Another missile strike kills civilians on Pakistan-Afghan border: officials:
Three children and two women were killed when missiles fired by a suspected unmanned US aircraft hit a village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border Friday in the third such attack in as many days, officials said.
tinyurl.com/5psk88

US Drone air strike kills six in North Waziristan:
According to sources, in Muhammad Khale area, 25 km away from Miramshah, a guided missile fired by spy plane hit Farman Dawar home killing six innocent people including him (Farman) and leaving four seriously injured.
www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=54179

Presstitute and propaganda alert: Pakistan raid may signal more U.S. attacks: –
U.S. commandos attacked an al Qaeda target in Pakistan this week in an operation that could signal more intense American efforts to thwart militant attacks in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04280052.htm

Try not to laugh:
US respects Pakistan’s sovereignty, always grieves loss of innocent life- White House
The United States respects Pakistan’s sovereignty and always grieves loss of innocent life, a White House official said Friday without specifically commenting on any US-led coalition forces action on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border. “We respect their sovereignty and we support their new civilian government,”White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said.
tinyurl.com/6hojhb

Pakistan Angry, But Vows To Fight “Terror”:
Pakistan’s presidential front-runner said in a newspaper column Thursday he stands with the U.S. against international terrorism, comments that appeared amid growing furor over an American-led cross-border attack in Pakistani territory.
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/04/terror/main4414231.shtml

Zardari (Mr. 10%) may be Pakistan’s new president:
Four years ago, Asif Ali Zardari was languishing in prison, derided throughout Pakistan as “Mr. 10 Percent” because of the numerous corruption allegations against him.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-09-04-pakistan_N.htm

Pakistan set for presidential poll:
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, the assassinated former prime minister and leader of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), is widely expected to win the parliament vote on Saturday and replace Musharraf, who resigned on August 18 under threat of impeachment.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/09/20089511858382700.html

Pakistani Tortured, Her Attorney Says:
The attorney for an American-trained behavioral scientist charged with trying to kill U.S. personnel in July said in court Thursday that she believes that her client was imprisoned and tortured for several years before the incident and now could be mentally incompetent.
tinyurl.com/6hs7t7

Pakistani woman suspect refuses US strip search:
 She was due to appear in Manhattan federal court Thursday where her lawyer, Elizabeth Fink, said Siddiqui was “unbelievably damaged” and in need of psychological care. The lawyer also denied allegations that Siddiqui was plotting to attack New York City landmarks.
wiredispatch.com/news/?id=330263

Murder In Pakistan
US attack inside Pakistan threatens dangerous new war
By Peter Symonds
The attack was unprovoked. US troops landed by helicopter in the village of Jalal Khei in South Waziristan at around 3 a.m. and immediately targetted three houses. The engagement lasted for about 30 minutes and left between 15 and 20 people dead, including women and children.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20693.htm

Turning Away From American State Terrorism
By: Peter Chamberlin
In Pakistan we find the complete history of the American “war on terrorism,” from its Cold War origins nearly thirty years ago to its present incarnation in the illegal American aggression in Pakistan’s Frontier region (FATA, Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and in American attempts to reignite the Cold War with Russia.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20696.htm

An Invasion of Pakistan
Moon of Alabama
For the first time (to my knowledge) U.S. troops made a significant ground attack on Pakistan territory. This will create a backlash either for the Pakistani government or for the occupation forces in Afghanistan: The governor of North West Frontier Province, the chief administrator for the tribal belt, said three coalition helicopter gunships and commandos carried out an “outrageous” attack on a village. “At least 20 innocent civilians of Pakistan including women and children were martyred,” Gov. Owais Ahmed Ghani said in a statement. …
www.uruknet.de/?p=46942

44 militants, four civilians killed in Pak:
At least 44 militants were killed on Thursday by Pakistani troops as part of a major offensive against the Taliban in the country’s restive northwestern region, where four civilians also died in shelling allegedly carried out by security forces.
tinyurl.com/6ech85

Four killed in suspected U.S. drone attack in Pakistan:
Four “Islamist militants” were killed and five wounded in a missile attack by a suspected U.S. drone in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Thursday, security officials and witnesses said.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/ts_nm/pakistan_missile_dc

