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August 11, 2008 The End of Nuclear Diplomacy On July 30, Ali Khamenei demolished what was left of George W. Bush's Iran policy. Iran's clerical overlord also put paid to Senator Barack Obama's dreams of tête-à-t&... August 10, 2008 Taliban “shadow” governor for Uruzgan province arrested Australian special forces conducted a preplanned raid against a top Taliban commander and his network in central Uruzgan province last week. Mullah Bari Ghul, the Taliban' s shadow governor... August 10, 2008 Russia’s Message Over the weekend, I was contacted by some good folks who support Georgia, the small country now under attack by Russia. I was asked if I had any ideas on how the Georgians might “mobilize E... August 10, 2008 Pakistani troops retreat Taliban onslaught in Bajaur Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps retreated from the Loisam region in the Bajaur tribal after heavy fighting with the Taliban over the past four days. Scores of Pakistani paramilitary t... August 10, 2008 Terrorists Here, Terrorists There, Terrorists Everywhere But for heaven’s sake, don’t call them terrorists, don’t send our armies against them (although special forces are ok), and don’t even think about declaring “war&rdq... August 9, 2008 Fighting escalates in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal agency The Pakistani military claimed 70 Taliban fighters were killed and 60 were wounded during the lat... August 8, 2008 More on Hamdan’s Disgraceful Sentence This is actually much worse than I thought, and I apologize to readers for an error on my part, about which I’ll have more to say in an article tomorrow. Basically, I misunderstood... August 8, 2008 Former Guantanamo detainee tied to Hamdan and al Qaeda This article was originally published at The Daily Standard under the title Almost Famous.... August 7, 2008 Pakistani forces clash with Taliban in Bajaur The Pakistani military and the Taliban battled in the northern tribal agency of Bajaur after security forces launched an attack. More than 25 extremists were... August 7, 2008 Hamdan’s Disgraceful Sentence I have been a defender of the military commission system (though, as I’ve also argued, we can and should do better, namely a national security court). But as we’ve seen before,... August 7, 2008 Memo to the New York Times: Why You’re Hemorrhaging Subscibers ... because the editors are embarrassing even to other liberals. Note in the mail box from a NYC lawyer friend regarding my earlier post about the Times' Hamdan editorial: I gotta say -- whi... August 7, 2008 “Guilty … as ORDERED”? Naturally, I would never suggest that the New York Times stoops to a predetermined editorial narrative with which it proceeds, and toward which it slants news coverage, without a care in... August 7, 2008 The Tiananmen Massacre Map This is one the official guides to the Olympics won’t be handing out, but it is vital to understanding the true context of the spectacle we are about to witness in Bei... August 7, 2008 Energy Independence: That’s what voters want politicians to pursue – and not just by talking about i If you were advising a friend who was unfit and lacking energy, would you tell him to diet or exercise? You’d probably suggest he do both. August 7, 2008 Europe Must Realize: Jihadism is an Ideology, Not a Theology Jihadi terrorism is one of the largest threats Europe and the international community are facing in this era. Hence studying Jihadi terrorism beyond the formation and the dismantling of cells is highly relevant to Europeans because of the impact of its actions on security, politics, and economy. August 7, 2008 Islamist Extremism’s Rising Challenge to Morocco Morocco has long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as an oasis of moderation and relative tranquility amid the whirl of religious extremism and violence that passes for politics in most of the Muslim world, especially its Arab lands. Moroccan leaders are wont to remind their American interlocutors that Morocco's Sultan Mohammed III was, in 1777, the first foreign sovereign to recognize the independence of the United States. Subsequently, a 1786 treaty established diplomatic relations between the two countries, the oldest such ties between America and any Middle Eastern country. Renegotiated in 1836, the accord is still in force, making it the United States' longest unbroken treaty relationship. In June 2004, after notifying Congress and in recognition of the country's strategic support for the war on terrorism, President George W. Bush formally designated Morocco a "Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States," making