news.bbc.co.uk - 5/13/2009
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Research by the BBC Urdu's service into the growing strength of Taleban militants in north western Pakistan shows that only 38% of the area remains under full government control. This map of the area is a snapshot of the current situation. However, with ongoing fighting between the Pakistan ...
foxnews.com - 5/14/2009
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foxnews.com —
The United States has a detailed plan for
infiltrating Pakistan and securing its mobile arsenal of nuclear...
warheads if it appears the country is about to fall under the control of the Taliban, Al Qaeda or other Islamic extremists. American ...
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U.S. Has Plan to Secure Pakistan Nukes if Country Falls ...
latimes.com - 5/13/2009
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latimes.com —
It also marks a broad new role for
the U.S. military in hunting the Taliban and its...
Al Qaeda allies, who pose a growing threat to both Pakistan and Afghanistan. For years, that task has been the domain of the CIA, which has flown its own Predator ...
(more)
Pakistan gets a say in drone attacks on militants - Los ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 5/13/2009
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Taliban Gains Ground, Color on Map
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... A new map produced by the BBC succinctly demonstrates the weakness of the Pakistan state in combating Taliban militants in the country’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The map shows only 38% of Pakistan’s NWFP to be under government control, while the balance of the region experiences either Taliban presence or control.
Check out a higher-resolution version of the map here.
The BBC:
A map produced by the BBC suggests only 38% of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and surrounding ...
Red Maps Document Taliban Takeover Of Pakistan
Weekly Standard Blog —
... The BBC has jumped on the bandwagon and is now producing its own version of a red map for northwestern Pakistan, which is eerily similar to mine. The BBC is a bit more conservative in its definition of Taliban control, you can see the maps side by side below: ...
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Taleban Spreading In Pakistan —
Boots and Sabers
This is a real problem. Remember that Pakistan is a nuclear nation.
A map produced by the BBC suggests only 38% of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and surrounding areas is under full government control.
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