March 09, 2009
The president will withdraw 12,000 troops from Iraq over the next six months, but where will he send them? Back to America? Ski trip to Aspen? Or perhaps he’ll just airlift the veterans to Afghanistan, where a similar number of reinforcements has been promised over a similar period. Here’...
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March 08, 2009
NY Times: After a six-month campaign, the Pakistani military is claiming victory over the Taliban in Bajaur, a northern sliver of the tribal areas, saying the militants have suffered heavy losses and have been pushed over the border into Afghanistan. As evidence, the military this month showed off t...
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Director : Uwe Boll Release Date : 18 October 2007 (Germany) Genre : Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller Cast : Zack Ward as Dude, Dave Foley as Uncle Dave, Chris Coppola as Richard, Jackie Tohn as Faith, J.K. Simmons as Candidate Wells, Ralf Moeller as Officer John, Verne Troyer as Himself, Chris Spen...
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March 07, 2009
NY Times: HERE is a proposition that is bound to cut deep into the national psyche: Should the United States seek to negotiate with some of the same people who gave sanctuary to Osama bin Laden prior to the Sept. 11 attacks? President Obama is sending an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanis...
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March 06, 2009
If you were not already thrilled by the fact that Mumbai terrorists used Blackberry to monitor the world response in real-time, here is another one that may surprise you. Mullah Abdul Salaam, the former Taliban ambassador who ruled out Internet and TV earlier, regularly uses the iPhone to make calls...
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But not so much for Pakistan, or the Pakistani government, or anybody forced to live under the harsh rule of Taliban militant Mauluna Fazlullah's version of the Sharia law: The Taliban and the Pakistani Army signed a truce last month in Swat, the once popular tourist area just an hour north of the c...
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March 05, 2009
NY Times: The Taliban and the Pakistani Army signed a truce last month in Swat, the once popular tourist area just an hour north of the capital. But far from establishing peace, the pact seems to have allowed the Taliban free rein to expand their harsh religious rule. Just days after the truce was s...
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Max Boot: I have just returned from Afghanistan shocked by the depth of the disconnect between reality and reporting. The coalition officers that I spoke with expressed confidence that with the U.S. reinforcements now flowing into the country, they will be able to score victories against insurgents ...
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Max Boot on the situation in Afghanistan: Better Than You Think. I have just returned from Afghanistan shocked by the depth of the disconnect between reality and reporting. The coalition officers that I spoke with expressed confidence that with the U.S. reinforcements now flowing into the country, t...
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March 04, 2009
Guardian: The top US diplomat in Kabul warned Âyesterday that Pakistan posed a bigger security challenge to America and the world than Afghanistan, as Islamabad grappled with the latest terrorist attack on its soil and the escalating Taliban Âinsurgency on its north-western border. Christopher Del...
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