More trouble in the most dangerous nation on Earth.
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NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - India warned its citizens on Friday it was unsafe to travel to Pakistan and the prime minister met his military chiefs, while Pakistan canceled army leave and moved some troops from its western border.
The travel warning marked a dramatic rise in tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors after last month's attack on Mumbai that killed 179 people and which India has blamed on Islamist militants based in Pakistan.
It followed media reports in Pakistan and India that "several" Indian nationals had been held in the last two days after bombings in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Multan.
"Indian citizens are therefore advised that it would be unsafe for them to travel (to) or be in Pakistan," India's Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement.
Another Foreign Ministry official contacted by Reuters said the warning referred to all travel to Pakistan...
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BP16V20081226
This, my fellow Democrats, has the potential for us to start seeing mushroom clouds popping up all over the Middle East. Every time before when these two went at it, they did not have a nuclear capability. Now they do. Keep a very close eye on this situation.
The travel warning marked a dramatic rise in tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors after last month's attack on Mumbai that killed 179 people and which India has blamed on Islamist militants based in Pakistan.
It followed media reports in Pakistan and India that "several" Indian nationals had been held in the last two days after bombings in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Multan.
"Indian citizens are therefore advised that it would be unsafe for them to travel (to) or be in Pakistan," India's Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement.
Another Foreign Ministry official contacted by Reuters said the warning referred to all travel to Pakistan...
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BP16V20081226
This, my fellow Democrats, has the potential for us to start seeing mushroom clouds popping up all over the Middle East. Every time before when these two went at it, they did not have a nuclear capability. Now they do. Keep a very close eye on this situation.
