(AP) French police arrest 10 in crackdown on radicalsBy INGRID ROUSSEAUAssociated PressPARISFrench police rounded up 10 people in their second country-wide sweep in several days Wednesday, leading to criticism that President Nicolas Sarkozy is ramping up raids to win votes
The United States is offering a $10 million bounty for the arrest of of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the group blamed for the 2008 attacks in Mumbai. The new reward appears intended to increase pressure on Pakistan to crack
(AP) US offers $10 million for Pakistani militant chiefBy SEBASTIAN ABBOT and ASIF SHAHZADAssociated PressISLAMABADThe United States has offered a $10 million bounty for a Pakistani militant leader who allegedly orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai attacks and has been directing an
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Pakistan will deport Osama bin Laden’s wives and children Pacific tensions build as North Korea approaches long-range missile launch Kurds halt oil exports to Baghdad, increasing sectarian tensions Euro zone unemployment soars to historic
(AP) Bin Laden’s relatives get short prison sentenceBy ZARAR KHANAssociated PressISLAMABADA Pakistani court convicted Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters of illegally entering and living in the country on Monday and sentenced them to 45 days
(AP) Pakistan army chief meets top US commandersBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan’s army chief held talks Wednesday with top U.S. commanders for the first time since American airstrikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year and triggered a near collapse in the
(AP) Prominent Pakistani acid victim commits suicideBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistani acid attack victim Fakhra Younus had endured more than three dozen surgeries over more than a decade to repair her severely damaged face and body when she finally decided life
(AP) Obama confronts nuke threat on N. Korea front lineBy BEN FELLER and ANNE GEARANAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaPresident Barack Obama is opening his pitch for faster work to lock down nuclear material that could be used by terrorists with an
(AP) French investigators focus on gunman’s brotherBy RAPHAEL SATTER and JOHANNA DECORSEAssociated PressPARISThe brother of an Islamist fanatic behind a deadly shooting rampage in France celebrated his martyr-like death and may have helped him, police and a lawyer said Saturday.
Police stormed a house and killed a gunman whose murders of Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers traumatised France and briefly halted the presidential election campaign. Officers from an elite unit moved in after a 32-hour siege, killing the self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda militant
(AP) France shooting suspect holed up in buildingBy JOHANNA DECORSEAssociated PressTOULOUSE, FranceFrance’s interior minister says a gunman suspected in a wave of killings has stopped talking to police, and that authorities have been monitoring him for years. Claude Gueant was
From the Washington Post: Before his death, Osama bin Laden boldly commanded his network to organize special cells in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of President Obama and Gen. David H. Petraeus. “The reason for concentrating on them,”
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Panetta asks for continued use of military base in Kyrgyzstan Multiple U.S. drone strikes kill 15 militants in Pakistan’s tribal area Greece receives bailout, but faces harsh new austerity demands Greece’s people turning toward
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China’s military buildup continues ‘unabated’ Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez in good condition after surgery France’s Constitutional Council strikes down Armenian genocide law Terror group Jundallah claims credit for attack on Shias in Pakistan Jundallah-linked IMU
– John Stossel tries to legally open a lemonade stand, fails: Tourists told me they couldn’t believe that I had to get “all those permits.” A Pakistani man said: “That’s crazy! You should move to Pakistan!” But I don’t want to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Chavez’s cancer surgery worries his leftist club of nations North Korea threatens ‘sacred war’ against South Korea and U.S. Germany to send tax officers to Athens to help Greece collect taxes Two U.S. officers killed
Both former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich are expressing outrage over President Obama’s apology to Afghan authorities for burned Qurans that were found in a garbage pit on a U.S. military base. A few hours after the
35 House Armed Services Committee republicans have written a letter to the President claiming that the White House plan to reduce our nuclear stock pile by 80% is dangerous. They cite the aggressive nuclear buildup of China, Russia, and Pakistan
