Mar
06
2008
Head down working but wanted to pass some important news articles covering events key events in the war on terror. First off is another confirmation that US and UK forces are planning to expand their special operations activities inside Pakistan, with US forces authorized to fight along side Pakistan forces when dealing with key targets […]
Mar
05
2008
Update: As I mentioned before you cannot take reporting or statements from the lawless regions of Pakistan at face value. But with that said it is interesting to learn about the young, newly elected Member of Parliament who represents one of the probable havens for al-Qaeda. Meet Kamran Kahn, he has interesting views on what […]
Mar
03
2008
Well, that did not take long. I predicted on Feb 21st that the newly elected Pakistan government was going to get a wake up call and that they need to forget about vengeance on Musharraf and figure out how to protect the people of Pakistan who voted by large margins for peace. Some snippets of […]
Mar
02
2008
Seems that there is a serious clash of civilizations forming in Pakistan as the terrorists realize they may not be getting any reprieve from the new government. First off is news that we will be increasing our presence in Afghanistan to train the Pakis. (and on rare occasions attack al-Qaeda). The United States military is […]
Feb
29
2008
US forces have taken another jab at the gathering al-Qaeda forces in the tribal areas of Pakistan – one of these times it will be Bin Laden, Zwahiri or Mullah Omar: A missile strike on a suspected Taliban safe house in a remote tribal area of northwest Pakistan killed at least 10 people early Thursday, […]
Feb
25
2008
The impact of last week’s elections in Pakistan is still very much in doubt. The new government is learning that gaining power is not all it is cracked up to be, especially with an impatient and brutal force like al-Qaeda and the Taliban expecting immediate relief from being targeted. The irony is the Islamo Fascists […]
Feb
22
2008
I had posted many times on how Musharraf, and before her death Bhutto as well, had basically given their public support to US strikes against high value targets hiding in Pakistan as long as they were coordinated and limited to the big fish. The NY Times, more than likely in a move to disrupt our […]
Feb
21
2008
Bumped & Updated: I am not alone in fighting the ‘conventional wisdom’ of the liberal media and talking heads on what has happened in Pakistan: Pakistan’s election has been portrayed by the Western media as a defeat for President Pervez Musharraf. The real losers were the Islamist parties. … The Islamist defeat in Pakistani confirms […]
Feb
21
2008
Seems I am mentally focused on Pakistan today (well, all we have in America is some lame rumors of a pol having sex with someone – so Bill Clintoonish). Here is an interesting run down on the Pakistan election results and how moderates may be able to out maneuver the more radicalized leaders of the […]
Feb
21
2008
I sometimes feel I am living in a parallel universe and seeing things that no one else can see, which typically makes me feel like I must be on the wrong side of things. I find it interesting today that the news out of Pakistan and its elections are on how the opposition parties can […]