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Pakistan to Launch Offensive in Wake of Three Suicide Attacks?

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Thanos

The Taliban and Al Qaeda have made their strategy clear by three massive suicide attacks in the past four days that murdered over 85 muslims, and which maimed many others. Another attack on an army outpost also occurred and they … Continue reading →

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Zawahiri Dead? Updated

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Thanos

Yesterday evening I reported that we might have gotten Ayman Al Zawahiri in a morning missile strike in Pakistan due to a snippet of information from The Nation. The story named the house hit, the owner, and detailed that it … Continue reading →

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Deoband Fatwa Against Terrorism: Waffle-Ironed

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Thanos

My overall verdict on this? As Fatwas against Terrorism go this falls completely off the scale into the “not fit to wipe hog’s butts with” category. Continue reading →

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British Hostage Video Airs on Al Arabiya

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Thanos

A new video of a British hostage aired on Al Arabiya today, from the Telegraph: The bearded captive, who appears healthy, calls for the UK to free Iraqi prisoners in return for the men’s release, in the clip broadcast by … Continue reading →

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Superdelegate Bidding: Barack’s Got His Hand up.

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Thanos

Everyone is wondering if Bill and Hillary will pull out a super-delegate trump-card prior to the convention, but the bidding war is already on and Barrack has his hand up as you can see here. So what’s a super-delegate? They … Continue reading →

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Funding Jaimsh e Muhammed From the UK While on Benefits

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Thanos

The News of the World has a breaking investigative journalism piece in which an undercover reporter reveals a terror funding ring. The leader, Mohammed Nawaz Raja, lives in a mansion but also collects the dole! From the story by Mazher Mahmood: … Continue reading →

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Leaders of Swat Insurgency Surrender

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Thanos

Four of the leaders under Mullah Fazlullah who led forces in the Swat insurgency have surrendered to authorities. From The International: MINGORA: In a dramatic development, four prominent militant commanders and close aides of rebel cleric Maulana Fazlullah here on … Continue reading →

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Sherpao: NWFP in Danger of Talibanisation

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Thanos

In an interview with the New York Times former Government official Aftab Khan Sherpao speaks out against the current lackluster opposition to the Taliban in the frontiers of Pakistan. It’s a pretty blistering condemnation from one of the best known … Continue reading →

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Endearing, Enduring Culture

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Thanos

In some of the recent debates across the blogosphere one of my key arguments has been that only endearing culture endures across time. Ugly, undesirable culture isn’t adopted willingly unless it is force-fed to youth with immature critical thinking and judgement skills. In … Continue reading →

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Waziristan War Spreads North

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Thanos

The Mehsud Taliban have attacked in the rear at supply lines to the North of the Wazirs in Orakzai agency, Bill Roggio has the details over at The Long War Journal. If you are a regular reader there please take … Continue reading →

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