'Distinctions between Taliban, Al Qaeda and terrorist outfits such as LeT are now meaningless, since they are now in<b> effect fused</b> both operationally and ideologically.<br/><br/>Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?<br/><br/>Source : <a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100222/884/twl-pakistan-being-selective-in-action-a.html"><a href='http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100222/884/twl-pakistan-being-selective-in-action-a.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100222/884/twl-pakistan-being-selective-in-action-a.html</a> </a>