Archive for the 'Pakistan' Category

Rogue cartoons kill six in Pakistan

No, really.
A suspected suicide bomber blew up a car outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday killing six people and wounding about 20, police and hospital officials said.
The blast will raise fresh questions about the safety of foreigners in Pakistan even though militant attacks have dropped off since a new government came [...]

The Problem With Pakistan

Update II: Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who is under house arrest, urged people via cell phone to protest against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s “state of emergency”, calling it a dictatorship.
Update: Pakistani police using force to stop demonstrations. More than 1,500 people have been arrested in the last 48 hours and the [...]

Death To Those Who Leave Islam

There are many people in the United States and throughout the world that would have you believe that “Islamaphobia” is a completely undeserving fear of peace seeking Allah loving Muslims manifested out of the racist tendencies of intolerant non-believers. I, a person who tends to lean toward the side that would grant the right of [...]

Bin Laden Releases New Tape Urging Pakistanis to Revolt Against Mursharraff

The tape is out; Bin Laden is urging Pakistanis to revolt against the Pakistani government. No surprise there.
Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden called on Pakistanis to wage a holy war against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in a new recording released Thursday, saying his military’s siege of a militant mosque stronghold makes him an infidel.
The [...]

Pakistan Gives Obama the “What For”

The other day the editor of this fine establishment wrote an article pertaining to Barack Obama. Simply put, he pointed out that Obama showed how shortsighted he was when he said that, if president, he would invade Pakistan and hunt down terrorists.
Obama said in a speech Wednesday that as president he [...]

Monday News Roundup

Afghanistan:
The Taliban has claimed that they have killed Korean hostage number 2 because the Afghan government has not released their terrorist buddies from prison.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A purported Taliban spokesman claimed the hardline militia killed a second South Korean hostage Monday because the Afghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents. Afghan officials said they hadn’t [...]

Hamas Threatens Christianity

Not that the United States ever supported Hamas, but we do support Fatah, which is really just another terrorist arm. What a dangerous proposition.

Morning News

“Hamas gunmen on Tuesday ambushed rival Fatah forces near a key crossing along the Israeli border, killing eight people in the deadliest battle yet in three days of factional fighting.”
Pakistan - “A suicide attacker detonated a bomb that ripped through a crowded hotel restaurant in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least [...]

A Shia Iraq?

“Iraq will be the first Arab country to become openly Shi‘a. … Of all Arab countries, Iraq is one of the most important— … The Shi‘a revival in Iraq may well lead to other regime changes in the region. … Based on the current distribution of power within Iraq’s Governing Council [...]

Pakistan’s Nukes

Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile able to avoid radar detection. Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations reports the Hatf VII Babar missile has a range of 435 miles, 700 kilometers, and is equipped to carry various warheads. According to Stratfor, ‘this is the third time the cruise missile has been tested; the first test [...]