16 April, 2009

Afghanistan Conflict Monitor: Pakistan Arrests Afghan Refugees
By Human Security Report Project
‘Pakistan Arrests Afghan Refugees’, Quqnoos, 15 April 2009 EXCERPT:
“Pakistan government has detained over 300 Afghan refugees for charges of terror attacks in the country The government of Pakistan has begun embark on detaining Afghan …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2009/04/
pakistan-arrests-afghan-refugees.html

Swat fallout: US has let known its displeasure to Pakistan
Hindu – Chennai,India
Washington (PTI): The US has let known Pakistan that its latest move to go ahead to enforce Shariah law in the Swat Valley as part of a peace agreement with …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200904160940.htm

Pakistan, India and the election manifestos
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
The world’s largest democracy chooses a new government in an election beginning on Thursday, and given the fires burning next door in Pakistan and …
blogs.reuters.com/india/2009/04/15/
pakistan-india-and-the-election-manifestos/

Iran, Pakistan will explore every way to strengthen ties: Mottaki
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said that the officials of Iran and Pakistan are making every effort to expand ties between the two …
www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=192372

Pakistan seeks funding in Tokyo
BBC News – UK
By Roland Buerk Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is in Tokyo for a donor conference that is expected to pledge between $4bn and $6bn (£2.7bn-£4bn) of …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8001336.stm

Ajmal’s request to be conveyed to Pakistan
Hindu – Chennai,India
The judge, ML Tahaliyani, said Indian law did not permit a lawyer from Pakistan to fight a case here. Moreover, given the absence of any response to Ajmal’s …
www.hindu.com/2009/04/16/stories/2009041661311000.htm

Wonk Room “ Moving Beyond ‘Strategic Rent’ In Pakistan
By Guest
Yesterday, the New York Times reported on the growing convergence of Punjabi and tribal area-based militant groups in Pakistan. The relationship between these two geographically distinct militant groups is more than ideological — tribal …
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/04/15/strategic-rent-in-pakistan/

Obama team on wrong foot with Pakistan? (AFP) | enUws
AFP – US President Barack Obama has made rooting out extremism from Pakistan a key priority, but experts from both countries warn that his team is…
enuws.com/obama-team-on-wrong-foot-with-pakistan-afp/

‘Very difficult to change Pakistan’s attention from India to …
By Sindh Today
Washington, April 16 (IANS) With Pakistan army focused heavily on its perceived threats from India, a former US official says it would be very difficult to change its orientation to fight Taliban extremists on its border with …
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/87307.htm

Pakistan grants bail to detained hard-line cleric | Antiwar Newswire
By admin
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release on bail Monday of a hard-line cleric who had been detained since shortly before soldiers stormed his
mosque in 2007, killing scores of people and energizing the country’s Islamist insurgency. …
wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/15/pakistan-grants
-bail-to-detained-hard-line-cleric-3/

The Media Line
Pakistan is an important ally of the United States in the war on terrorism. However, the U.S. has criticized Islamabad for not doing enough to tackle the problem and is pressuring Pakistan to take a tougher stance on terrorism. …
www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24849

Saudis show ‘muted interest’ in helping Pakistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: The Obama administration’s efforts to help raise $4 billion to $5 billion at an international conference in Tokyo on Friday to help Pakistan are …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%
5C04%5C16%5Cstory_16-4-2009_pg1_10

Pakistan vows action on economy, terrorism
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
TOKYO: Pakistan can restore economic growth and is committed to fighting extremism, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Wednesday. …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%
5C04%5C16%5Cstory_16-4-2009_pg7_14

Memo From Islamabad Pakistan Rehearses Its Two-Step on Airstrikes
New York Times – United States
By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — With two senior American officials at his side, the Pakistani foreign minister unleashed a strong rebuke last week, …
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/
asia/16pstan.html?ref=global-home

Foreign Policy In Focus | A Better Alliance with Pakistan
By Fouad Pervez
Pakistan has quickly risen in geopolitical importance over the past few years, arguably becoming the most important country in the world when it comes to international security. It has been moving towards major
instability, however, …
fpif.org/fpiftxt/6034

World News Australia – US slams Islamic law deal in Pakistan
The Obama administration says Pakistan’s imposition of Islamic law in a northwest valley to quell a Taliban insurgency undermines human rights.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1015642/
US-slams-Islamic-law-deal-in-Pakistan

