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Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says
Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says By THOM SHANKER and DAVID E. SANGER (NY Times) WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have been told in confidential briefings that Pakistan is rapidly adding to its nuclear arsenal even while racked by insurgency, raising questions on Capitol Hill about whether billions of dollars in proposed military aid might be diverted to Pakistan’s nuclear program.Barack Obama’s India-Pakistan Mess
by Christopher Badeaux (The New Ledger) Barack Obama’s India-Pakistan Mess As an eight year-old boy, I had a handful of treasured possessions: A stuffed dog; a tiny Gizmo who would grow and distort in water (I religiously kept him dry, small, and cute); the first G.I. Joe Snake-Eyes action figure; and a 1983 World Almanac, marked up and annotated with news, trivia, and facts culled from every periodical, TV news program, and library book I could reach. Pretty standard, really.Losing Ground in Pakistan
From the Telegraph: Taliban in Swat valley call 10-day ceasefire Taliban fighters in north-west Pakistan's Swat valley called a 10-day ceasefire on Sunday after local officials agreed to enforce Islamic laws. By Ben Farmer in Kabul Last Updated: 9:22PM GMT 15 Feb 2009 The ceasefire brought a pause in fighting between the Pakistani military and the Pakistani Taliban after more than a year of clashes that have left hundreds of civilians, militants and soldiers dead. The region was once a popular holiday destination for Pakistanis escaping urban life.Villagers fight Taliban after Pakistan mosque blast
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Villagers in northwest Pakistan have attacked Taliban militants killing seven of them in revenge for a bomb attack on a mosque that killed at least 40 people, a top government official and residents said on Sunday. It was the latest in a series of instances of people turning their guns on the Taliban in recent weeks and trying to force them out of their areas and will encourage the Pakistani government which needs public support to defeat the militants. The United States, which needs sustained Pakistani action to help defeat al Qaeda and cut off militant support for the insurgency in Afghanistan, will also be heartened by the move.Bomb Blast at Mosque Kills 40 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A bomb blast killed around 40 worshippers attending Friday prayers at a mosque in a restive area of northwest Pakistan, a senior official in the area told Reuters. "The death toll is 40. We have no idea as yet how many have been wounded," said Atif-ur-Rehman, the senior-most government administrator in the Upper Dir district, close to Swat Valley, where the army has been conducting a major offensive against the Taliban.Alleged U.S. strikes in Pakistan kill 18
Alleged U.S. spy planes attack militant areas in first strikes of Obama era The Associated Press updated 1:54 p.m. CT, Fri., Jan.Taliban Seize Pakistan Area Closer to the Capital
April 23, 2009 Taliban Seize Vital Pakistan Area Closer to the Capital By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pushing deeper into Pakistan, Taliban militants have established effective control of a strategically important district just 70 miles from the capital, Islamabad, officials and residents said Wednesday. The fall of the district, Buner, did not mean that the Taliban could imminently threaten Islamabad. But it was another indication of the gathering strength of the insurgency and it raised new alarm about the ability of the government to fend off an unrelenting Taliban advance toward the heart of Pakistan.Benazir Bhutto's been assassinated in Pakistan!
THIS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071227/ts_nm/pakistan_bhutto_dc_5Obama goes AWOL on Afghanistan.
Obama goes AWOL on Afghanistan. by Tom Donnelly, Tim Sullivan & Raphael Cohen In between his many appearances touting the stimulus package and the restructuring of the nation's financial institutions, housing markets, and automobile industry, Barack Obama made his first serious decision as America's commander in chief on February 17. He ordered an additional 17,000 U.S.Mumbai Gunmen
***PUBLIC POST*** ok, I'm posting like crazy. There's alot of interesting/scary stories out there in this messed up world that we live in. We have to stay informed.
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