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longwarjournal.org - 12/6/2008
Pakistan 'lost control' in Swat
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The Pakistani government has "lost control" of the settled district of Swat to the Taliban, a senior politician said. The military is losing the battle that began more than a year ago in the former vacation paradise once known as the Switzerland of Pakistan, according to Haji Adeel , the ...
'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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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/8/2008
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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timesofindia.indiatimes.com - 12/5/2008
Rice urges 'robust' Pakistani response to Mumbai attacks-Pakistan-World
— timesofindia.indiatimes.com — New Delhi: The US leadership has asked Pakistan to ban the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the renamed political wing of... Lashkar-e-Taiba, immediately and take action against Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the head of the organization. This would count as an immediate ... (more) Rice urges 'robust' Pakistani response to Mumbai ...

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Bill Roggio: Pakistan 'lost control' in Swat
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Saturday, 06 December 2008 A senior politician in the Northwest Frontier Province said the people of Swat "have lost confidence in the government and the army." read ...

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