ReliefWeb “ Document “ Heavy rain kills 14, injures 10 in Pakistan
Five members of one family, including three children, died when the roof of their house collapsed in a downpour in the Mardan district of North-West Frontier Province, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported. …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/SODA-
7R5SPS?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FS

15 April, 2009

India asks Pakistan to act on Mumbai attacks
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Pakistan: US Drone Attacks Weaken Government’s Hold
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Pakistan: US Drone Attacks Weaken Government’s Hold – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/15
/pakistan-us-drone-attacks_n_187305.html

Jihad Watch: Complicity: Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders release …
By Robert
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release on bail Wednesday of a hard-line cleric who was detained as soldiers stormed his radical Red Mosque in 2007, killing scores of people and energizing the country’s Islamist …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025695.php

Pakistan: Swat Deal Grave Threat to Rights | Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Pakistani government should swiftly reverse its decision to cede de-facto administrative control of the Swat valley in Pakistan’s tribal areas to the Taliban and affiliated groups, Human Rights Watch said today.
www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/15/pakis
tan-swat-deal-grave-threat-rights

Errant Drone Attacks Spur Militants in Pakistan …
By davidswanson
Although the strikes have been sold to the U.S. public as a way to weaken and disrupt al Qaeda, which is an explicitly counter-terrorist objective, al Qaeda is not actually the main threat to U.S. security emanating from Pakistan, …
www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/41731

Pakistan steps up security for Indian Sikh pilgrims | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Pakistan has stepped up security for the Indian Sikh pilgrims visiting the Nankana Sahib gurdwara for the Baisakhi celebrations and have declared a curfew in the area, Geo TV reported Wednesday.
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/87281.htm

RealClearWorld – Militants Open New Front in Pakistan
April 11, 2009. Pakistan Is Droned Out Ximena Ortiz, National Interest. Westerners can be forgiven if they were by surprised by Pakistan’s groundswell of outrage towards the apparent public… more ›› …
www.realclearworld.com/2009/04/15/militants_
open_new_front_in_pakistan_99866.html

Pakistan cleric urges Taliban to lay down arms following Sharia bill
Xinhua – China
Swat has been one of Pakistan’s main tourist destinations since2007, when the security forces began to fight against the militants in the region. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/15/content_11190122.htm

6 Killed in Attack on Pakistan Police Post
FOXNews – USA
ISLAMABAD — Police say six people were killed in a car bomb attack on a security post in northwestern Pakistan. Officer Ikramullah Khan says several others …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,516095,00.html

Pakistani, Indian Journalists Discuss Coverage of Violence
Washington Post – United States
By Rama Lakshmi NEW DELHI, April 15 — Nearly five months after the deadly attacks on Mumbai that embittered relations between India and Pakistan, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/
04/15/AR2009041501998.html?hpid=moreheadlines

CORRECTED – ANALYSIS-British raids suggest blowback from Pakistan
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
“There is denial in Pakistan about the nature of the threat,” said Hassan Abbas, a Harvard University research fellow and former border-area Pakistani …
in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINLB3908820090415

Pakistan militants torch NATO supplies
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
The incident reportedly took place near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Fazale Rabi transport depots on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of North West …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=91202&sectionid=351020401

Will Pakistan Become a Theocracy?
By sepoy
Punjab, according to the NYT report, United Militants Threaten Pakistan’s Populous Heart is also in grave danger of going Islamic in a meta-way. Baluchistan has broken out into violence and protests since the president of the Baluch …
www.chapatimystery.com/archives/homistan
/will_pakistan_become_a_theocracy.html

Pakistan-Taliban Truce Will Have ‘Horrible Impacts’ On Afghanistan …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Pakistan-Taliban Truce Will Have ‘Horrible Impacts’ On Afghanistan: Karzai Spokesman – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/15/
pakistan-taliban-truce-wi_n_187132.html

Pakistan releases Red Mosque leader behind insurrection in capital …
By Bill Roggio
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has released the leader of the radical mosque and seminary who attempted to impose sharia, or Islamic law, in the capital Islamabad and whose followers battled security forces during the summer of 2007. …
www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/04/pakistan_releases_re.php

The Washington Independent “More Great News From Pakistan
By Spencer Ackerman
More Great News From Pakistan … Related Posts. Showdown in Pakistan Averted! Showdown in Pakistan Ahead · It’s Good to Be Larry Summers· The First U.S.-Pakistan Hiccup · Sherman Bill Caps Executive Pay at $1 Million …
washingtonindependent.com/38816/more-great-news-from-pakistan

