Sorry for the light posting, I am attending the funeral of one my dear aunts this weekend and so free time as been sparse. One thing I can say from watching the give and take in Pakistan is no one knows for sure how the new government there is going to evolve, and what role […]

The move in Iraq to take out the Shiite Militias is an interesting development. On the one hand President Bush is correct that the destruction of al-Qaeda as a force in Iraq has given Maliki’s government to move onto the next problem – the Shiite Militia’s under Moqtada Sadr’s control. If successful Iraq will have […]

Lots happening in the war on terror if we look to Pakistan and Afghanistan today. The Washington Post has a story out today recognizing what my blog and others have been reporting from months (see here (October 07) and here (November 07) for some of my first posts on the subject). And that is we […]

Great news coming out of Pakistan’s new democratically elected leaders regarding the war on terror. The strategy being reported out today, now that the new government is in place, is one which attempts to replicate “The Awakening” phenomena that washed across Iraq last year – which made al-Qaeda and their ilk enemies to the local […]

A few updates from the war on terror. Seems allied forces have been busy over the weekend. In Iraq a large number of terrorists have been killed, and nearly twice that number have been killed in Afghanistan. Strangely (or maybe not), the liberal media is all upset that our systemic killing of Taliban commanders is […]

Update: Steve Schippert from Threats Watch passed along a new link for the story – thanks Steve! – end update Update: It seems the story I linked to has been pulled down and replaced. Here it is in cache. Anyway, I was not the only one to notice the story. – end update Well, what […]

Well, I am sure every one was hoping that the “Arab Doctor” reported killed in the recent missile attack in Pakistan’s tribal areas would be none other than Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda’s number two leader. Reports out this evening indicate it was a different doctor, one who has been linked to al-Qaeda militants in the area: […]

Lots of interesting news out today on our war efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. So let’s get to them. First off it is being confirmed that the “British are Coming!” The UK is sending more fighting troops – as opposed to French and German troops who are not allowed to fight – to Afghanistan […]

OK, who knows how accurate this poll is, but it does support other reporting from Pakistan that al-Qaeda and their virulent and violent tactics are creating a rejection of extremist Islam (see here, here and here for recent examples): LAHORE: Only 17 percent of tribesmen are in favour of armed jihad, while 57 percent believe […]

The movement of US and NATO forces along the Afghan-Pak border, as well as the positioning of Pakistani forces along the southern boundary of the tribal areas of norther Pakistan, have been clear indicators of pending actions against al-Qaeda’s last refuge. Now confirming reporting on the planned actions, and possible Taliban and al-Qaeda responses, is […]