Pakistan makes a deal with the Taliban

What do you guys think of this?

KARACHI - The Pakistani establishment has made a deal with the Taliban through a leading Taliban commander that will extend Islamabad's influence into southwestern Afghanistan and significantly strengthen the resistance in its push to capture Kabul.

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Using Pakistani territory and with Islamabad's support, the Taliban will be able safely to move men, weapons and supplies into southwestern Afghanistan.
The deal with Mullah Dadullah will serve Pakistan's interests in re- establishing a strong foothold in Afghanistan (the government in Kabul leans much more toward India), and it has resulted in a cooling of the Taliban's relations with al-Qaeda.

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Despite their most successful spring offensive last year since being ousted in 2001, the Taliban realize they need the assistance of a state actor if they are to achieve "total victory". Al-Qaeda will have nothing to do with the Islamabad government, though, so the Taliban had to go it alone.

more at: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IC01Df03.html

The US is cooperating with Pakistan and the Taliban (and Al-Qaeda too, notwithstanding the articles claims) to set up the capability of terror incursions into SE Iran.

It's where all that money went.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IB24Ak01.html

maybe cheney should stay home next time.

We're okay with Sunni radical terrorist groups now. They have our blessings and our tax dollars as long as they'll help us stave off big bad Iran and her Shia proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas.

agreement with the taliban.

sounds like they're going steady.

without indicating that Pakistani officials corroborated it. So I guess it depends on how much weight someone gives to such "sources", who stands to benefit from this story, etc.