I’m not sure what to make of this news, but the fact that Musharraf and Bhutto have met in secret is significant.

I think that more than anything else, it is an indication of how profoundly weak Pres. Musharraf has become.

Pakistan, due to extensive meddling in the area by the US and USSR, have created a nuclear armed entity that is in many ways close to a failed state where government fails to reach into much of the country, particularly the oft mentioned “tribal areas”.