Category: Afghanistan
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Osama Bin Laden Killing Declassified Documents Bio
I will be posting a series of Documents on the Assassination of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. These files have been declassified and give an insight into the operation against Osama Bin Laden…One of the earlier publicly available documentary mentions of Bin Laden comes from a 1996 CIA bio sketch entitled “Usama Bin Laden: Islamic Extremist Financer” [Transcription]. It describes Bin Laden, “who joined the Afghan resistance movement in 1979,” as “one of the most significant financial sponsors of Islamic extremist activities in the world.” According to The New York Times, during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the CIA actually helped Bin Laden – who supplied construction equipment from his family’s company in Saudi Arabia – to construct the Tora Bora complex as a base to fight the Soviets. According to Bin Laden, “The [Mujahidin’s] weapons were supplied by the Americans, the money by the Saudis.”
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Afghanistan Bomb Waves,Taliban Attacks Live Updates
Follow live updates on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks in Kabul and other Afghan provinces. 16.57 ISAF pres release states Taliban attacks were “largely ineffective”: Afghan National Security Forces responded to a series of attacks today in Kabul and in a few outlying […]
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Afghan War Winnable with out Pakistan-US.
Like Vietnam,Iraq,et al? Story: The US can win the Afghan war even if Pakistan does not shut down militant safe havens on its side of the border, a top US commander has said. Deputy commander of US forces in Afghanistan Lt Gen David Rodriguez said Pakistan had launched effective operations along the north-west border. […]
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Former CIA spy runs private spy ring in Afghanistan.Wiki leaks.
The New York Times’ Mark Mazzetti reports that Duane R. Clarridge, who parted with the Central Intelligence Agency over twenty years ago, has been running a private network of spies from his poolside at his home near San Diego. Clarridge has “fielded operatives in the mountains of Pakistan and the desert badlands of Afghanistan. Since […]
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Taliban will fight forever-Pakistan Media Analyst.Video.
Image via Wikipedia Precisely the pseudo intellectual approach that spurs the Taliban. What terms are you talking about? That you will cede the Country? Or change the world into an Islamic Fundamentalist State? No negotiations on freedom for all, period. It is sad that this gem comes from an Analyst of a popular media, especially […]
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US sets up centers for Secret Wars,not Wiki leaks but official.
Welcome move. US could also ensure that it reins States like Pakistan, which spawns terrorists; Other wise the present step shall bring in brickbats and heartburns between US and other nations. Story: The US administration is ramping up a “secret war on terror groups” in hot spots around the globe by establishing a new military targeting center, officials […]
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Disappearing Nationalists and Terrorists in Pakistan.
Pakistan gets a double advantage.On the one hand it wipes out Baluchistan nationalists,on the other it gets Taliban to be re-recruited for terrorist activities WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expressing alarm over reports that thousands of political separatists and capturedTaliban insurgents have disappeared into the hands of Pakistan’s police and security forces, and that some may have […]
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Karzai admits receiving bags of Iranian cash
US starts with sanctions,runs out of steam,invades, places a puppet in power,faces opposition from locals,starts disbursing money; the occupied country also receives money from the power which US does not want,US leaves after assumption of office by a new president. Predictable script from Vietnam days. Story: That bald acknowledgment brings out into the open two […]
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