Archives for the 'Pakistan' Category
Pakistan Zindabad
Published on 26 Mar 2008 at 10:21 pm.
2 Comments.
Filed under guns, Pakistan.
Another exotic roadtrip vid via Theo. This Americanized Pak thinks he discovered the gun market at Dara, long on the foreign correspondent nifty feature list, and throws in editorial comment about other things he appears to know little about. But he’s game, it’s a fun ride and if you have ever been to Pakistan or parts nearby, this will look […]
Blow Me Up Once
Published on 3 Mar 2008 at 7:11 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, Pakistan, Taliban.
Shame on you. Blow me up twice … you know the old saying. So al Qaeda and the backward semi-literates of the Taliban have learned nothing from Global Jihad’s miserable experience in Iraq. Gateway has the roundup on the suicide bombing of a tribal meeting to discuss peace that drew thousands in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province. Meanwhile, U.S. counterinsurgency […]
Can You Hear Me Now?
Published on 25 Feb 2008 at 8:31 pm.
4 Comments.
Filed under Islam, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
First, Pakistan basically crashed YouTube for most of the world’s YouTube fans Sunday, in a bid to squelch anti-Islamic vid. Something like that. It’s really complicated, and my understanding of Internet technology is about at same level as the Taliban’s understanding of cell phone technology. Apparently, the hated Crusaders are using the very cell phone signals that fly through the […]
Mush Out
Published on 24 Feb 2008 at 8:35 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Shortly, reports the UK Telegraph. That and what follows Mush rounded up:
First Iraq, Now the Paks
Published on 10 Feb 2008 at 8:59 pm.
5 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, Pakistan.
If he were an American pol, he’d be on life support. The art’s a joke. The news is real. Poll finds plummeting support for the Taliban, Osama bin Laden.
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Pak Peace
Published on 6 Feb 2008 at 10:37 pm.
1 Comment.
Filed under Pakistan.
Mulled amid ceasefire. US apparently thinks it’s a good idea. Bloomberg:
Great, Briton
Published on 3 Feb 2008 at 10:24 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, Iran, al qaeda, Europe, Britain, Afghanistan, Canada, Pakistan.
“We shall abandon them in the mountains! We shall abandon them in the cities! We shall run like frightened children! Out of my way, I’m trying to surrender!”
Lesson to be Recorded on the Pages of History in Letters of Gold
Published on 30 Jan 2008 at 11:13 am.
8 Comments.
Filed under GWOT, Pakistan.
Mehsud, the guy giving the Pak army a hard time, has quite a turn of phrase. A few conceptual problems as he takes his spiritual guidance from the illiterate, one-eyed Mullah Omar, slags the US for murdering innocent Japanese and admires bin Laden for doing likewise with Christians and Jews. Anyway, the interesting news is […]
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Questions
Published on 29 Jan 2008 at 12:04 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, Pakistan.
Keith Ryan, Homeland Security attache to the United States Embassy in Islamabad, is dead. Local boy, son of a top Boston Globe sports columnist. Shot in the head. The initial official word is suicide, but that is now in question. Reuters first:
What Goes Around
Published on 19 Jan 2008 at 9:23 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Comes back around on Pak Taliban, and other Pak news:
Pak Fort Overrun
Published on 17 Jan 2008 at 8:26 am.
6 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, military, Pakistan, Taliban.
Khyber Rifles, Fort Apache, take your pick, as Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary is overrun by Pak Taliban. Wildly conflicting reports on whether they put up a fight or not, though.
All Roads Lead to Pakistan
Published on 15 Jan 2008 at 8:02 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under GWOT, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
As the Taliban continues its tradition of murdering innocent, unarmed civilians in brazen hotel attack. Round-up of allegedly Pak-based attack, Pak-bound arrests:
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Al Qaeda Weighs In
Published on 7 Jan 2008 at 6:57 am.
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Filed under GWOT, al qaeda, Pakistan.
On Waziristan peace talks, offs 8 tribal elders who were talking to Pak security forces.
If not AQ, then Taliban, or someone who shares their goals, not to put to fine a point on it. H/t Reader Steve who suggests these scalps belong to NYT, all the news that’s fit for a jihadi headsup, but I’d […]
Yankee Go Home
Published on 6 Jan 2008 at 8:52 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Pak Army: Yankee Covert Ops Out of Pakistan. AFP:
War Still On Here, Too
Published on 4 Jan 2008 at 1:39 pm.
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Filed under GWOT, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
Quick catch up in the ‘Stan:
Push vs. Mush, Bush
Published on 1 Jan 2008 at 9:22 am.
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Filed under pols, Pakistan.
UPDATE: ”Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on orders of lower- and middle-level officers of the Pakistani army and air force.” UPI, citing intel sources:
According to a source who asked to remain unnamed, members of the Pakistani armed forces involved in Thursday’s killing of the former prime minister and leader of the opposition are sympathizers of the […]
Once Upon A Time …
Published on 31 Dec 2007 at 7:42 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
In Pakistan, there was a beautiful princess who wanted to be queen. Then evil men killed her, either by shooting her or maybe a bomb blast that bonked her head, not sure about that yet. So wise men who only wanted good for her people called on her son, a handsome young prince, to step up to […]
It’s Not the Effup
Published on 31 Dec 2007 at 7:23 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
It’s the coverup, stupid. Conspiracy theorized. NYT:
Whither Pakistan
Published on 29 Dec 2007 at 10:50 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
News and commentary roundup, includes Bhutto anti-hagiographies, starts with Pakistan says turmoil could delay vote. AFP:
Ghoulish Test
Published on 29 Dec 2007 at 9:16 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under pols, Pakistan.
