Is it time to hold Pakistan's feet closer to the fire?

I think its past time. I know that Pervez Musharraf has a slippery grasp on power in Pakistan, but if he cannot lead, maybe it's time put our money on another horse.

It should have been a slam dunk. In Afghanistan's eastern border region, US troops say they photographed Taliban fighters firing a rocket-launcher at them from the safety of the Pakistani side - within sight of a Pakistani military observation post.

But a frustrated US military official in Kabul explains: "We thought we had them.

"But when we showed the pictures in Islamabad they said, 'We saw nothing.' It's the same when we call on our direct communications lines to say we're chasing the Taliban over the border - they see us coming and they refuse to pick up the phone," he said, speaking anonymously.

This is a disturbing story.