As A Terror Threat Grows -- A Commentary

From The Chicago Tribune:

It's a vigilance we have to extend to our dealings with Pakistan, which is supposed to be our ally in the fight against terrorism.

Pakistan said last week that it had placed Hafiz Muhammad Saeed under house arrest. It was an "arrest" loosely defined for Saeed, the leader of a charitable front group accused of plotting the Mumbai attacks. According to The New York Times, Saeed has moved freely throughout his Lahore neighborhood since his arrest. His visitors come and go.

That's not nearly good enough. Despite overwhelming evidence—and the confession of the lone surviving Mumbai gunman—Pakistan's government refuses to admit that the perpetrators were Pakistani.

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