New York Times: Special Forces Await Green Light to Move on al-Qaeda in Pakistan

Well we may finally be getting some more pieces of the puzzle of why more has not been done to fight the al-Qaeda and Taliban resurgence inside Pakistan.

Report: U.S. “Preparing the Battlefield” in Iran

This assertion is being made by Seymour Hersh so consider the source, but this is one time that he hope he is dead on.

Pakistan Bombs Taliban in Northwest Frontier

Here’s some good news out of Pakistan today. From the AP:
Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against Taliban fighters threatening the main city in the country’s volatile northwest, officials said.
The offensive in the Khyber tribal region marked the first major military action Pakistan’s newly [...]

Ex-Guard at Andrews Air Force Base Convicted for Hiding Muslim Name

This is a very underreported story. I’m really surprised The Washington Post is actually publicizing this.

Conservative Ousts Establishment Republican in Utah Primary

So the Republicans really believe that most conservatives are going to magically rally around John McCain in November? They might want to get a new plan.

Russia’s Posture Reminiscent of Cold War

We have been telling you that Russia is becoming a growing threat to the United States and our interests for over a year now. While it it may not pose an imminent threat, a very serious threat exists nonetheless.

7 Republican Senators Block Bush’s AIDS Bill

There are a few conservative Senators left, not many, but there are a few. Thankfully, they are voicing their displeasure with yet another attempt to fund AIDS in Africa by the liberally-spending President Bush.

Iran to Ignore European Union Sanctions

The beat goes on with Iran. Same story, different day.
Ahmadinejad continues to reject bribes “deals” and threatens to ignore any new sanctions.

Kuwait Sovereign Wealth Fund Purchases Share of Citigroup and Merrill Lynch

More Arab wealth is headed to the United States. This time it’s coming from a sovereign wealth fund in Kuwait.

The Banana Republic of Pakistan

Want to know where priority number one in the War on Terror lies? Try Pakistan, a country, by many accounts, in disarray–particularly politically.

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