An Army officer is fed up with “rosy official statements” that paint Afghanistan as a picture of progress, and he is demanding military leaders come clean about the “absence of success on virtually every level.” “How many more men must
This past weekend had some interesting Iranian highlights. Of note, prior to the Super Bowl, Matt Lauer interviewed President Obama and asked some questions about Iran. Needless to say, while the President has no issues placing our U.S. Navy SEAL’s
Numerous U.S. reports allude to mass success in Afghanistan. President Obama has even went on believing our successes in Afghanistan should permit U.S. forces withdraw. Several Generals and politicians on the right and left have swallowed the Kool-Aid publicly proclaiming
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. The ‘conquistador’ Prince William heads for Falkland Islands mission Deadly riot at Egypt soccer game kills 74 Surge of Afghan troop attacks on U.S., Nato forces raises alarms Leaked Nato report says Pakistan is
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece’s private investor deal is ‘one step away’ at more than 70%+ haircut Europe considers a huge new 1.5 trillion euro debt bubble Pakistan: more than 60 killed in fighting between military and Taliban
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece appears to be close to meltdown Analysts ridicule Germany’s plan to control Greece’s budget Portugal’s slide towards becoming the next Greece accelerates Turkey denies that it’s aiding Hamas Imran Khan promises Pakistan a
Military censorship only goes so far. Now we know, contrary to official reports, at least two US Marines were hit by the bomb driven into the Kajaki Sofla bazaar by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle on January 18, 2012.
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
From Reuters: Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Pakistan’s ties with the United States remain on hold following a NATO cross-border air attack, its foreign minister said on Thursday, and Washington should not push Islamabad to go after militant groups
– Peaceful Taliban member kills reporter: “The Taliban are not happy with our reporting,” said Hamidullah, the Voice of America coordinator for northwestern Pakistan, who uses only one name. “They consider it propaganda against them, and they are constantly giving
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Al-Qaeda in Iraq infiltrating Syrian opposition U.N. General Assembly passes meaningless Syria resolution Al-Qaeda infighting in Yemen sparks deadly clashes Hamas – Fatah unity proceeds slowly with no apparent objective U.S. drone strikes kill
In September 2011 Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, a key Northern Alliance leader and the only Tajik to be President of Afghanistan, was murdered after Taliban emissaries promised to deliver him an important message of peace. When welcomed, they blew him
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Pakistan Taliban leader reportedly killed by U.S. drone attack Terrorist bomb kills 18 people in Punjab province, Pakistan U.S.-Israel tensions grow over military action in Iran U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman headed to Israel to
From the Associated Press: Afghan entrepreneurs hard at work… KABUL, Afghanistan — Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 percent last year to about $1.4 billion, or about one-tenth of the country’s GDP, according to a United Nations
From the Associated Press: Marching into power? WASHINGTON — Amid near-open conflict between Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership, the Pentagon has neither sought nor received assurances that the Pakistani army won’t stage a coup, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. “This
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Pakistan in governmental crisis as ‘Memogate’ scandal continues American drone strikes resume in Pakistan French journalist killed in Syria during visit to Homs Arab League observer calls Syria mission a ‘farce’ Hillary Clinton condemns
Somehow, the face of American-born Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Daood Sayed Gilani, aka David Coleman Headley, comes as news to me. Don’t know how I missed it, but it seems that news stories detailing his poisonous international career as a star facilitator
The New York Times sees — but knows not what it sees. KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan soldier turned his gun on American military personnel while they were playing volleyball at a camp in southern Afghanistan, killing one and wounding
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Nine million to celebrate the Black Nazarene Feast on Monday in Philippines Instability in Xinjiang causes China to threaten Pakistan Will Yemen’s President Saleh get away with it again? Russia’s warships visit Syria’s port
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Leaner U.S. military will focus on threats from Iran and China Europe announces oil embargo on Iran starting January 30 U.S. and Israel to stage largest ever joint military drill Iran: U.S. is deploying