Archive for July 19th, 2010
Prepare Pakistan to lose Kashmir — Ex CIA Station Chief, Islamabad
Al Jazeera | By Robert Grenier | 14 July 2010 Losing Kashmir As we await what many hope will be the start, on July 15, of a renewed India-Pakistan peace process, or "Composite Dialogue" - derailed since the Mumbai attacks of November 2008 - I am reminded of two past conversations. The first occurred in 1999. In a meeting with a senior [...]
Gurkha soldier removed for beheading Taliban militant
Sify News | 18 July 2010 London: A Gurkha soldier in the British troops in Afghanistan has been ordered to return and is facing court martial after he decapitated a dead Taliban fighter with his ceremonial knife to prove the militant's identity. The soldier, who is in his early 20s, initially told investigators that he unsheathed his [...]
As Civilian Casualties Rise U.S. Soldiers Commit Suicide in Record Numbers
CNN | By By Mike Mount | 16 July 2010 June was worst month for Army suicides, statistics show Washington (CNN) -- More U.S. soldiers killed themselves last month than in recent Army history, according to Army statistics released Thursday, confounding officials trying to reverse the grim trend. The statistics show that 32 soldiers killed [...]