one of only fourteen states to be accorded that privileged status. And while it does not have full diplomatic relations with Israel, the Sharifian Kingdom has maintained high-level contacts with representatives of the Jewish state since 1986, when the late King Hassan II became only the second Arab ruler to openly host a senior Israeli leader, inviting then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to the royal palace at Ifran for formal talks. Just last week, on the ninth anniversary of his accession to the throne, King Mohammed VI conferred the Royal Order of Al-Alaoui on several prominent Jews of Moroccan origin, including Dr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; Dr. Yehuda Lancry, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations; and Rabbi David Messas, chief rabbi of Paris. Thus it is more than disconcerting to note the rising tide of Islamist extremism and concomitant menace of terrorist violence in Morocco. August 6, 2008 Eight VFF Combat Veterans Return to Iraq to Conduct Extensive Policy Assessment View full articleThis article © 2008 IraqStatusReport.com. All Rights Reserved August 6, 2008 A Dangerous Neighbor As the situation in Afghanistan worsens, many military officials have come to see the growing safe haven for insurgent groups in Pakistan as the key to the Afghanistan war. Today Bill Roggio and... August 6, 2008 The Hamdan Verdict Salim Hamdan, an admitted driver for Osama b... August 6, 2008 Pakistan: A Dangerous Neighbor This article was co-written by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Bill Roggio and originally published at... August 6, 2008 So … Should Colombia Give the Hostages Back to the Terrorists? The International Committee of the Red Cross is in a snit over Colombia's use of its emblem during the brilliant rescue operation that freed Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages from... August 6, 2008 Cuba (UN-Libre) in the Spotlight at the UN Human Rights Council If that sounds promising — as in, maybe the UN is finally zeroing in on Cuba’s gross violations of human rights — think again. The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council ha... August 6, 2008 Extradition Delayed Is Justice Denied He arrived in Europe with great fanfare: an inspiring young leader from a foreign land who spoke with passion about change and social justice. And Europe answered the... August 6, 2008 A Dangerous Neighbor: How Pakistan’s deterioration harms Afghanistan. THE PRE-DAWN SILENCE in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province was shattered on July 13 by the racket of machine gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades; the attack on the new base was fiercer and the insurgent force larger than American troops could have expected. The first enemy fire struck the mortar pit, then their RPGs blew up a tow truck. Stars and Stripes, the U.S. armed forces' overseas newspaper, reported that after two hours of combat "some of the soldiers' guns seized up because they expelled so many rounds so quickly." August 5, 2008 More than 375 suspected al Qaeda fighters detained in Diyala operation Map of Diyala province [PDF]. Click to view. More than 375 insurgents and al Qaeda operatives have been captured during the first week of Operation Omens of Prosperity in Diyala... August 5, 2008 Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement opens in Basrah View full articleThis article © 2008 IraqStatusReport.com. All Rights Reserved August 5, 2008 Afghanistan: Mapping the rising violence Click to view map of attacks in Afghanistan by province, 2007 vs 2008. By Chris Radin and Bill Roggio Attacks in Afghanistan by province, 2007 vs 2008.... August 5, 2008 The Leaning Phallus of Pisa Byron, did Herbert say which one of the 57 states that's in? August 5, 2008 Don’t Retired Democrat Senators Have Better Things To Do Than Incite Sympathizers of a Convicted… Evidently not. Read this blood-boiling report from Mike Fechter at Steve Emerson's Investigative Project on Terrorism. Mike Gravel is a former two-term Democrat Senator from A... August 5, 2008 Ah, yes, the traditional end of summer: The Eid Hope you're sitting down for this Fox News and AP report from Tennesseestan: Workers at a Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Tennessee have opted to trade a paid Labor D... August 5, 2008 Moderation Alert: Saudis Ban Dogs and Cats in Crackdown on … Flirting I kid you not. From AFP: Saudi Arabia's religious police have announced a ban on selling cats and dogs as pets, or walking them in public in the Saudi capital, because of men... August 5, 2008 Nice To Be Back Still