Pakistan, Britain in row over terror suspects | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Islamabad, April 15 (DPA) Pakistan and Britain were embroiled in a diplomatic row Wednesday as British officials showed reluctance to give consular access and share information about Pakistani terror suspects detained last week.
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/87278.htm

Terrorism Watch: Death toll rises to 15 in Pakistan suicide attack
By all around us
ISLAMABAD, April 15 (Xinhua) — A suicide bomber rammed his
explosives-laden vehicle to a security checkpost in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, leaving at least 15 people dead and several others injured.…
factindiya.blogspot.com/2009/04/death-toll-rises-to-15-in-pakistan.html

Jihad Watch: Pakistan: “Miscreants” at it again, killing cops and …
By director@jihadwatch.org
Pakistan: “Miscreants” at it again, killing cops and blowing girls’ school. Of course, had this report explained the stated goals of these “unknown miscreants” — the total application of sharia, including keeping females uneducated …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025689.php

Pakistani Journalists Attacked in New Delhi, India | Pro Pakistan
By Pro Pakistan
Indians are famous for their hospitality as the incidents of Hindu intolerance are not new to anyone of us. The Indians waste no time to attack the weak,
www.pro-pakistan.com/2009/04/15/pakistani
-journalists-attacked-in-new-delhi-india/

Pakistan “ Blog Archive “ Pakistan Aid Effort Hits Saudi Hurdle
By Bilal Qureshi
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking to help Pakistan raise $4 billion to $5 billion at an international aid conference in Tokyo Friday in a bid to stabilize the finances of the key counterterrorism ally. …
pakistan.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/04/
15/pakistan-aid-effort-hits-saudi-hurdle/

Islamic Law Now Official for a Valley in Pakistan : Permanent …
By Afghan Mission NY
By SABRINA TAVERNISE — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan has signed a measure that would impose Islamic law in the northwestern.
www.afghanistan-un.org/2009/04/islamic-law
-now-official-for-a-valley-in-pakistan/

Lessons from Iraq: Using Aid Effectively in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By CAP
“The first $21 billion, the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, was… essentially an open check that paid for a lot of failure, and President Obama has said no blank checks for Afghanistan or Pakistan,” said Bowen.…
www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/04/iraq_lessons.html

All Our Might “Blog Archive “ Pakistan’s Swat Valley becoming …
By Jim Arkedis
Thousands of Islamist militants are pouring into Pakistan’s Swat Valley and setting up training camps here, quickly making it one of the main bases for Taliban fighters and raising their threat to the government in the wake of a …
www.allourmight.com/?p=537

Born at the Crest of the Empire: Pakistan doesn’t hold anyone.
By mikevotes
Pakistan doesn’t hold anyone. The cleric behind the Red Mosque siege is released on bail. posted by mikevotes at 7:19 AM. 0 Comments: Post a Comment · Home. About This Blog. This is not the America I was brought up to believe in. …
bornatthecrestoftheempire.blogspot.com/2009/
04/pakistan-doesnt-hold-anyone.html

Pakistan Red Mosque cleric granted bail: lawyer
AFP
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan’s supreme court on Wednesday granted bail to the deposed chief cleric of Islamabad’s radical Red Mosque, …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article
/ALeqM5hRi2TrzKDrgq2iPWIj6irPrFELzg

The Pakistan link: Mumbai terror detective tells of world plot
Times Online – UK
… automatic rifles (the Chinese version of the AK47), pistols, grenades and other explosives had arrived by sea from Pakistan, Mr Kasab told Mr Maria. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6097901.ece

Kerry: Pakistan needs more urgency in fighting terror
KGAN – Cedar Rapids,IA,USA
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is telling Pakistan it needs a greater sense of urgency in its battle against…
www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.
international/25b62a45-www.kgan.com.shtml

Pakistan asks for access to ‘terror plot’ suspects
AFP
Is this the reward we get for being citizens of Pakistan? “I strongly protest the British government’s attitude that they first invite our young boys and …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5iAYC8_H7s_nAN4oHTqyryddn7GGA

U.S. critical of Pakistan Islamic law deal in Swat › Japan Today …
The US criticized Pakistan’s acceptance of Islamic law in a northwestern valley to quell a Taliban insurgency as an infringement…
www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/us-
critical-of-pakistan-islamic-law-deal-in-swat

