Pakistan Is the West's Greatest Threat: Terrorism Experts
05 January 2011
, Foreign Policy, January/February 2011
EXCERPT: "As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, FP asked top terrorism experts to take stock of the threat posed by al Qaeda and its allies. And while the majority of respondents believe that al Qaeda is no stronger today than it was a decade ago, they also worry that we are only slightly safer from terrorist attack than we were the day the Twin Towers...
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PM Gilani Fights for Govt Survival
05 January 2011
Q+A: Pakistan Tries to Survive Another Political Crisis, Reuters, 5 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is fighting for his government's political life after a main partner quit the governing coalition and sparked yet another crisis in the U.S. ally. Soon after the main opposition party leader warned on Tuesday the government should meet its demands or risk tough political action, senior ruling party official...
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Refugee Family Wants CIA Detainee's Remains
05 January 2011
, The Associated Press, 5 January 2011
EXCERPT: "The family of Gul Rahman is still trying to recover his remains for burial, months after learning that he was stripped naked, doused in cold water and then left to die in a CIA-run Afghan prison known as the Salt Pit. Suspected of links to al-Qaida, Rahman was picked up in the early morning hours of Oct. 29, 2002 from a home in Islamabad...
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Punjab Governor Assassination Sign of Extremists' Mounting Power
05 January 2011
, The Washington Post, 5 January 2011
EXCERPT: "Under tight security, thousands of people gathered in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday for the funeral of the slain governor of Punjab province, a chief ally of President Asif Ali Zardari. Salman Taseer, an outspoken liberal in an increasingly intolerant nation, was shot multiple times in this...
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