Tiros no pé

«A full-scale insurrection is taking hold in Waziristan, the most restive part of the tribal region which lies on the border with Afghanistan. It is an uprising not by a few foreign Taliban or al-Qaeda fighters, but the local population.
"Tomorrow they may declare the Islamic emirate of Waziristan," said Talat Masood, a retired general. "This is the greatest challenge since 1971 [when East Pakistan broke away to become Bangladesh]." »

Parece que antes de fragmentarem de vez o Iraque, vão acabar por fragmentar o Paquistão. A ironia é que o Paquistão tem mesmo armas de destruição maciça.
Coisas do Império com pés de barro que passa a vida a dar tiros no pé.