Pakistan seeks support from donors to restore security | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Tokyo, April 15 (DPA) Pakistan Wednesday urged international donor countries to provide support as it tries to restore confidence in the nation’s economy and security. We are here to ask political and economic support to restore …
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/87102.htm

Swat deal shows Pakistan’s weakness: US think tank – GEO.tv
WASHINGTON: As Pakistan ratified the peace deal with the Taliban in restive Swat Valley; an eminent American think-tank has warned the move would increase the tensions between Islamabad and Washington.
www.geo.tv/4-15-2009/39894.htm

UniqueDaily.com – Only In Pakistan II
By admin
Only In Pakistan II. April 15, 2009 … You’ll Love These… Postman’s Motor Scooter · Drunk Idiot Barely Survives · Only In Pakistan · Shared Electric Scooters · Old Man Takes Scooter Out On The Highway · USA: Made In Pakistan …
www.uniquedaily.com/only-in-pakistan-ii/

democracyarsenal.org: Upping the Swat Game
By Patrick Barry
There has been a lot of fuss over Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to approve Sharia regulation for the restive Swat valley (in the Malakand division of Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province) following the passage of a …
www.democracyarsenal.org/2009/04/upping-the-swat-game.html

Newsroom
I’ll be talking to the Pakistan President, Mr Zardari. We want the
closest of cooperation between Britain and Pakistan to deal with countering terrorism and I think one of the lessons we are learning from the events of the past few …
ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=News&id=16344916

OpEdNews “ Obama Admin Relying On Same Characters Used By Bush
There were expectations he may use new characters in Pakistan, but that is still not happening. The US administration may have interest in using the old characters or they may have no knowledge about the real situation.
www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-Admin-Relying
-On-Sam-by-Muhammad-Khurshid-090414-357.html

A Nuclear Talibanistan? (SWJ Blog)
Our view of Pakistan’s role in the war in Afghanistan has undergone an ominous but necessary series of shifts. At the outset of the war, in October 2001, Pakistan correctly was seen as a necessary ally — both politically and …
smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/a-nuclear-talibanistan/

China Confidential: Great Game, Grand Bargain: Iran is In, Israel …
By Confidential Reporter
Fearing that Pakistan could collapse, the Obama administration is seeking a radically new relationship—a “grand bargain”— with Iran, according to Washington insiders familiar with the administration’s reasoning. …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/04/obama
-administrations-great-game-and.html

Pakistan grants bail to detained hard-line cleric
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release on bail Monday of a hard-line cleric who had been detained since shortly before soldiers …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD97IQBLG0

Pakistan vows action on economy, security for aid
Reuters – USA
By Chisa Fujioka TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) – Pakistan can restore economic growth and is committed to fighting extremism, its foreign minister said on…
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUST182732

Berlin exhibition shows another side to Pakistan
Reuters – USA
“The exhibition shows a very different side of Pakistan to what the media tends to present,” said Christian Luczanits, a curator of the exhibition.…
www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE53E21A20090415

Judge Removes Lawyer Defending Mumbai Attack Accused
Bloomberg – USA
“If the Pakistan government helps with legal aid, we have no objection. We will give you legal aid under the local laws.” The judge said the court, …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2
0601091&sid=aJF1pxUdTcNg&refer=india

San Francisco Sentinel “ Blog Archives “ PAKISTAN DECLARES SHARIA LAW
By The San Francisco Sentinel
Pakistan’s president, under pressure from conservatives, has approved Sharia Law in the Swat Valley, recently overrun by Taliban forces. President Asif Ali Zardari signed a regulation imposing Islamic Sharia Law in the country’s …
www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=22970

Pakistan: Now or Never? | Blogs |Can Pakistan’s ISI sever ties …
By euraktiva786
The United States has begun demanding rather publicly that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence make a clean break of its ties with the Afghan Taliban to help stabilise the situation in Afghanistan. But can you force a country to act …
euraktiva786.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/pakistan-now-or-never
-blogs-can-pakistan%E2%80%99s-isi-sever-ties-with-taliban/

State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan “ 25 million handsets die as …
By Basit Ali
For example in Pakistan, PTA has made it mandatory for every mobile-connection to be registered and associated with a person’s national ID number. This, no doubt, ensures legal use of cell-phone connections and discourage terrorists …
telecompk.net/2009/04/14/25-million-handsets-
die-as-clock-strikes-midnight-in-india/

