Military concerned about al Qaeda in Pakistan

News.com.au:

THE Pentagon is "extremely concerned" about al-Qaida operations in Pakistan, US military chief Admiral Michael Mullen said.

Asked about al-Qaida in Pakistan, Admiral Mullen said: "We know it is having a significant impact, not just in Afghanistan, but certainly there are concerns about how much they have turned inward inside Pakistan."

"I am extremely concerned about this," he told a press conference.

But he said the United States was mindful of Pakistan being a sovereign country, saying: "It is really up to President (Pervez) Musharraf and his advisers in the military to address that problem directly."

On Friday, Mr Musharraf warned the US-led coalition in Afghanistan that any unauthorized incursion into Pakistan would be treated as an invasion.

Mr Musharraf told the Straits Times in an interview that US or coalition troops would not be welcome unless invited for a particular reason, such as hunting al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.

"Nobody will come here until we ask them to come. And we haven't asked them," he said.

Asked if a unilateral intervention would be seen as an invasion, Mr Musharraf replied: "Certainly. If they come without our permission, that's against the sovereignty of Pakistan."

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It is too bad Musharraf does not have the same attitude about al Qaeda's invasion of Pakistan and its support for the Taliban insurgency which certainly does not respect Pakistan's sovereignty. When the Pakistan government gets as concerned about al Qaeda's unauthorized presence as it apparently is about the possibility of US presence, they will be closer to solving the problem.

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