UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 Breaking up is (not) hard to do

UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2
Breaking up is (not) hard to do
The Pentagon well knows that AfPak is the key land bridge between Iran to the west and China and India to the east; and that Iran has all the energy that both China and India need. The balkanization of AfPak would neutralize China's drive for land access from Xinjiang across Pakistan to the Arabian Sea, via the port of Gwadar in Balochistan province. - Pepe Escobar (Nov 6, '09)
This is the concluding article in a two-part report.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KK07Df01.html

PART 1: Welcome to Pashtunistan
http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KK06Df01.html