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On Sunday, May 1, 2011 Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States announced that Leader of al Qaeda & terrorist Osama bin Laden Killed by the United StatesOn Sunday, May 1, 2011 Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States... more
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Tribal militias allied with the government helped block a Taliban advance in this corner of northwest Pakistan close to the Afghan border, but their success has come at a price: the empowerment of untrained, unaccountable private armies that could yet emerge as a threat of their own....
http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/ap/International/71258Tribal militias allied with the government helped block a Taliban advance in this... more
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Jeremy Scahill is interviewed by Chris Hayes on the Rachel Maddow Show.
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After intensive pressure from the Obama administration, Pakistan launched a military offensive against Taliban militants in their country’s North West Frontier Province. As a result of Pakistan’s military campaign, hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless.After intensive pressure from the Obama administration, Pakistan launched a military... more
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Corruption and incompetence in Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government — particularly at the local level — have forced a growing number of people to seek the services of the Taliban. NATO says the Taliban run shadow governments in 33 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, are only too willing to help settle local disputes.Corruption and incompetence in Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government... more
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As the U.S. and its allies try to overcome logistical hurdles and rush some 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan in 2010, intelligence officials are warning that the Taliban-led insurgency is expanding and that "time is running out" for the U.S.-led coalition to prove that its strategy can succeed.As the U.S. and its allies try to overcome logistical hurdles and rush some 40,000... more
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