Pakistan's president declares "state of emergency."

Why would Gen. Pervez Musharraf do that? Because the Supreme Court was about to rule that he could not serve another term as president and be head of the armed forces.

So, the man who took power through a coup took matters into his own hands and arrested those judges, along with 1,500 political opponents, and prevented the media from saying anything negative about it.

The move also delays elections in which it is widely expected that Benazir Bhutto would be elected prime minister. It was this prospect that was the best hope of quelling problems in this country. But under marshal law and with Bhutto shut out, the real danger here is that extremist elements might overthrow Musharraf. Remember, this is a country in which more people approve of Osama bin Laden than Musharraf. And since it's likely Osama is living in the country, and he recently declared war on Musharraf's government, this is a very real threat.

Osama is one step closer to getting his hands on nuclear weapons.

This situation is a direct byproduct of not finishing the job in Afghanistan, and invading Iraq instead. Even if by some miracle Iraq is somehow saved, the resulting mess in Pakistan may make the whole affair moot.