Tag Archives: terrorism

October 14, 2008 – A plan to etch the words and images of 9/11 on a monument to Soldiers who fell in Iraq has ignited a debate about whether the publicly funded memorial links the war in Iraq to the 2001 … Continue reading →

October 6, 2008 – Officially, the central bank holds $8.14 billion (£4.65 billion) of foreign currency, but if forward liabilities are included, the real reserves may be only $3 billion – enough to buy about 30 days of imports like … Continue reading →

October 7, 2008 – Both McCain’s and Obama’s Iraq policies are too ambiguous for the layperson to comprehend. It is clear that if you want to expedite the process of getting out of Iraq, Obama is your candidate. If you … Continue reading →

October 3, 2008 – Two suspected U.S. missile strikes Friday on villages close to the border with Afghanistan killed at least 12 people, most of them militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. American forces recently ramped up cross-border operations against Taliban … Continue reading →

October 3, 2008, Peshawar, Pakistan – War has come to Pakistan, not just as terrorist bombings, but as full-scale battles, leaving Pakistanis angry and dismayed as the dead, wounded and displaced turn up on their doorstep. An estimated 250,000 people … Continue reading →

October 1, 2008, Islamabad, Pakistan – A suspected U.S. missile strike on a Taliban commander’s home in Pakistan killed six people, officials said Wednesday, a possible indication that Washington was moving ahead with cross-border raids despite protests from the new … Continue reading →

September 28, 2008 – The relationship between the West and the Muslim world in these early years of the 21st century can be characterized by one word: anxiety. “There’s Islam anxiety in the West and there is America anxiety in … Continue reading →