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A military coup in Pakistan? Pak Tea House
15 hours ago ago from Pak Tea House
Restive generals represent the backers of the Taliban and al-Qaeda – bad news for the war next door By Tarek Fatah 09 Dec 2009 The Globe and Mail (Canada) A military coup is unfolding in Pakistan, but, this time, there is no rumbling of tanks on the streets of Islamabad. Instead, it seems the military is using a new strategy for regime change in Pakistan, one that will have adverse consequences for Western troops deployed in ...
Related contentRebuffing U.S., Pakistan Balks at Crackdown
8 hours ago ago from Cracker Squire
From The New York Times : Demands by the United States for Pakistan to crack down on the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan, Siraj Haqqani, whose fighters pose the biggest threat to American forces, have been rebuffed by the Pakistani military, according to Pakistani military officials and diplomats.
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17 hours ago ago from Bazm-e-Iqbal: Save Pakistan from Pakistanis
Speaking at a reception for Twenty Twenty world cup winning Pakistan cricket team Prime Minister Gillani is reported to have said that the way the cricketers have won the Twenty20 cup, similarly the Pakistani army will win the war against terrorists in Swat and Malakand... . Recent statements by him and some other officials remind me of one of the most embarrassing images for US is the image of President Bush declaring victory in the ...
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15 hours ago ago from The Dignified Rant
We are increasing our Predator strike capabilities over Pakistan: Over the past year and a half, the United States has stepped up drone strikes against militants in Pakistan killing as many as a thousand people, by some estimates. Press accounts have largely credited the Central Intelligence Agency with running these missions. Government officials have refused to speak in public about drone attacks, just as they routinely rebuff any attempt ...
Related contentBoston Globe Pakistan military not seeking takeo
7 hours ago ago from Mass Media News - The Latest World News
Boston Globe Pakistan military not seeking takeover: US general Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) The United States believes Pakistan s military has no intention of trying to seize power, US Central Command chief General David Petraeus said during a visit to an ally that is struggling against Taliban militants. Original post: Pakistan military not seeking takeover: US general Reuters
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William K. Barth: President Obama Should Negotiate with the Taliban
15 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
"Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Presidential Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961. Americans oppose insurgency - so much so that President Obama's Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, has testified before Congress that the administration plans to send 33,000 more American troops and spend an additional $100 billion in Afghanistan. All this to continue a war against insurgent ...
Related contentU.S. Pressures Pakistan to Target Afghan Taliban
8 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON The U.S. is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to widen the scope of an offensive against the Taliban in its tribal areas, fearful the current operation's limits could blunt the impact of the fresh American troops being dispatched to neighboring Afghanistan. For the past two months, Pakistan's military has been driving against Taliban hideouts in the tribal area of South Waziristan in what U.S. officials describe as a welcome ...
Related contentPakistan Rebuffs U.S. On Taliban Crackdown
16 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
New York Times : Demands by the United States for Pakistan to crack down on the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan, Siraj Haqqani, whose fighters pose the biggest threat to American forces, have been rebuffed by the Pakistani military, according to Pakistani military officials and diplomats. Read the whole story: New York Times
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22 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
President Obama recently chided the press for putting substantive issues on the back burner. "I mentioned that I was in Asia on this trip thinking about the economy, when I sat down for a round of interviews. Not one of them asked me about Asia," he said. "It's an indication of how our political debate doesn't match up with what we need to do and where we need to go." While the President was, actually, asked a couple of questions about ...
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