Taliban Release Video of 17 Beheaded Pakistani Soldiers

I looked around for the clip the other night, when AP first reported the story. Didn't see it then, but Rusty Shackleford has it now, at...

The War Can Be Won in Afghanistan

It's the weekend interview, at the Wall Street Journal , " H.R. McMaster: The Warrior's-Eye View of Afghanistan ": One of ...

Arsala Rahmani, Top Afghan Peace Negotiator, Shot Dead in Kabul

At the Los Angeles Times , " Afghan assassination casts more gloom over peace efforts ." KABUL, Afghanistan — A brazen daytime ass...

India Launches Long-Range Missile Capable of Reaching China

Well, so much for nuclear non-proliferation during the Obama administration. At the Wall Street Journal , " India Tests Nuclear-Capable...

Oops! Britain's First Muslim 'Life Peer' Suspended After Placing £10 Million Bounty on Presidents Obama and G.W. Bush

Well, multiculturalism is hard. At Pamela's, " UKs first Muslim "Life Peer," Lord Ahmed, offers 15-million-dollar bounty ...

'Saving Face' Wins Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject

Well, I hadn't heard of this one (and I'm moved by this), so I checked online for some information. There's a page at Wikipedia ...

Two U.S. Military Officers Shot and Killed in Kabul

At Los Angeles Times , " 2 Americans killed in Afghanistan in new Koran-burning violence ," and Blazing Cat Fur, " Two U.S. a...

Drone Strike Video

Not a lot of details, but pretty wicked. Via Weasel Zippers :

Hellfire Missile Takes Out Taliban Jihadist

Via Weasel Zippers : And from yesterday, " The Taliban Go Mainstream: Afghanistan Terror-Sponsors Seek 'Softer Side' to Medieva...

The Taliban Go Mainstream: Afghanistan Terror-Sponsors Seek 'Softer Side' to Medieval Political Regime

Well, you gotta give it to the Obama administration. They got Bin Laden so now it's time to go easy on the Taliban, the medieval Islamis...

Militants Attack Police Station in Northwest Pakistan Town of Dera Ismail Khan

At Telegraph UK , " Militants storm police station in northwest Pakistan ." Also from Agence France-Presse, " Pakistan quells...

Pakistani Death Squads Hunt Down Suspected Drone Informants in North Waziristan

At Los Angeles Times , " Pakistani death squads go after informants to U.S. drone program ." The reprisals are dreadful. But the n...

Veena Malik Claims She Was Wearing Hotpants in Controversial FHM Nude Cover

Okay, bringing you the important news in comparative politics and international relations! I saw this story previously at Foreign Policy , ...

Afghanistan Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens in Kabul

This reminds me of Iraq in 2006. At Telegraph UK , " Fears Afghanistan is on verge of new sectarian war as 59 people killed in twin bom...

In Fog of War, Rift Widens Between U.S. and Pakistan

At New York Times ": WASHINGTON — The NATO air attack that killed at least two dozen Pakistani soldiers over the weekend reflected a fu...

Airstrike Over Pakistan Inflames Regional Tensions

At Washington Post , " Dozens of Pakistani troops die in NATO attack ," and New York Times , " NATO Strikes Kill Pakistani Fo...

Pakistan: The Ally From Hell

From the press office at The Atlantic : WASHINGTON, D.C., November 4, 2011 -- An exclusive report on Pakistan, featured in the upcoming issu...