Drone Strikes Gaining Momentum but Death Estimates Vary
06 December 2010
Drone Strikes Gaining Momentum: Who's Keeping Count as Our Men Fall, The Express Tribune, 6 December 2010
EXCERPT: "US drones are the primary weapon of unmatched warfare weaponry, aimed at battling the Taliban and ultimately eradicating terrorism. [...] According to data gathered primarily from local and international news sources, the number of attacks from 2008 to 2009 increased by approximately 50 per cent and from 2009 to 2010 they...
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Political Settlement Would Force al-Qaeda to Leave Region: Officials
06 December 2010
Analysis: Pakistan Talks of al Qaeda Having to Leave Region, Reuters, 6 December 2010
EXCERPT: "With the war in Afghanistan dragging into its tenth year, Pakistan is increasingly talking up the need for a political settlement which would force al Qaeda to leave the region. And while there is little sign yet Washington is ready to hold serious negotiations with Afghan insurgents, analysts detect a new tone in Pakistani comments about...
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Reforming Pakistan's Criminal Justice System: Report
06 December 2010
Reforming Pakistan's Criminal Justice System, International Crisis Group, 6 December 2010
EXCERPT: "The ineffectiveness of Pakistan's criminal justice system has serious repercussions for domestic, regional and international security. Given the gravity of internal security challenges, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led government in Islamabad, and the four provincial governments should make the reform of an anarchic criminal...
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Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens in Mohmand Agency
06 December 2010
, The Associated Press, 6 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Two suicide attackers wearing police uniforms and jackets packed with explosives and bullets blew themselves up at a gathering of tribesmen to discuss the formation of an anti-Taliban militia in northwest Pakistan Monday, killing 50 people, officials said. The meeting was being held at the main government compound in Mohmand, part of Pakistan's militant-infested...
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