American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil:
The commando raid by the American forces signaled what top American officials said could be the opening salvo in a much broader campaign by Special Operations forces against the Taliban and Al Qaeda inside Pakistan, a secret plan that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has been advocating for months within President Bush’s war council.
tinyurl.com/5hwbgd

Pakistani parliament condemns US-led attack:
Parliament passed resolutions Thursday condemning an American-led attack in Pakistani territory after the government summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest the unusually bold raid that officials say killed at least 15 people.
channels.isp.netscape.com/celebrity/story.jsp?idq=/ff/
story/0001/20080904/0903881042.htm

Pakistanis furious over U.S.-led border raid :
 ”At a minimum they want an apology … and an assurance that this kind of operation will not be repeated … It could have an irreparable effect on long-term relations.”
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/wl_nm/pakistan_usa_dc

Poll: US seeking to grab Pak nukes:
Many people believe that the United States is wreaking mayhem in Pakistan to take control of its nuclear arsenal, a new poll indicates.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=68455&sectionid=351020401

Suspected US drone attack kills 5 in Pakistan
Expressindia.com – New Delhi,India
Miranshah, Pakistan, September 5: Five militants were killed on Friday in a missile attack by a suspected US drone in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region, …
www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Suspected-
US-drone-attack-kills-5-in-Pakistan/357708/

Pakistan in dilemma as Zardari poised to be president
Xinhua – China
By Li Zhongfa LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — Latif, a 50-year-old Pakistani man living in eastern Pakistan, hardly sees any hope for improvement of …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/05/content_9801874.htm

Missile strike in Pakistan kills three children: officials
AFP –
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) — At least three children were killed Friday when missiles fired by an unmanned aircraft hit a house in a Pakistani tribal border …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-UTy8B9MHVdOOqrTQgkSNFsrdQA

Outraged parliament wants border raids repulsed
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Outraged by the deadly first known ground assault into Pakistan’s tribal belt by US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, …
www.dawn.com/2008/09/05/top1.htm

US media warns of more attacks
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
“For the war effort to succeed, cooperative arrangements between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nato need to be strengthened, instead of actions violating the …
www.dawn.com/2008/09/05/top4.htm

Pakistan slams US for ground strike as shots miss PM
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
Almost 50 police cadets in the North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan were abducted by militants and led away to an uncertain fate.…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,24294920-25837,00.html

Sarkozy warns Iran it risks ‘catastrophe’ of Israeli strike
by Staff Writers
Damascus (AFP) Sept 4, 2008
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that pulling out of Afghanistan, where 10 French troops were killed by the Taliban last month, would amount to abandoning nuclear-armed Pakistan.
www.spacewar.com/reports/Sarkozy_warns_that_
Pakistan_also_at_stake_in_Afghan_campaign_999.html

TV: 4 kids killed in missile attack in Pakistan’s tribal area
Xinhua – China
5 (Xinhua) — Four children were killed in a missile attack in Pakistan’s tribal area on Friday, private TV channel Geo reported. American drone fired three …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/05/content_9801651.htm

Suspected US drone attack kills 5 in Pakistan
Reuters – USA
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – Five Islamist militants were killed on Friday in a missile attack by a suspected US drone in Pakistan’s North Waziristan …
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSISL30241420080905

Zardari poised to assume Pakistan presidency
Globe and Mail – Canada
ISLAMABAD — Benazir Bhutto’s widower is to be chosen president of Pakistan tomorrow, a role that will see him pressed to crack down on extremism just as …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080905.
PAKISTAN05/TPStory/TPInternational/Asia/

Zero hour for Zardari
By bilal qureshi
By common consent Pakistan stands at a critical juncture. The Islamist insurgency in Afghanistan has spread into its western tribal areas, where al-Qaida and Taliban militants are now firmly established. The “war on terror” alliance …
pakistan.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/09/04/zero-hour-for-zardari/

US may step up raids in Pakistan
By pjwalker911
WASHINGTON — Even as angry protests spread in Pakistan, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the number of cross-border commando missions may grow in coming months to counter increasing violence in Afghanistan.…
aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/09
/05/us-may-step-up-raids-in-pakistan/

