PAKISTAN STONEWALLING - AT 10:46 P.M. ET:  From the Los Angeles Times:

Reporting from Washington -- U.S. efforts to identify and thwart the growing threat posed by Pakistani extremists who enjoy easy access to the United States -- and already have a significant presence here -- are being undermined by the government of Pakistan, according to current and former U.S. and Western counter-terrorism officials.

After the terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, in November, which killed more than 170 people, the FBI and other U.S. agencies went on high alert, searching without success for evidence of plotters in the United States. But they were essentially shut down in efforts to work the Pakistan side of the investigation, not only to find additional plotters but to learn more about the Al Qaeda-affiliated Pakistani militant group suspected of orchestrating the attacks, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and its global network of cells, the officials said.

COMMENT:  An important story.  British intelligence believes that Pakistani activists are the greatest terror threat to Britain.  It's logical to assume that these extremists also have America in their sights.  If we can't get the Pakistanis to cooperate, the chances of a successful terror attack here are enhanced.  Let's see what Obama can do about this.

March 9