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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (246797)10/27/2007 12:38:31 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 281500
 
nytimes.com
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The sharp escalation of violence in the Swat valley, one of Pakistan’s most famous tourist spots and a region relatively removed from the lawless tribal areas on the Afghan border, has revealed the growing strength of Islamist extremists in the previously peaceful, more populated areas of the province.