Pakistan officials say four die in missile strike
CTV.ca – Canada
AP DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani intelligence officials say a missile strike is suspected in a blast that killed four people in a tribal region …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080904/
pakistan_raid_080904/20080904?hub=CTVNewsAt11

Rudd defends troop operations criticised by Pakistan
Radio Australia – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Pakistan is accusing international forces of flying troops across the border and killing more than a dozen people in a raid on a tribal village.…
www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/
200809/s2356465.htm?tab=latest

Pakistan raps border strike
Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain
It killed at least 20 people, officials say, and was the first known foreign ground assault in Pakistan against a Taliban haven. …
www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?A
rticle=228195&Sn=WORL&IssueID=31169

Pakistan’s Zardari, Once on the Sidelines, Eyes Presidency
Washington Post – United States
By Candace Rondeaux ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 4 — Two decades ago, Asif Ali Zardari was virtually unknown in the high-flying political circles that his …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20
08/09/04/AR2008090403445.html?hpid=topnews

Pakistani parliament condemns US-led attack
The Associated Press –
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Parliament condemned an American-led attack in Pakistani territory on Thurday after the government summoned the US ambassador to …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IU
n4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD93003N80

Bhutto widower with clouded past is poised to lead Pakistan
International Herald Tribune – France
By Jane Perlez ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president on Saturday, an accidental ascent for a man …
www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05zardari.php

In twist, Pakistan’s ‘Mr. 10 Percent’ poised for presidency
USA Today – USA
Now, in a turnaround that seemed inconceivable back then, Zardari may become Pakistan’s new president. How he performs as the head of the nuclear-armed …
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-09-04-pakistan_N.htm

US raid complicating Pakistani’s presidential bid
The Associated Press –
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A deadly American-led raid on a Pakistani village embarrassed the government and eroded support for the pro-US presidential …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn
4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD93037SO0

The Borders Of Pakistan
By Andrew Sullivan
McCain strongly criticized Obama earlier in the year when Obama suggested he might follow actionable intelligence over the border (”Pakistan is a sovereign nation,” McCain said), but that’s not a winning formula in these latter days of …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_
daily_dish/2008/09/the-borders-of.html

War on Pakistan?
By Rodger(Daniel Nexon)
Helicopters carried US and Afghan commandos many miles into Pakistan on Wednesday to stage the first US ground attack against a Taliban target inside the country, Pakistani officials said. At least 20 local people died in the raid, …
duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2008/09/war-on-pakistan.html

Pakistan raid may signal more US attacks
Canada.com – Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
WASHINGTON – US commandos attacked an al-Qaida target in Pakistan this week in an operation that could signal more intense American efforts to thwart…
www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=
a74053d4-eeb4-4bca-a8bd-35692b838cd7

Pakistan Caught in Cycle of Political Uncertainty
Voice of America – USA
By Gary Thomas Pakistan elects a new president on Saturday to replace Pervez Musharraf who resigned the post last month, following intense pressure from his …
www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-04-voa45.cfm

US Commandos Hit Pakistan; Islamabad Howls
By Noah Shachtman
US and Afghan special operations troops attacked militants in Pakistan yesterday — “the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces conducting a ground raid on Pakistani soil,” according to the New York Times. …
blog.wired.com/defense/2008/09/us-special-oper.html

PAKISTAN FURIOUS OVER US-LED BORDER RAID
EurasiaNet – New York,NY,USA
Pakistan has angrily condemned a raid on a tribal region village that officials say killed at least 15 people, including women and children. …
www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp090408a.shtml

Pakistan says it had lead on al-Zawahiri, but missed
By gcarter
Rahman Malik, the internal affairs adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, did not tell reporters when the action supposedly occurred, and US officials cast doubt on the account Tuesday. But Malik told reporters Monday night that …
rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_wire/~3/381665138/

Pakistan: About Obama
By Neha Viswanathan
All Things Pakistan on Obama’s connection with Pakistan.
globalvoicesonline.org/2008/09/02/pakistan-about-obama/