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DEBKAfile: Turkey’s Army Chief Warns Pakistan’s Nuclear Arms Could Fall into Taliban Hands

Posted by Cary Wesberry on Monday, March 10, 2008 11:53:42 PM
Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, the Turkish chief of staff, said if President Pervez Musharraf lost his grip, Pakistan could fall into Taliban hands and a terrorist organization gain control of nuclear arms for the first time. The general was addressing an international terrorism conference in Ankara Monday, March 10. Sunday, the two parties in opposition to Musharraf forged a power-sharing alliance to govern Pakistan, vowing to evict him from the presidency. Islamist groups have also stepped up their attacks since the Feb. 18 general election.
 
 
 
A horrifying thought indeed, we're probably closer to that reality than any of us want to admit.  Musharraf won't last forever, and whatever apparatus replaces him will not be following in his footsteps.  The Pakistani people have made that very clear.  I can't say I would trade our operations in Afghanistan and Iraq for operations in Pakistan but when you factor in those nuclear weapons the stituation there certainly becomes a great deal more pressing.
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