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According to increasing sources of intelligence, the Pakistani intelligence agency had a hand in the attacks in Mumbai. The ISI, which also helped create and sustain the Taliban, appears to be working independently of the civilian government’s wishes. The one captured terrorist from the Mumbai assault, Azam Amir Kasav has reportedly stated that the Pakistani [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Muslim Brotherhood Condemns Sheikh For Shaking Hands with Israeli President
Posted by Ryan Mauro on November 30th, 2008
The Muslim Brotherhood has condemned Sheikh Tantawi from al-Azhar University for shaking hands with the Israeli President Peres at the Interfaith Dialogue Conference. The MB’s media spokesperson, who is also a member of Egypt’s parliament, said that Tantawi needed to apologize to Muslims for the act. Consider this yet another piece of proof that the [...]
Iranian Cleric: SOFA OK With Me
Posted by Matthew Avitabile on November 30th, 2008
One of the more hardline clerics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, stated that the recently approved SOFA pact was a good move on the part of the Iraqi government. With the defeat of large parts of the Mahdi Army earlier this year, Iran’s influence appears to be falling in Iraq. The [...]
Venezuela Going Nuclear With Russian Help
Posted by Ryan Mauro on November 29th, 2008
The Russian President has agreed to help Venezuela start a nuclear program and to participate in a Latin American trading bloc led by Venezuela, consisting of all the countries in the area that have embraced socialism and the “counter America” philosophy. This came at the same time as joint Russian-Venezuelan naval exercises. The nuclear cooperation [...]
Lashkar and Qaeda in Cooperation
Posted by Matthew Avitabile on November 29th, 2008
It appears that the horrific attacks in Mumbai were carried out by the Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group indigenous to the subcontinent. However, this group is affiliated both to al Qaeda and the Pakistani ISI. According to the Times of India: Lashkar has emerged as not only the single largest pan-Indian terror threat, but also a partner [...]
Terrorists Aimed to Cause Indian-Pakistani War
Posted by Matthew Avitabile on November 29th, 2008
The horrific attacks in Mumbai over the last several days were carried out with an overarching goal in mind: causing another war between India and Pakistan. The neighbors have fought multiple wars since independence from Great Britain and the danger of this happening again is still present. Indian-Pakistani relations have warmed over the last several [...]
Iranian TV: U.S. Green Lights Israeli Strikes
Posted by Ryan Mauro on November 29th, 2008
Iranian TV is alleging that the Bush Administration has given Israel the green light to bomb Iran. The report quoted some rather strong language from caretaker Prime Minister Olmert: ““There is a basic, deep understanding about the Iranian threat and the need to act in order to remove the threat.” Olmert also disputed reports that the [...]
The Humanitarian Cost of Not Toppling Saddam
Posted by Ryan Mauro on November 28th, 2008
Critics of the war in Iraq often point to the high Iraqi casualty numbers as a reason that the war was not right to pursue. While the wisdom of the invasion as a strategic move can be debated, it seems that, as a humanitarian mission at least, it was well worth it. Critics often point [...]
Are the Saudis Reforming Their Textbooks or Not?
Posted by Ryan Mauro on November 28th, 2008
Saudi Arabia’s government is removing extremist books from its schools’ libraries, including one written by Sayyid Qutb, whose ideas inspired Al-Qaeda’s leadership. It’s a start, but there’s a long way to go. We’ve heard promises from the Royal Family to reform their education system before. These were proven empty in 2006 when a study found they [...]
Medvedev and Russian Navy in Venezuela
Posted by Matthew Avitabile on November 26th, 2008
Russian President Dimitry Medvedev and a contingent of the Russian navy has come for a visit to Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela. This comes as oil prices are still well off their highs. Russia and Venezuela are two of the largest oil exporters in the world. However, Russia defends the joint exercises with Venezuela as payback for [...]
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No Comments »Savages Strike in India
Posted by Matthew Avitabile on November 26th, 2008
India was rocked by another series of terrorist attacks today as armed gunmen opened fire on civilians. At least two high-end hotels were attacked and grenades were also used in the assault: Gunmen opened fire at seven sites including a train station and a restaurant popular with tourists. Shootings were also reported near two hotels [...]
40% of Iraqis Want U.S. To Bomb Iran To Stop Nuclear Weapons Program
Posted by Ryan Mauro on November 26th, 2008
A pretty remarkable statistic: 40% of Iraqis would favor the U.S. bombing Iran to stop them from getting nukes, and half of all Arabs feel a nuclear Iran is “intolerable.” On the flip side, this means that 60% of Iraqis do not want the U.S. to bomb Iran, but 40% is still a large amount [...]
AQ Damaged by Strikes in Pakistan
Posted by Matthew Avitabile on November 25th, 2008
Al Qaeda’s threat to the world’s largest democracy is again a focal point of the War on Terror. According to the Times of India, the American strikes against al Qaeda in Pakistan are beginning to damage the group’s infrastructure: The air strikes have proved to be a kind of “disruptive” activity in the region, that [...]
German MPs Support Democratic Change in Iran
Posted by Ryan Mauro on November 25th, 2008
Mayam Rajavi, the leader of the controversial Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance in Iran is visiting members of Germany’s parliament. 150 of the 612 members of the German Bundestag have signed a petition urging their government to support the organization by pushing the European Union to delist them as a terrorist organization and [...]
Yon: We’ve Won the War
Posted by Matthew Avitabile on November 24th, 2008
Freelance writer Michael Yon has a column in today’s New York Post in which he has declared the Iraq War won for the Multinational Forces. Yon, who has traveled to Iraq and has sent back excellent posts, is now in Afghanistan. With the decline of al Qaeda and the ascendancy of the Iraqi democracy, Yon [...]
