Via Prague

Islam and I watched today as the Pakistani army repelled two US helicopters which crossed the country's border in a so-called 'relief effort.' The two helicopters met with ground artillery and other displays of power by the Pakistani army, and to their credit, hovered for a moment and got their asses back across the border.
The US government, on approval of the Bush Administration, according to news reports, has been flying into Pakistan to go after the Taliban, which the Bush Administration has accused of allowing Taliban fighters to operate in the villages near the border. According to Pakistani officials, the actions were taken without prior notice given to Islamabad, which claims the actions are a violation of the country's sovereignty.
Islam, who first notified me of the blast at the Marriot Hotel which killed, among 50 others, the Czech ambassador to Pakistan, says increasing military aggression will only aggravate the situation. News reports, it should be noted, have claimed such attacks are efforts to undermine the new government, which, headed by the widow of assasinated Prime Minister BENGIR Bhuto, Asif Ali-Jardari, was elected two weeks ago.
'Bombing is not the only solution to stop terrorism,' Islam said. 'It can be negotiate, what they want, what you want. But not only one solution. ... Taliban is really ... James actually I know nothing about Taliban, terrorism is like worldwide now, some countries have terrorism groups and money is coming from other countries. And they are doing like this. Worldwide they are doing like this.'
'It's Ok. We will think about next time for why they are doing this.'