ARTICLE: Pakistani Militants At Center Of Probe, By Craig Whitlock and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, November 29, 2008; Page A01

Obviously, Pakistan militants would love to forestall any concentrated West+East+Pakistani effort to crack down on the that state's ungoverned areas by triggering an Indian-Pakistani conflict.

But, in grand strategic terms, they are far too late in attempting this.

So what they really end up buying is more Old-New Core cooperation--not less.

Again, the timing is hardly coincidental but highly useful from our perspective--if handled with care.