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The “Afghanistan” Problem is In Pakistan
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 3/5/2009
The “Afghanistan” Problem is In Pakistan
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Joe Klein’s article on the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan is informative, but doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence. It seems that military planners want the Obama administration to dispatch further additional troops to Afghanistan over and above the plus-up that’s ...
Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan
americanprogress.org - 3/5/2009
Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan
— americanprogress.org — By Colin Cookman | March 5, 2009 See also: Interactive Map: U.S. Airstrikes in Pakistan on the... Rise Read also: Partnership for Progress On March 1, two missiles from a remote-piloted American aircraft struck a camp in the Sararogha region of South ... (more) Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan

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longwarjournal.org - 3/3/2009
Pakistani terrorists assault Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore
— longwarjournal.org — A terrorist assault team attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern city... of Lahore in Pakistan's Punjab province. The "well-trained terrorists" killed five policemen and two civilians , and wounded seven Sri Lankan ... (more) Pakistani terrorists assault Sri Lankan cricket team in ...

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newamerica.net - 2/28/2009
The Back Channel
— newamerica.net — Two years ago, Pervez Musharraf, who was then Pakistan’s President and Army chief, summoned his most senior... generals and two Foreign Ministry officials to a series of meetings at his military office in Rawalpindi. There, they reviewed the progress ... (more) The Back Channel

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Think Progress:  Attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan rouses anger against militants.

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Attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan rouses anger against militants.
Think Progress — ... Update Yglesias writes that, while the focus on Afghanistan because that’s a war with troops on the ground, "just about everyone seems to agree that the more serious problems are actually in Pakistan." ...

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