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Why the Taliban is Winning the Propaganda War
When Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office recently said it was holding peace talks with the Taliban, the Taliban countered with a press release.
Pakistan kills 80 in assault on Taliban
Pakistani armed forces have killed 80 militants since launching an assault on a region recently held by the Taliban, the military announced Sunday. Three soldiers have been killed and eight wounded in the crackdown in the Buner district in the northwest of the country, the military statement said. The Pakistani offensive started in the province last Sunday, after Taliban militants moved into Buner, a move that alarmed U.S
Underground Threat: Tunnels Pose Trouble from Mexico to Middle East
With swine flu frenzy gripping the U.S., the threat coming from south of the Mexico border may seem more real to many Americans than ever before.
Five foreign troops slain in Taliban attack
Eight soldiers, including three U.S.
Hamas: U.S. Diplomacy’s Final Frontier
Israel’s new government is a headache the Obama Administration doesn’t need. Compared with Tzipi Livni, the woman he narrowly beat out, and even Ehud Olmert, the man he succeeds, incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuis cool toward a Palestinian state. And although it includes the moderate Labor Party, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition teems with right-wing figures like Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, whose call for a loyalty oath directed at Israel’s Arab citizens dismays even Israel’s staunchest friends.
Illegal migrants dice with death to cross Channel
CNN producer Jessica Hartogs traveled to France to help prepare a television news piece on the immigration situation in Calais. Below is her impression of what she saw.
Dozens of Taliban killed in crackdown
Pakistan’s military killed at least 55 militants over the past 24 hours as part of its week-long crackdown on Taliban militants, an army spokesman said Friday. This week’s military operation resulted in more than 230 militant casualties since Sunday, while the military suffered two deaths and eight injuries, according to spokesman Maj. Gen
Golfing fashion faux pas?
America’s John Daly has always stood out from the golfing crowd but this garish number, worn at the Spanish Open where he is currently competing, took this to a new high. Al-Marri made the surprise plea during a two-hour hearing in a federal courtroom in Peoria, Illinois
Pakistan continues Taliban crackdown
Pakistan’s military continued its assault Thursday on militants in Taliban-held areas, its chief spokesman told reporters. So far, 14 militants have been killed in the past 24 hours, Maj