FBI Accused of Directing "Torture" in Pakistan
11 February 2010
FBI Officials Accused of Directing "Torture" in Pakistan, BBC News, 10 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Five US citizens held in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting attacks have alleged that US officials directed their torture to extract confessions. The US embassy in Islamabad has dismissed the claims as 'baseless'. The men, who are being held in the city of Sargodha, earlier stated in court that they had been...
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India Announces Kashmir "Amnesty" Initiative
11 February 2010
India Announces Kashmir "Amnesty" Initiative, BBC News, 11 February 2010
EXCERPT: "India has said the hundreds of men from Indian-administered Kashmir who have crossed into Pakistani territory should be able to return without punishment. Home Minister P Chidambaram said anyone willing to give up the fight against Indian rule would be welcomed home. The home ministry and state government are discussing how best to manage their...
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Analysis of al-Qaeda's Current Strength and Leadership
11 February 2010
, Eurasia Review, 10 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Al Qaeda (AQ) has evolved into a significantly different terrorist organization than the one that perpetrated the September 11, 2001, attacks. At the time, Al Qaeda was composed mostly of a core cadre of veterans of the Afghan insurgency against the Soviets, with a centralized leadership structure, made up mostly of Egyptians. Most...
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Pakistan Is My Biggest Worry: Biden
11 February 2010
, AFP, 10 February 2010
EXCERPT: "US Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his greatest concern was not Afghanistan, not Iraq, nor the Iranian nuclear crisis, but Pakistan. 'I think it's a big country. It has nuclear weapons that are able to be deployed. It has a real significant minority of radicalized population,' Biden said in an interview with CNN. 'It is not...
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Bombs Hit Police, Kill At Least 15
11 February 2010
, AFP, 11 February 2010
EXCERPT: "A double bombing targeted Pakistan police on Thursday killing up to 15 people and wounding 24 others, in the third attack against security personnel in the country's northwest in 24 hours. Two explosions, at least one caused by a suicide bomber, went off in quick succession outside a police training centre in Bannu town just as a patrol headed by local...
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Displaced Shias Fearful of Being Targeted
11 February 2010
Shia IDPs Fearful of Being Targeted, IRIN News, 11 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Shias displaced from Orakzai Agency near the Pakistan-Afghan border and now living with hosts in Hangu and Kohat districts, North West Frontier Province (NWFP), say they feel unprotected and vulnerable living alongside other internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are predominantly Sunni. 'We are terrified. The fact is that most of the IDPs here belong to...
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