Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a radio interview with France Inter on Saturday, French president Emmanuel Macron called for an arms embargo against Israel […]
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Pakistani Army Advances; UN Estimates 2.3 Million Refugees
The Pakistani Army said Tuesday morning that, as part of its Swat campaign, it had taken control of another strategic center, Maalam Jabba, which had […]
22 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Mosul, Falluja Attacks; Sunni leaders Arrested in Diyala
The NYT reports that various attacks in Mosul and Falluja killed 22 on Sunday, including a suicide bombing targeting a US convoy in Mosul that […]
Pakistani Troops Enter Mingora; India and Pakistan Sharing Intelligence
India and Pakistan are now sharing intelligence on extremists for the first time. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a second term and his Congress […]
Iran bans Facebook
The BBC says that Iran has banned Facebook ahead of its presidential election. Reformist candidate Mir Husain Musavi’s supporters had created a Facebook page and […]
Pakistani Military Takes Strategic Hilltop Overlooking Swat
The Pakistani military has announced that it has taken the strategic hilltop of Biny Baba Ziarat that overlooks the Swat Valley. Some 150 Taliban were […]
Pakistani Press Suspicious that Government Made up Swat Campaign against Taliban
There is something fishy about the Pakistani military’s reporting of its campaign against the Taliban in Swat, according to the Pakistani press. Dawn uses the […]
Obama v. Cheney on Torture
Veteran security reporters Jonathan S. Landay and Warren Strobel at McClatchy fact-check former vice president Dick Cheney’s speech defending torture and denouncing plans to close […]
3 US Soldiers among 23 Killed in Iraq
Bombings killed 23 persons in Iraq on Thursday, including, Iraqi officials maintain, 3 US soldiers. The attacks followed on a major bombing Wednesday that left […]
What to do About Guantanamo?
The US Congress is refusing to allow President Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, a symbol of torture and abuse. Apparently their vote was […]