OPINION: The India-Pakistan challenge

The India-Pakistan confrontation following the Mumbai attacks is the fourth such crisis in the last two decades. While India says it has provided enough evidence to Pakistan, Islamabad says what it has been given cannot be taken to a court of law for prosecution. Also, there...

Pakistani jihadi leader now scared of jihadis!

" A top jihadi leader in Pakistan is now scared of the jihadis and is seeking a bullet-proof vehicle to protect him. Hafiz Saeed, founder of the Jamaat-ul-Dawah, and before that Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, has applied for the import of an armoured vehicle, sources here reveal. ...

'Quartermaster of terror' : Canadian Jihad "Khawaja Trial"

Opinion Barry Artiste The defence has argued Khawaja wanted to be a "front-line jihadi soldier" in Afghanistan and should be considered a combatant in an armed conflict, not a terrorist as defined by Canadian law?...

Islamic Extremists: 'Down with the J,' and out of their senses

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorFunny how Jihadists take from one culture (Hip Hop) to suit their own selfish needs,, yet abhor that same culture they wish to bomb out of existence.The Ottawa trial of...

21 Qaeda fighters killed in US air blitz

""Our information confirmed that Walid Khudair, also known as al-Jahash, leader of Al-Qaeda in the southern belts of Baghdad was killed," said Mustaf al-Jabouri, leader of the anti-Qaeda "Awakening" group in the targeted village of Arab Jabour."Twenty other terrorists were...

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...

Islamabad: Liveblogging the takedown of Jihadi "burqa man"

Xeni had this to say on BoingBoing today:" Security forces in Islamabad, Pakistan arrested the leader of a radical mosque after a bloody standoff -- the man was trying to escape the siege disguised in a burqa,...

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