By Sebastian Rotella , ProPublica The killing of Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani city dominated by the military has spotlighted a conundrum that Western counterterror agencies have grappled with for years: Is Pakistan’s powerful intelligence service an ally, an enemy or a mix of both? This time the debate is likely to take […]
Libyan rebels have questionable history, says intelligence source
A former U.S. intelligence officer now serving as a director of corporate security for a multi-national corporation tells the Law Enforcement Examiner that he’s aware of the identity of some of the Libyan rebels fighting Col. Moamar Khadhafi’s military forces and they are not the freedom-loving patriots the Obama administration claims they are. According to the […]
Last Ditch Stand of a Dictator, killing order by Muammar al-Qadhafi
Last Ditch Stand of a Dictator, killing order by Muammar al-Qadhafi Dr. Shamim Moula Ph.D. Dhaka, 28 February 1. Introduction: Finally whole of the the Jaziratul Arab (Arab Peninsula) and the “horn” or North Africa’s cruel most dictators have been pulled in to their fate, the people’s upsurge now not only entered, but engulfed Libya, […]
Growing Support for Taleban Talks
Analysts see political engagement with insurgents as best prospect for securing peace. By Caroline Tosh in London and Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul As violence continues in Afghanistan, there is a growing consensus that the Taleban cannot be defeated by military might alone, and that negotiations might offer a way towards some kind of political settlement. […]
Pakistan On The Long Road To Freedom
Two events in the last three months have radically changed the course of Indo-Pak relations, and have the potential to radically alter the future direction of South Asian history. The first of these events took place on November 24, 2007. On this day, a suicide bomber detonated himself beside a bus at the entrance of Camp […]
PGMA skip PMA Homecoming Celebration
Baguio City, 16 Feb. 2008, Saturday, Manila Time – Philippine President Gloria Arroyo decided not to attend today’s annual Philippine Military Academy Homecoming celebration in the City of Pines. The decision was made after the intelligence community warned the president of assassination attempt on her life. Allegedly, terrorists group from JI and the rebel group […]