Our Allies in the War on Terra

QUETTA, Pakistan — The most explosive question about the Taliban resurgence here along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is this: Have Pakistani intelligence agencies been promoting the Islamic insurgency?

Does a bear defecate in the arbor?

The government of Pakistan vehemently rejects the allegation and insists that it is fully committed to help American and NATO forces prevail against the Taliban militants who were driven from power in Afghanistan in 2001.

Western diplomats in both countries and Pakistani opposition figures say that Pakistani intelligence agencies — in particular the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence and Military Intelligence — have been supporting a Taliban restoration, motivated not only by Islamic fervor but also by a longstanding view that the jihadist movement allows them to assert greater influence on Pakistan’s vulnerable western flank...

So next time you hear all the breathless panic about Iran getting nukes, and what they'll do with them, remember these guys not only financially support Al Qaeda, they airlifted Osama out of Tora Bora and likely smuggled him back to Riyadh, where he hides in the family palace with all the comforts of home.