Bloomberg is reporting that a deal is in the works that will move the prisoners from Gitmo to Australia on a case-by-case basis, said a spokeswoman for acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Amanda Lampe, spokeswoman for acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard, said that the US had approached Australia and about 100 other countries in regards to resettling [...]
Read more →Lyndon Johnson once said of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover: “It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out than outside the tent pissing in.” In the dangerous arena of Washington politics, Johnson thought he needed a hatchet man. Who better than Hoover? “It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing [...]
Read more →As the United States steps up border raids into Pakistan, troops from both countries have commenced a deadly game of brinksmanship. Although aimed at asserting each other’s military presence along the Pakistan-Afghan border, the skirmishes risk outright hostilities. U.S. strikes in Pakistan are nothing new. Washington has conducted unilateral missile strikes since soon after its [...]
Read more →A very interesting interview with the Mayor of Kabul, President of Afghanistan to the rest of the world, Hamid Karzai. I find it interesting to listen to his change in position on Pakistan and its involvement with the war on terror. But what is more interesting is how deftly he avoids questions about corruption and [...]
Read more →This is a long article, but very much worth the read if you want to see the US Military admit that they made a strategic mistake with their cross-border attacks into Pakistan. U.S. special operations forces have paused ground operations in Pakistan’s tribal areas, but military and civilian government officials differ over why the cross-border [...]
Read more →LONDON – U.S. Gen. David Petraeus warned Monday that combat in Afghanistan could intensify in the coming months as the United States and NATO allies aggressively take on Taliban fighters attempting to hide and gather strength in the rugged terrain over winter. After talks in London with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Petraeus said more [...]
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