Unrest

A few headlines du jour:

1. Allied Militants Threaten Pakistan’s Populous Heart
   By SABRINA TAVERNISE, RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ERIC SCHMITT
   The Taliban is teaming up with local militant groups in Punjab, reinvigorating an alliance that poses a serious risk to the stability of Pakistan.
2. N. Korea Vows to Restart Plant and Boycott Talks
   By MATTHEW SALTMARSH 4:20 AM ET
   North Korea vowed to restore the nuclear facilities that it had been disabling and boycott international talks on its nuclear weapons program to protest against the U.N.
3. Glamour Dims as Hecklers Hit the Auto Show
   By DAVID SEGAL
   After receiving government bailout money to stave off bankruptcy, General Motors and Chrysler are finding somewhat hostile crowds at their exhibits.

The first one is flat out scary. The third is, I think, a small harbinger of US social unrest to come this summer. The second is Groundhog Day, but nonetheless worrisome....