Wampum

I mentioned this a few weeks ago in Criminals, careerists and courtiers at Al Asad Air Base.

Elsewhere, Pakistani elites are carrying on pretty much as if nothing is forecast that would dampen the political quadrille around the presidential election, which means that neither Musharaff or Bhutto have been briefed that a movement order is pending that would zero out their respective domestic calculations.

In my view, the skirmishes in the NWFP and Baluchistan areas of operations are unremarkable, insufficient to motivate either non-accommodation with the political opposition parties, or yesterday's sudden coup d'etat, which could just as easily tilt towards civil resistance as military relaxation.

Is the better explanation Iran?