Pakistan's Chief of the armed forces Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has been put on the hot seat by his American benefactors and he doesn't like it. Kayani, who has spent time in America and has good relations with US military liaison officers nevertheless realizes that Pakistan's cozying up to Islamists is part of a long standing policy that seeks to use the terrorists to shape events in neighboring countries to its own advantage.The New York Times: The United States will now push harder than ever for General Kayani to break relations with other militant leaders who American officials believe are hiding in Pakistan, with the support of the military and intelligence service, a senior American official said.These leaders include Mullah Muhammad Omar, the spiritual leader of the Afghan Taliban; the allied militant network of Sirajuddin Haqqani; and Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group that the United States holds responsible for the terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, in 2008, the American official...(Read Full Post)