Obama says he wants to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan
I have noted that new equipment has been deployed to the battle front, that the armed forces have been sent much better equipment more suitable to the terrain. The pause has been set up so Obama can not only...
Avoid Traveling to Pakistan: Home Ministry (India)
The Home Ministry under the Government of India (GoI) on Tuesday advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of deteriorating security situation there following a string of militant attacks on...
Al-Qaeda Threatens Oktoberfest
Bavarian police have arrested two Islamic extremists in Munich, leading to an increase in security at the ongoing Oktoberfest. Flights are banned from entering the air space above the festival, and vehicles are not...
created by Annina Bergman | 8 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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New Bin Laden Tape Calls Obama Powerless to Stop Afghanistan War
Osama Bin Laden was last heard in June talking about President Obama planting a seed of "hate and revenge" towards the United States in the Muslim world. In the meantime the Al-Riydha newspaper announced that Bin...
Al-Qaeda offers US conditional peace
Is this a war against US or hypocrisy? "Al-Qaeda has offered the US President Barack Obama a truce in exchange for a complete withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan. Ayman al Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's number...
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali: Life Sentence For Bush Assassination Plot
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, a 28-year-old American who is a member of al-Qaeda, was sentenced to life today, July 27, 2009, for his plot to assassinate George W. Bush. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali first came under the radar of the U.S. government in 2003, when he was studying in Saudi Arabia...
Let’s get it straight al-Qaeda is not the Taliban USA!
Bin Laden had joined the hill tribesmen in a war against the Russians the al-Qaeda movement however has no true relationship to the religious fanatical Taliban other than being funded from Saudi Arabia by...
Bin Laden son killed in US drone attack
Pakistan is likely to come under increased pressure of the Obama administration after Saad bin Laden, a son of the world's most wanted terrorist was killed in a CIA operation. According to informed sources in...
created by Ahmar Mustikhan | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago
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DIVERGENCES
Yesterdays New York Times has a story that hints at divergences between the US and Pakistan in the war on terror in Afghanistan. Unnamed Pakistani intelligence officials are reported as having said that Pakistan had concerns that the US operational surge in Afghanistan could...
Jakarta Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Hotels Rocked by Explosions
There are multiple reports that at least two busy hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Jakarta Marriott and the Jakarta Ritz-Carlton, have been rocked by explosions, killing at least 9 people according to Indonesia's...
created by Tina Kells | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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Jakarta Indonesia Explosion Video Surfaces
CCTV footage from the lobby of Jakarta, Indonesia's Ritz-Carlton Hotel, showing one of the suspected bombers, was aired on several local television stations before getting picked up by western outlets. The footage...
created by Jordan Yerman | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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Zardari admits Pakistan created terrorists
In a rare moment of truth, Pakistan for the first time acknowledged it had itself created terrorist outfits like the Taliban for its short-term goals."In a rare admission, President Asif Ali Zardari conceded that Pakistan -- without naming the country's omnipotent military --... Bhutto blamed Ejaz Shah for plots to kill her
The political heir of slain twice-premier Benazir Bhutto has openly accused former dictator General Pervez Musharraf for being responsible for the killing of his mother."London: Pakistan People's Party Chairman...
created by Ahmar Mustikhan | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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Choksy on Iran: 'situation very grave for Iranian people'
Indiana University professor of Iranian Studies and specialist on Iranian history and religions, Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy, thinks the situation is very grave for the Iranian people. " "I think the situation is...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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449 views | 35 recommendations | 8 comments
