Re: Bush to send tough message to Pakistan
I diasagree. We have no legal authority to do that at all, the tribals agreed to join Pakistan under the condition that they get to maintain their autonomy. No "ifs", no "buts." We have no more right to say that we should get them under control and that they'd had their fun for the past 60 years as, say, Britain has to say the same about us.
Autonomy doesn't mean porous borders that allow Tellytubbies to maim and kill Pakistanis or use the area as a staging ground for cross border skirmishes.
Whatever legal contract pakisatn has/had with these tribals needs to be re-worked. Give them gambling rights etc if they have to but seal the border with or without their help.
If Pakistan needs to turn this land into a no-man's land, they should do it by any means necessary. Giving them freedom to join Karzai's team could lead to entire NWFP and Baluchistan going to the other side. Sorry, no go. They are all Pakisatnis now, no special priviledges for them and better start acting like the stewards of the border, soon.