Obama Condemns Iran's Rulers

US President Barack Obama has condemned Iran's rulers for last Saturday's bloody crackdown.He makes his stance clear and forceful that Iran's authoritative regime has done wrong against the people of Iran by taking...

Afghans Incensed by Air Attack on Village

This is starting to sound like the line about having to destroy the town to save the town..."Accusations and denials are swirling in Kabul as the Afghan government and the international military forces try to unravel the facts surrounding an August 21 air strike in the...

Taliban Leader operates from his base in Pakistan

USA have been alleging it for a long time but a damning story in New York time has claimed that Taliban leaders are actually ensconced in Pakistan and operate the terrorist outfit from Pakistani soil. The report says that while American officials have stepped up pressure on...

The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah

I read somewhere recently that while everyone is talking about the US withdrawing from Iraq, nobody is talking about the ongoing impacts of US presence in Afghanistan - and Pakistan is caught up in this too.This...

Mullah accidently blows up self, sons

"A LANDMINE blew up in the home of a religious cleric in southern Afghanistan, killing the mullah, two of his sons and two other men who had been preparing an attack, police said today. The cleric's wife...

Pakistan Is An Interesting Country

In Pakistan, the Hamoodur Rahman Commission clearly named the people who had a role in East Pakistan [that broke the country into two parts]. But the result? Some of the culprits silently retired. Some...

Afghan Officials: Taliban Leader Behind South Korean Kidnappings Killed

KABUL, Afghanistan —  U.S. airstrikes targeting a meeting of Taliban leaders killed a high-ranking commander involved in the kidnappings of 23 South Koreans two months ago, Afghan officials said...

Protest at United Nations on September 18th against Iranian President Ahmadin...

People were setting up shop today at 47th and 2nd Avenue in anticipation for a rally across from United Nations on Tuesday September 18th, 2007 to protest Iranian President Ahmadinejad, wanted for crimes against...

Afghanistan: Well Meaning Futility

About the Author"Tony Clifton worked for Newsweek for 30 years and covered the wars in Biafra and Vietnam, the Lebanon civil war, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the 1971 Bangladesh war and subsequent...

It's just war, isn't it?

There really isn't much use in paying much need to stories like this is there?  I mean, death in Arabia is just so commonplace that hey, who cares?I mean, more than a dozen American soldiers were killed just...

Taleban Commander Killed in Afghanistan

The Taleban's top leader in Afghanistan is reported as killed. The actual effect that this will have on the Taleban's ongoing campaign is as yet unclear."The Taleban's top military commander in Afghanistan, Mullah...

Bold move by Afghan assembly: Immunity to all Afghans

It's either that, or a fool's errand.  I have seen nothing from the taliban that would make me think that an offer of peace and reconciliation is even desirable to them.  If anything, it reminds me of the early days of the war, and the fall of Konduz.  The...

Mullah Omar 'hiding in Pakistan'

"Taleban leader Mullah Omar is living in Pakistan under the protection of its ISI intelligence agency, a captured Taleban spokesman has said. The spokesman, Muhammad Hanif, made the apparent confession to Afghan agents who videotaped the questioning.h/t n2l"I don't think this...

Between Iraq and a hard spot

Or, is President Bush finally getting the advice that he needs? Melanie Phillips offers this to ponder: "Those who said, when the Democrats routed the Republicans in the US mid term elections, that the celebrations by the surrender brigade were premature and that President...

Moon of Alabama [blog]

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