Grave Error “ Pakistan and Palin
By eric
I was just listening to the NewsHour podcast about how Pakistan has approved Islamic law in its northwestern Swat Valley as part of deal with the Taliban. While such a move may seem controversial for some, it reminded me a lot of the …
www.graveerror.net/2009/04/15/pakistan-and-palin/

Terrorists rally in Swat, march through region – The Long War Journal
By Bill Roggio
The Pakistani government’s peace agreement with the Swat Taliban and the subsequent approval of the sharia regulation have bolstered Islamist terrorists in northwestern Pakistan and created a new safe haven for al Qaeda and other …
www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/04/terrorists
_rally_in_swat_march_through_region.php

US slams Islamic law deal in Pakistan – Democratic Underground
US slams Islamic law deal in Pakistan. … The deal covers the Malakand division of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province, a largely conservative region which stretches north along the Afghan border for hundreds of kilometres. …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3832016

US critical of Pakistan Islamic law deal in Swat | Home Other …
ISLAMABAD (AP) – The US criticized Pakistan’s acceptance of Islamic law in a northwestern valley to quell a Taliban insurgency as undermining human rights, while a hard-line cleric who mediated the deal told the Pakistani government …
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=
457869&publicationSubCategoryId=200

The Captain’s Journal “ Is Pakistan the Next Failed State?
By Herschel Smith
But in Punjab, as in much of the rest of Pakistan, they are spread unevenly, with little presence in rural areas. Out of 160000 police officers in Punjab, fewer than 60000 are posted in rural areas, leaving frontier stations in …
www.captainsjournal.com/2009/04/15/is-pakistan-the-next-failed-state/

US critical of Pakistan Islamic law deal in Swat | Antiwar Newswire
By admin
The U.S. criticized Pakistan’s acceptance of Islamic law in a northwestern valley to quell a Taliban insurgency as an infringement of human rights, while a hard-line cleric who mediated the deal told the government Wednesday not to …
wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/14/us-critical-of-
pakistan-islamic-law-deal-in-swat-2/

United Militants Threaten Pakistan’s Populous Heart : Permanent …
By Afghan Mission NY
This article was reported by Sabrina Tavernise, Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Eric Schmitt and written by Ms. Tavernise. DERA GHAZI KHAN, Pakistan– Taliban.
www.afghanistan-un.org/2009/04/united-militants-
threaten-pakistan%E2%80%99s-populous-heart/

Kasab’s mother coming to Mumbai, India asks Pakistan to act …
By Sindh Today
New Delhi/Jangipur (West Bengal), April 14 (IANS) India Tuesday said it has given enough evidence to Pakistan regarding the Mumbai attacks and underlined the need for action even as the mother of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani …
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/86819.htm

Pakistan president signs off on Islamic law deal – The Phoenix …
PhoenixvilleNews.com is the web site of The Phoenix newspaper, which covers news, sports and features in Phoenixville, PA and Chester County, PA. The site also offers local ads, classifieds and a business directory.
www.phoenixvillenews.com/articles/2009/04
/14/news/srv0000005114041.txt

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com – US critical of Pakistan Islamic …
The Obama administration says Pakistan’s imposition of Islamic law in a northwest valley to quell a Taliban insurgency goes against human rights and democracy, the most pointed American criticism of the deal to date.
www.heraldonline.com/wire/world/story/1267515.html

SMS service to be seized in Pakistan: Rehman Malik “ Jazba’s Blog …
By jazba
It’s worth mentioning to know that currently 70% of the population in Pakistan is using mobile phones among which most them are those who send more than 500 text messages each day. The seizing of SMS will be a big shock for these text …
jazba.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/sms-service
-to-be-seized-in-pakistan-rehman-malik/

RealClearPolitics – A Nuclear Talibanistan?
By Tony Blankley
Petraeus’ senior counterinsurgency adviser worried that the Taliban and al-Qaida will be able to take over nuclear Pakistan, we are left with a policy of temporizing and crossing our fingers. Copyright 2009, Creators Syndicate Inc. …
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/
15/a_nuclear_talibanistan_48923.html

Lucianne.com News Forum – Thread
Islamabad – President Barack Obama’s policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, with its focus on eliminating militant hideouts in Pakistan’s mountainous tribal border regions, has failed to win over many policymakers in Islamabad. …
www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=464324