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**Posted by Phineas Sovereign American soil is invaded, American diplomats are threatened and even killed, and all the President of the United States and his Secretary of State can do is go on Pakistani television and beg them to stop: Marked by the U.S. Embassy seal, advertisements condemning an anti-Islam video appeared on Pakistani television [...]
**Posted by Phineas BOOM: Atiyah Abd al Rahman, a top al Qaeda leader who long served Osama bin Laden, was reportedly killed on Aug. 22 in Waziristan, Pakistan, according to multiple press reports. Both the Associated Press and Reuters cite US officials as saying that Rahman has been killed. Matt Apuzzo of the AP reports [...]
**Posted by Phineas Don’t forget, we given Pakistan more than $18 billion in aid since September 11th, 2001. Gee, thanks for having our backs, guys: Most of the major terrorist plots against the West since 2004 had links to Pakistan, including two that targeted Canada, says a study to be released today by a U.S. [...]
Obama’s favorite word rears its ugly head once again: The chain of clues that led to the Abbottabad compound where Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. special forces early Monday began with human intelligence. Senior administration officials have said key members of bin Laden’s inner-circle were flagged by post-9/11 detainees under interrogation, and that [...]
Oh, how sweet it is: WASHINGTON – Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden. Current and former U.S. officials say that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provided the nom de guerre [...]
**Posted by Phineas Now that the cheering has mostly quieted from last night’s news that we finally nailed Osama bin Laden, serious questions are being asked about Pakistan’s role, if any, in sheltering America’s arch-enemy. Consider this excerpt from Philip Klein’s article on how the mission went down: Last August, intelligence officials tracked the [two [...]
yes. Yes. YES: Still so much information rolling in as to what went down, etc. You can catch up on all he latest developments, including learning more about the Navy SEAL team involved in taking out Public Enemy Number One, here.
Multiple news outlets are reporting the news. Not confirmed as to how or which country (Afghanistan or Pakistan). The President will be issuing a statement shortly on the matter. Absolutely awesome news. It’s a symbolic victory as the war on terror will go on nevertheless, but that doesn’t diminish the historic significance of this kill. [...]
Yesterday I wrote about an Egyptian Muslim cleric who told us that the beating of women was instituted by Allah to honor women. If that’s “honoring,” then stoning must be the equivalent of a gold medal: Rare Video Shows Taliban Allegedly Stoning Woman to Death in Pakistan A rare video reportedly smuggled out of northwest [...]
Huge news, via Bill Roggio at The Long War Journal: Adam Gadahn and an associate are reported to have been captured during a raid by Pakistani special forces on a home at the Super Highway in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal said they believed Gadahn has been [...]