ISLAMABAD — Anxious to accelerate peace moves, top-level U.S. officials have held talks with a representative of an insurgent movement led by a former Afghan prime minister who has been branded a terrorist by Washington, a relative of the rebel
by El Cid22 Jan 2012, 5:58 PM PST0
From the Tehran Times: Nuke U? TEHRAN – A number of students at the Sharif University of Technology have announced their readiness to work in the nuclear industry promising to rob the enemies of sleep, Mehrdad Bazrpash, an official at
by El Cid16 Jan 2012, 12:26 PM PST0
From the Associated Press: NAIROBI, Kenya — The October al-Qaida video shows a light-skinned man handing out food to families displaced by famine in Somalia. But the masked man is not Somali, or even African — he’s a Wisconsin native
by El Cid15 Jan 2012, 4:45 PM PST0
From the Army Times: High school yearbook photo of Baxam Federal prosecutors have charged a former Army trooper with trying to provide support to terrorists after he allegedly traveled to Africa to link up with the violent militant group al-Shabaab.
by El Cid10 Jan 2012, 6:39 AM PST0
(Reuters) – A young man dressed as “Father Frost” – the Russian equivalent of Father Christmas – was stabbed to death in Tajikistan on Monday in an attack police believe was motivated by religious hatred, two police sources said. A
by El Cid3 Jan 2012, 7:29 AM PST0
From the National Post: Give Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney credit for at least this much: On Monday, when he announced that the citizenship oath must now be taken with an uncovered face, he did not pretend that it
by El Cid13 Dec 2011, 12:54 PM PST0
From Foreign Policy: U.S. assistance to Egypt is helping political parties of all ideologies prepare for the upcoming elections — even Islamic parties that may have anti-Western agendas. “We don’t do party support. What we do is party training…. And
by El Cid4 Nov 2011, 7:04 AM PST0
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) began in the days of detente as a forum for discussion and debate between East and West on issues like “conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.” Unfortunately since the dissolution
by El Cid31 Oct 2011, 3:45 PM PST0
Remember: Pakistan already possesses nuclear warheads. From Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper: It flies: but where is it pointed? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it had successfully test-fired Friday a stealth cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The military said the “Hatf VII”
by El Cid28 Oct 2011, 10:42 AM PST0
Egyptian Presidential Candidate Muhammad Al-Nishai is a walking contradiction. He hates the west….but lives in London and admits that his children are British and American nationals. How can you hate and despise a place that you have chosen to live
by El Cid27 Oct 2011, 9:22 AM PST0
From a Middle East correspondent: Beirut Arab news agency al Nashra reported on Saturday November 22, that [White House Muslim envoy] Dalia Mogahed has succeeded in canceling a meeting between the Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon and President Barack Obama. Writing
by El Cid25 Oct 2011, 6:15 AM PST0
Pakistan supports militants trying to overthrow is government. The United States helped to put him in power. But Afghan President Karzai says he would side with Pakistan over the United States. File under: lack of gratitude. From the Associated Press:
by El Cid23 Oct 2011, 3:22 PM PST0
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Will this revolution turn out better than the last one? From Wired: Ahmed Maher: It worked in Egypt, it can work in the US, too! One of the key activists behind Egypt’s “Facebook Revolution” is now giving advice to a
by El Cid19 Oct 2011, 6:30 AM PST0
WASHINGTON: A miniature “kamikaze” drone designed to quietly hover in the sky before dive-bombing and slamming into a human target will soon be part of the US Army’s arsenal, officials say. Dubbed the “Switchblade,” the robotic aircraft represents the latest
by El Cid18 Oct 2011, 1:45 PM PST0
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by El Cid18 Oct 2011, 9:41 AM PST0
File it under no good deed goes unpunished. Having fought now for ten years to deliver Afghans from the clutches of the Taliban, now comes a survey which demonstrates that, well, the work has gone unappreciated by a majority of
by El Cid18 Oct 2011, 8:43 AM PST0
From the Associated Press: BOSTON — Prosecutors in the case of a Massachusetts man accused of plotting to kill American troops in Iraq won’t be allowed to refer to the troops as “our soldiers” during his trial, a federal judge
by El Cid15 Oct 2011, 11:18 AM PST0
Roy Egan defends himself saying that it’s free speech. “I’m not doing anything illegal,” he told this reporter. TSA officials are pushing to fire him. [youtube AplyBYc3ekA]
by El Cid15 Oct 2011, 7:46 AM PST0
From the UK’s Daily Mail: A 12-year-old Christian girl was kidnapped and repeatedly raped for eight months in Pakistan by a man who then falsified marriage documents with her, it was claimed today. The girl was lured on a shopping
by El Cid12 Oct 2011, 5:59 PM PST0
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by El Cid10 Oct 2011, 4:31 PM PST0
From the Tehran Times: TEHRAN – The protests on Wall Street are a prelude to the arrival of the American spring, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri said on Sunday. Jazayeri: It’s revolution… The Wall Street protests will
by El Cid9 Oct 2011, 6:01 PM PST0
From the UK’s Daily Mail: Dr. Shakeel Afridi A Pakistani doctor accused of running a vaccination programme for the CIA to help track down Osama Bin Laden should be put on trial for high treason, a government commission in Pakistan
by El Cid7 Oct 2011, 7:40 AM PST0
Two crucial events are taking place simultaneously. First, the political winds in Iraq continue to blow for the US to “Get Out.” Iraq’s President Jalal al-Talabani just went on record declaring that “all Iraqi political leaders are united that the
by El Cid4 Oct 2011, 7:41 AM PST0