longwarjournal.org - 11/21/2008
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Map of the tribal areas and the Northwest Frontier Province. The government signed peace agreements in the red agencies/ districts (the military said Shangla was under Taliban control in October); purple districts are under de facto Taliban control; yellow regions are under ...
mcclatchydc.com - 11/20/2008
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mcclatchydc.com —
WASHINGTON — Although the Pentagon officially has welcomed
the new accord on a U.S. troop withdrawal from
Iraq, senior military officials are privately criticizing President Bush for giving Iraq more control over U.S. military operations for ...
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Why the U.S. blinked on its troop agreement with Iraq
longwarjournal.org - 11/22/2008
reuters.com - 11/21/2008
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reuters.com —
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers practiced shooting at
pilotless "drone" aircraft Friday, the military said a day
after the government lodged a protest with the U.S. ambassador over drone missile strikes in Pakistani territory. Anti-aircraft ...
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Pakistan army practices shooting drone aircraft
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Bill Roggio: US hits Taliban safe house In North Waziristan
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Friday, 21 November 2008 Five have been reported killed in the latest strike inside Pakistan. Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar threatened to renew attacks on Pakistani military if strikes continue. read ...
What Is Admiral Fallon Thinking?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Third, the "the outsiders in South Waziristan" are not mostly Uzbeks. Fallon should explain why several senior and mid-level al Qaeda leaders have been killed in U.S. strikes in South Waziristan. Also, the biggest U.S. cross-border incident inside Pakistan this year occurred in Nazir's tribal regions in South Waziristan. U.S. special operations forces ...
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longwarjournal.org 10/31/2008 —
South Waziristan Taliban leader Mullah Nazir. Click to view.
US unmanned Predator aircraft struck inside Pakistan's tribal areas for the second time today. After targeting a mid-level al Qaeda operative in North Waziristan, US ...
Laura Bush’s Legacy
firedoglake.com 11/29/2008 — The Bush family have recorded a Story Corps interview about George W. Bush's presidential legacy, and what they're most proud of. This is what Mrs. Bush had to say
Well, it’s certainly been very rewarding to look at Afghanistan and both know that ...
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