As the great philosopher once said to me, Well, duh. “Pakistan militants ‘world threat,'” from the BBC, December 22 (thanks to all who sent this in):
Militant groups in Pakistan are “the greatest danger to peace and security in the entire world”, India’s foreign minister has said.
Pranab Mukherjee accused Islamabad of “denial” and “shifting the blame” for last month’s deadly Mumbai attacks. {…]
“The terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan is the greatest terrorist danger to peace and security of the entire civilised world,” Mr Mukherjee told the gathering in Delhi of Indian ambassadors and heads of 120 missions from across the world.
He accused Pakistan of “resorting to a policy of denial and to seek to deflect and shift the blame and responsibility”.
Mr Mukherjee said: “We expect the civilian government of Pakistan to take effective steps to deal with elements within Pakistan who still continue the use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy.
“We have so far acted with utmost restraint and are hopeful that international community will use its influence to urge the Pakistani government to take effective action.”
But Mr Mukherjee said that although there had been “some effort so far by the international community… this is not enough. Much more needs to be done.”
He added: “While we continue to persuade the international community and Pakistan we are also clear that ultimately it is we who have to deal with this problem. We will take all measures necessary as we deem fit to deal with this situation.”…