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strata-sphere.com » The Strata-Sphere - 16 hours ago
The pivot point in Iraq was when the Sunni Arabs of Iraq decided al-Qaeda was a brutish and violent ally that was actually more their enemy than the US or the democratically elected Iraqi government (run by Shiites and …
Also tagged: afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, taliban, al qaeda, sunni, saudi arabia, all general discussions, bin laden gwot
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More On Pakistan Awakeningstrata-sphere.com » The Strata-Sphere - Sep 30, 2008 There is more reporting on the growing Pakistan Tribal Awakening in the heart of the region thought to be the center of Taliban and al-Qaeda sanctuary. First this report: Intensive Pakistani military action in the … Also tagged: pakistan, fata, bin laden gwot, bajuar |
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Sep 22, 2008
David Ignatius's Sept. 17 op-ed column, "20 Months in Baghdad," provided a brief list of three possible factors of "just what accomplished the turnaround" in the Iraq war, with the "turnaround" referring to the sharp …
Also tagged: iraq, bethesda, washington dc, united states, baghdad, david ignatius, david petraeus, al qaeda in iraq, iraq s, overlooking, ali gharib
newshoggers.com » Newshoggers.com - Aug 28, 2008
By Cernig "Blackwater will stand up so we can stand down" just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it? But, via Armchair Generalist, that's apparently what's happening. This year, spending on contractors, who …
Also tagged: iraq, civil war, appeasement, surge, withdrawal, pony plans, reconcilliation
strata-sphere.com » The Strata-Sphere - Aug 20, 2008
A successful counter-insurgency strategy, like the one used to gain victory in Iraq, will play out with its own unique pattern and forces in the war against the last large enclave of Islamo Fascist militants in the …
Also tagged: pakistan, taliban, al qaeda, surge, all general discussions, bin laden gwot
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Pakistan’s Awakening Is Growing As Local Tribes Ally With Government And Hunt Down Militants - Updated!strata-sphere.com » The Strata-Sphere - Aug 18, 2008 It does seem that the Pakistan Tribal Awakening is taking root and spreading in the tribal regions of Pakistan known as the FATA and the NWFP. I noted in one post yesterday how tribes in one area of the NWFP province … Also tagged: pakistan, taliban, al qaeda, musharraf, fata, nwfp, all general discussions, bin laden gwot, bajaur, kurram, mohmand |
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Pakistan Extremists Not Doing So Wellstrata-sphere.com » The Strata-Sphere - Aug 10, 2008 The Pakistan Islamo Fascists who are providing the last refuge for al-Qaeda fighters running from their defeats in Afghanistan and Iraq are having their own problems. The Pakistan government, on the urging of the US … Also tagged: afghanistan, pakistan, taliban, all general discussions, bin laden gwot, bajaur |
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Jul 23, 2008
Regarding the July 20 editorial "Washington's Dry Well":
Also tagged: george w bush, washington dc, crude, jesse h merrell
strata-sphere.com » The Strata-Sphere - Jul 18, 2008
There was a concern the new ruling parties in Pakistan might make allegiance with the Taliban. But the Taliban have demanded the right to launch attacks outside of Pakistan if they promise to not attack inside …
Also tagged: afghanistan, pakistan, taliban, al qaeda, all general discussions, bin laden gwot
strata-sphere.com » The Strata-Sphere - Jul 8, 2008
In Iraq the turning point came when Sunni Muslims, fed up and repulsed by their people being massacred by the Islamo Fascists of al-Qaeda, literally turned on their one-time al-Qaeda allies and began to purge their …
Also tagged: pakistan, taliban, al qaeda, bin laden, zawahiri, baitullah mehsud, all general discussions, bin laden gwot