Posts Tagged ‘Terrorism’
Pakistan Army Action Pushing Terrorists Back to Uzbekistan and Tajikstan
According to two reports (on Uzbekistan and Tajikstan), the Pakistan Army operation may have caused terrorists from Uzbekistan and Tajikstan to return to their countries. (more...)
Feingold to Obama: Prolonged Detention “Likely Unconstitutional”
While publicly supporting US President Obama against former Vice President Cheney, Senator Feingold, a Democrat member of the Senate Intelligence, Judiciary and Foreign Relations Committees, has written the following letter to Obama defending civil liberties. Meanwhile, Obama is also drawing fire from the right: distinguished neo-conservative [...]
Cheney’s “dark side” Quote
With recent revelations, it may be useful to revisit the famous Cheney "dark side" quote (widely available on the Internet). The following is from Reining in the Imperial Presidency: Lessons and Recommendations Relating to the Presidency of George W. Bush, January 2009, pp. 75-76, a report prepared at the direction of Rep. John Conyers, Jr., [...]
IRI Poll: 80% support for Shari`ah; Inflation and Employment, not Terrorism, Seen as “most important” Issue
Teeth Maestro reports on the tenth survey of opinion in Pakistan, released by the International Republican Institute: see the charts and graphs using this link , and the descriptive review, here . Read the Teeth Maestro's analysis of results -- noting, however, the substantial bias in the sample frame toward higher income groups (52% of the [...]
