Not Going Well

A very disquieting -- maybe just even more disquieting -- article from the Journal on the India-Pakistan conflict. Tensions spiked when India's foreign ministry called Pakistani President Zardari with a "bellicose" message at the height of the Mumbai seige. But now the two countries are arguing back and forth over whether it was actually a crank call from a prankster -- a lack of clear lines of communication which could lead to some rather unpleasant misunderstandings.

No, that doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.

Then there's this.

A top [Pakistani] security official has said the military would be willing to fight India alongside Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the man accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Mr. Mehsud has denied involvement in the murder. The Taliban, too, said it would suspend its fight against Pakistani soldiers to join them a conflict with India.