2008年12月27日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Pakistan troop reports bad news for terror fight (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 05:06 PM CST

Supporters of Pakistan's slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto drink tea outside her mausoleum, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008 in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan. More than 150,000 Pakistanis flocked to the mausoleum of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto after some walked hundreds of miles (kilometers) to offer flowers and kiss her grave on the first anniversary of her assassination. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - Pakistan's reported decision to relocate thousands of troops away from the Afghanistan border toward India threatens the critical U.S. foreign policy aim of relying on the south Asian ally's military in the global battle against terrorism.


Could saber-rattling lead to war between India and Pakistan? (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 04:17 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is moving some troops away from its border with Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said on Friday, sparking renewed fears that last month's terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, could trigger a fourth war between the two countries, both of which are now armed with nuclear weapons.

Pakistan redeploying troops to Indian border (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 03:58 PM CST

An Indian police kicks exploded tear gas shell thrown back by Kashmiri Muslim protesters during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. Government forces on Friday clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing protesters after the main mosque in Indian Kashmir's biggest city opened for Friday prayers after seven weeks. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - Pakistan began moving thousands of troops from the Afghan border toward India, officials and witnesses said Friday, raising tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors and possibly undermining the U.S.-backed campaign against al-Qaida and the Taliban.


Why Britain Increasingly Worries About Pakistani Terrorism (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 10:32 AM CST

U.S. News & World Report - LONDON--That Britain faces a very real risk of home-grown Islamic terrorism has long been known. But now, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has not only publicly hinted at the extent of the problem but bluntly charged that most U.K.-based extremists are linked to Pakistan, some 3,700 miles away.

Bush's $1 Trillion War on Terror: Even Costlier Than Expected (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 03:30 AM CST

Time.com - Three new studies show the cost of the Administration's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been far higher than the White House predicted
bnzv