McGrath, my Pakistani friends are unusual only in that they are very kind and sensitive to this overly enthusiastic and loud American and would never point out such a thing based on my ignorance. Thanks so much for the insight. (By the way USans isn't too bad. Didn't Pink Floyd do a song about USans and Them?).

Carol, lets keep our eyes on this one. If there are Taliban sympathies among the military, I would expect it to be rank and file.

Ed