Is what Patrick Healy at NYT calls the Bhutto assassination visavis the U.S. presidential candidacies. I’d suggest its some of the answers rather than the test are ghoulish. I’d call it more a revealing dose of reality. NYT:
Pak Press
Published on 28 Dec 2007 at 8:31 am.
3 Comments.
Filed under GWOT, Pakistan.
Dawn: Dream snuffed out, bitter ironies, questions unlikely to be answered:
Bhutto Assassinated
Published on 27 Dec 2007 at 9:04 am.
30 Comments.
Filed under GWOT, Pakistan.
Suicide bomb kills Benazir Bhutto.
Think Globally
Published on 4 Dec 2007 at 11:41 pm.
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Filed under Pakistan, moronocy.
Annoy globally! It’s a new twist on the old advocacy saw. Hey, if Musharraf can’t get rid of al Qaeda and the Taliban, can’t we at least get him to keep Code Pink? Washington Times:
Pak War
Published on 18 Nov 2007 at 11:08 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Offensive looming, as 15,000 Pak soldiers mass for assault. “It’s not Iraq but it’s getting worse.” AP.
Roggio at Long War Journal with details, background on Swat, where the Taliban vs. Pak Army fight has spilled out of the tribal areas.
Meanwhile, 96 killed in sectarian clashes.
Negroponte sticks around, tells Mush to lift the emergency.
Limits of Usefulness
Published on 11 Nov 2007 at 10:19 am.
2 Comments.
Filed under Pakistan, Taliban.
Explored by Musharraf, as he rewards Taliban hostage takers/beheaders with the release of a top Taliban leader, while imprisoning lawyers and dissidents. Newsweek:
Pak It Up
Published on 10 Nov 2007 at 10:23 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Saturday snak-Pak of news and opinion:
Pak It In
Published on 7 Nov 2007 at 9:51 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Is the advice to Musharraf re his SOE from Pak press and friends abroad, as his PM hints at backtrack on elections and Bhutto threatens a “Long March.” Pak news and opinion:
Things May Have Just Got (Even) More Interesting
Published on 5 Nov 2007 at 9:35 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
In Pakistan. Musharraf house arrest rumors denied:
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State of Emergency
Published on 4 Nov 2007 at 9:56 am.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Declared, somewhat belatedly. Pakistan has been in a state of emergency(ies) for a long time, and whatever else it has been, Musharraf’s dictatorship is, was, and has been a response to that. Here’s the latest. NYT:
Battle for Democracy
Published on 20 Oct 2007 at 12:00 pm.
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Filed under Pakistan.
Pak roundup plus Bhutto speaks via Gateway, who’s got the vid. Then, there’s the bomber’s head, which had to be put back together. Bhutto:
Pakistan
Published on 18 Oct 2007 at 11:48 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda, Pakistan.
… meet Iraq. UPDATES, ANALYSIS added below:
Tora Bora Redux
Published on 17 Aug 2007 at 12:02 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Pakistan.
Major offensive underway on old ground, old problems, unresolved. Fourth Rail and others with details:
Barackerry Obama
Published on 8 Aug 2007 at 12:14 am.
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Filed under pols, Pakistan.
He was against it after they said he was for it. Day before yesterday:
Happy Ending
Published on 7 Aug 2007 at 11:00 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under Afghanistan, Pakistan.
More like this. Taliban stages brazen attack on U.S. base:
News of Waziristan
Published on 29 Jul 2007 at 8:56 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under GWOT, Pakistan.
Times of London, Musharraf risks civil war. Account of operations in North Waziristan:
Pak Ops
Published on 24 Jul 2007 at 9:20 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, Pakistan.
US rumblings about attacking AQ in Pakistan, where containment isn’t working. Usually, this kind of talk prompts Pak action. Paks distracted at present.
Iran Talk
Published on 18 Jul 2007 at 9:45 am.
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Filed under Iran, Pakistan.
Stratfor weighs in with a little realpolitik re Iran and Pakistan:
Stuff in That Place Next to India
Published on 30 Mar 2007 at 4:04 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under Afghanistan, Pakistan, UN.
OK, I think I’m starting to get the hang of it. Afghan armed freedom fighter-style horseplay in … damn … look I didn’t name the place … OK, OK, we’ll do it your way … in the capital of Pakistan. There. Are you happy?
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Win-Win
Published on 22 Mar 2007 at 8:31 am.
6 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, Pakistan.
Pro-Taliban tribesmen vs. al-Qaeda Uzbeks in South Waziristan. At least 58 dead! It’s hard to know which side to cheer for!*
CSM.com has a roundup here. Best line, NYT:
Pakistani government officials said they had no role in the latest fighting, but watched it with considerable optimism.
“Let the tribespeople deal with the situation,” one government official said. […]
Taliban Targets Cheney
Published on 27 Feb 2007 at 10:15 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under Afghanistan, Pakistan.
“At 10 a.m., I heard a loud boom.”
Soon after the blast, Cheney — who officials say was never in danger from the blast at the sprawling base — went ahead with talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the capital.
Asked if he had ever considered changing his plans to go to Kabul, Cheney said that […]
Pak It Up
Published on 26 Feb 2007 at 11:53 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under al qaeda, Pakistan.
Cheney shows up unexpectedly and tells Musharraf what he doesn’t want to hear:
How Al-Sadr Became the Most Powerful Man in Iraq, and other stuff that happened a long time ago, elsewhere
Published on 21 Feb 2007 at 12:48 am.
9 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, media, military, Pakistan.
I have to think this Foreign Policy article by the NYT’s Dexter Filkins on Moqtada al-Sadr’s rise power and how he is now waiting in the wings, with no mention of how far into the wings he has now retreated, suffers greatly from a 20th-century production schedule, not to mention superficiality that renders the headline overhype. But […]
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