Mumbai Attackers Called Part of Larger Band of Recruits

The sole surviving terrorist in Mumbai terror attack Muhammad Ajmal Kasab has slowly started giving more details of their planning and training camp. He said to Mumbai Police that the 10 terrorist who conducted the attacks in Mumbai belonged to a group of 30 recruits...

Taliban kidnap 25 police recruits in Pakistan: official

The Taliban has reportedly kidnapped 25 police recruits in Pakistan, in the tribal areas along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan which is largely beyond the government's control."Taliban militants kidnapped 25 police recruits while they were travelling to a training...

Army Recruiting More Dropouts

"Even as the U.S. Army seems to be enjoying increasing success in Iraq, the war itself seems to be driving down the quality of the fresh recruits the U.S. military needs to continue the campaign."

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

First officers from UN specialized police unit deploy for Chad to start key t...

"First officers from UN specialized police unit deploy for Chad to start key training role 21 November 2007 – The first officers from the United Nations Standing Police Capacity will depart for Chad today to start training recruits for a specialized Chadian police unit...

Bush Asks Congress for $1.4 Billion to Fight Drugs in Mexico

"President Bush asked Congress on Monday to approve a $1.4 billion aid package over the next three years to help the Mexican government fight narcotics traffickers, who have unleashed a bloody underworld war that has left more than 4,000 dead across Mexico in the last two...