US – Pakistan relations turn sour after 24 Pakistanis are killed in a NATO air strike. Protesters burned Obama in effigy. US Afghan commanders say Pakistan military is aiding the Taliban.
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October 12, 2011 11:35
Hero receives Air Force Cross
When it was all over Gutierrez had taken a bullet to the upper shoulder, triceps, left chest and lateral muscle causing two broken ribs, a broken scapula, and a softball-sized hole in his back.
September 2, 2011 07:25
Ride to the Sound of the Guns
Instead of fighting undeclared wars we should have followed the Constitution and granted Letters of Marque and Reprisal which would have granted compensation and legal authority to private firms or individuals to exact retribution upon the perpetrators of the attack. Send in the military equivalent of Dog the Bounty Hunter. Let Blackwater do the job, and see what free enterprise can accomplish.
July 20, 2011 05:16
The End of Afghanistan
Even before the choppers have begun taking off, the chaos is reclaiming the land. The Islamists will return, celebrate their victory, and fall into another civil war. Without foreign troops there to target, they will not be able to count on the same level of aid from the Muslim world. Which will move the clock back to before the American invasion.
May 13, 2011 05:46
Pakistani Taliban retaliate
Twin bomb attacks on a paramilitary force academy in north-west Pakistan have killed 80 people, police say. The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden earlier this month. – BBC
May 9, 2011 05:26
The Pakistani Pit of Deception
If it were an individual, Pakistan would be diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, subject to raging fears that India intends to invade on a moment’s notice and antagonistic to Afghanistan as it harbors those who attack it.
November 24, 2010 06:10
Foreign relations fiascos
John Bolton on the Korean military conflict and the embarrassing revelation that the Afghan Taliban negotiator was a fraud.
October 21, 2010 09:34
U.S.-Led Forces Chase Taliban From Kandahar
A military offensive in southern Afghanistan is chasing the Taliban out of their stronghold in Kandahar province, the Afghan president’s half brother said.
October 20, 2010 04:41
Troops chafe at restrictive rules of engagement, talks with Taliban
The restrictive rules of engagement that they have to fight under have made serving in combat far more dangerous for them, while allowing the Taliban to return to a position of strength.
October 14, 2010 03:53
Barbara Boxer – friend of America’s enemies
After Jane Fonda aided the North Vietnamese she was tagged Hanoi Jane. Should we call Sen., don’t call me ma’am, Boxer Taliban Bab?
