which provoke
anger among many Pakistanis.

Pakistan's military and civilian leaders have criticized the strikes
as violations of their country's sovereignty. But they have not
forcefully demanded Washington stop them, leading to criticism from
Muslim conservatives.

On Saturday, Pakistan's Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik accused
the U.S. and Afghanistan of not doing enough to stop Islamist
militants from crossing into its territory.

Malik said his country had arrested scores of Afghan militants on its
side of the border, and that insurgents were using rocket launchers
and missiles against its troops.

Also Saturday, mourners buried victims of a suicide bombing near the
border that targeted anti-Taliban tribesmen who were moving to evict
militants from their region.

Government official Asghar Khan said authorities had tallied at least
34 bodies, but as many as 25 other bodies may have been taken away by
relatives. Some media reports said the death toll from Friday's attack
was much higher.<<

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