digging out after a week of R&R in Bar Harbor, Maine, which I'm quite sure is the most beautiful spot on the planet. We drove about a thousand miles all tolled, through the bluest of blue states. It's a great country. I can't believe we have this shiny new Porsche 911 and we're thinking of handing the keys to a guy who's barely gotten his learner's permit. August 4, 2008 Weak and Vulnerable Noah Pollak and Barry Rubi... August 4, 2008 Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: August 2008 Update View full articleThis article © 2008 Public Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved August 4, 2008 With Celebrity Friends Like Gwyneth Paltrow’Â¦ Looks like Obama could be running into some serious celebrity backlash. Gwyneth Paltrow, resident in London, stars in an internet video ad exhorting expat Americans around the globe to get out th... August 4, 2008 Paying Tribute As President George W. Bush departs on a trip to Asia, one wonders if he and the twenty-five other world leaders who plan to attend the opening ceremonies in Beijing are aware that they are participants in a diplomatic ritual older than the ancient Olympiads: the Chinese tradition of tributary diplomacy. August 3, 2008 Al Qaeda confirms WMD expert Abu Khabab killed in South Waziristan strike Abu Khabab, via the US Rewards for Justice website. Al Qaeda has confirmed that Abu Khabab al Masri, the chief of the terror group's weapons of mass destruction program,... August 3, 2008 Al Qaeda’s East Africa operations chief escapes raid in Kenya Fazul Abdullah Mohammed. Click to view. Senior al Qaeda leader Fazul Abdullah Mohammed escaped a raid in the resort town of Mandali in Kenyan, police stated. Kenyan police... August 2, 2008 The Haqqani Network: Reign of terror View full articleThis article © 2008 Public Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved August 1, 2008 Pakistani military abandons forts in South Waziristan A sketch map of North and South Waziristan. Map from The Khyber Gateway. Click to view. The Pakistani military has begun to abandon forts in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency... August 1, 2008 Analysis: Reports of Zawahiri’ s death are based on suspect sources Ayman al Zawahiri. As Western and Pakistani intelligence sort through the fallout from the July 28 airstrike in South Waziristan, Pakistan, rumors are swirling that Ayman al... August 1, 2008 Please Lay Off the Kool-Aid, Mr. President “If North Korea were to end up with a nuclear weapon, it would be very destabilizing and very troubling for all of us.” &nb... July 31, 2008 Coalition forces capture Hezbollah Brigades operative in Baghdad Hezbollah Brigades' logo is nearly identical to that of Lebanese Hezbollah. Coalition special operations forces captured two members of the Iranian-supported Hezbollah Brigades... July 31, 2008 Senior al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan killed in US airstrike The US Air Force killed an al Qaeda field commander in Afghanistan during an airstrike this month, al Qaeda said in a statement released on the Internet earlier this month. Abu Abdallah... July 31, 2008 Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that will Recharge America While biofuels offer a drop-in alternative to oil in the short run, the long-term energy security of this country requires us to leverage technological innovations to achieve greater efficiency.... July 30, 2008 Taliban, Pakistani Army clash in Swat Map of Swat. Click map to view. The Pakistani Army claimed 48 Taliban fighters, including ten senior Swat leaders, were killed in a major battle in the settled district of the... July 29, 2008 Operation Omens of Prosperity begins in Diyala Map of Diyala province [PDF]. Click to view. The long awaited offensive to secure Diyala province has begun. Iraqi Army and police forces, backed by the US Army, officially started... July 29, 2008 Call it UN-BRIBE So, while the U.S. Treasury is trying to tighten sanctions on Burma’s thug government, the United Nations has been busy funneling millions of dollars to the Burmese regime — thanks to... July 29, 2008 Taliban capture 25 Pakistani security personnel in Swat Mullah Fazlullah. Click image to view the slideshow of the Taliban Leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Taliban have struck again in Pakistan' s lawless Northwest... July 28, 2008 Take an Obama Break – and Check Up On the UN’ s “Burma Shave” If ringing rhetoric and nifty stage-sets could save the world, there’d be no problem about changing our national anthem — Yes, we can! — to “Kumbayah.” But global re...

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