Wow, see that headline from ToL on the sidebar?
Pakistani leaders ‘should have been at bombed hotel’
The Pakistani President, Prime Minister and military chief of staff were due to attend a banquet at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, where bombers killed at least 53 people, but a last-minute change of venue saved them.
The disclosure that the leadership of the country was the likely target of the attack on Saturday came as militants kidnapped Afghanistan’s top diplomat in the country and British Airways suspended all flights to and from Pakistan because of security concerns.
The Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, said that the venue for a banquet to mark the inaugural address of President Zardari to a joint session of Parliament was moved to the residence of the Prime Minister because of intelligence warning of an attack. …
Here’s the sidebar story on British Airways’ decision. Great way to isolate a country, isn’t it?
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That seems to be the pipe dream of most religious fanatics – to live in an isolated society that they control. It’s sad that they hold so much sway over Pakistan.
Especially sad, Cujo, because most of Pakistan is moderate and wants no part of their plans.
Why didn’t they clear the hotel and save a few other lives while they were at it?