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Militants in Pakistan Destroy NATO Trucks
nytimes.com - 12/8/2008
Militants in Pakistan Destroy NATO Trucks
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The attack on more than 100 trucks carrying supplies for U.S. troops was the third attack in less than a month. >
'Mumbai (Bombay) mastermind' arrested in Pakistan
timesonline.co.uk - 12/8/2008
'Mumbai (Bombay) mastermind' arrested in Pakistan
— timesonline.co.uk — Pakistani security forces have raided a suspected training camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed... for last month's attack on Mumbai, and arrested several of the group's activists, government officials said today. One official ... (more) 'Mumbai (Bombay) mastermind' arrested in Pakistan

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Terror, recession, oh, workout fiend Obama's still a smoker
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — While you were watching football this morning and afternoon President-elect Barack Obama had a busy day, though... part of it was pre-recorded on Saturday. We have three news videos below, plus the transcript of Obama's Sunday morning interview on ... (more) Terror, recession, oh, workout fiend Obama's still a smoker

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reuters.com - 12/7/2008
Pakistani militants destroy Western army vehicles
— reuters.com — PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani militants attacked a parked convoy of trucks carrying military vehicles for Western... forces in Afghanistan near Peshawar early on Sunday, destroying 96 trucks, police said. Security guards said they were ... (more) Pakistani militants destroy Western army vehicles

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Firedoglake:  Future Tense: Are Supply Lines Being Cut In Afghanistan?

The Jawa Report:  Good News: Pakistanis Burn 100 NATO Supply Trucks

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Future Tense: Are Supply Lines Being Cut In Afghanistan?
Firedoglake — ... Reading the news from Afghanistan lately has become an exercise in humility. Which, as any student of history knows, isn't really news given the empires who invaded only to be broken on the teeth of the Khyber Pass. History knocks: ...

Good News: Pakistanis Burn 100 NATO Supply Trucks
The Jawa Report — ... A friend of mine -- who I don't know if he wants to be quoted so I won't attribute this -- says Peshewar is about to fall to the Taliban. While the Pakistanis claim they opened fire on the estimated 200 Taliban fighters, it's hard to say for sure what happened. As far as we know they fled at the first sign of trouble. Hell, as far as we know, they could have opened the gates and high-fived the Taliban as they marched in. Anyway, here's the story as it appeared in the New York Times *: More than 100 trucks loaded with supplies for American and allied forces in ...

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