Holy War in Pakistan

[Lief Erikson]

Since the Red Mosque in Pakistan was destroyed a week ago in a battle between Islamist militants and Pakistani soldiers, violence has exploded in Pakistan, particularly in the northwest. Over a hundred soldiers have been killed in a series of attacks that have been primarily suicide bombings. It's the latest expansion of the War on Terror, I guess one could say. But it is particularly worrisome that Pakistan is experiencing this growing internal unrest, seeing as it's a nuclear armed country directly adjacent to Afghanistan and Pakistan's traditional enemy India.