Friday, August 1, 2008

Pakistan's Tribal Areas -- War News Updates For August 1, 2008

Pakistani police stand guard in a bunker at a checkpost in Kabal, a troubled area of Swat July 30, 2008. More than 25 Taliban militants and five Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a fierce clash in the troubled Swat valley in the northwest, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Abdul Rehman (PAKISTAN)

Pakistan Denies ISI Behind Indian Embassy Attack -- Yahoo News/AP

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan on Friday angrily denied a newspaper report that its intelligence service helped plan a bombing of India's embassy in Kabul that killed at least 41 people, amid mounting allegations the secretive agency is aiding Islamic militants.

The New York Times reported that American intelligence agencies have concluded that members of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence were involved in the July 7 attack in the Afghan capital.

The report cited unnamed U.S. government officials. It said the conclusion was based on intercepted communications between Pakistani intelligence officers and militants who carried out the attack.

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More News on Pakistan And Its Tribal Areas

India Vindicated by CIA Pakistan Charge -- Time Magazine
Pakistan denies Embassy bomb accusation -- CNN
Islamabad put on alert as army takes on militants -- Times of India
Pakistan FM says 'minor incidents' not to mar war on terror -- Yahoo News/AFP
Malik blames Afghanistan, India for Fata unrest -- Dawn Internet
Pakistan's Spies Elude Its Government -- Time Magazine
Spies challenge Pakistan government -- BBC News
US says Pakistani spies forewarn Al Qaeda allies -- Khaleej Times
Taliban Shura condemns US attacks on S Waziristan -- Daily Times
Pentagon says attacks on militant sites will continue -- Dawn Internet
Pakistani military abandons forts in South Waziristan -- Long War Journal
Pak troops vacate fort in tribal area -- Daily Star
Death toll in Pakistan's Swat Valley clashes rises to 70 -- Khaleej Times
Thirteen civilians, ten militants killed in Sawat operation -- KUNA
TTP threatens suicide attacks -- Daily Times
NW Pakistan Clashes Intensify; Peace Deals at Risk, Taliban Says -- Washington Post
Taliban warn MPs from Swat to quit -- Daily Times
NWFP govt in legal limbo over militants’ release -- Daily Times
Taliban warn ‘un-Islamic’ businesses of dire consequences -- Daily Times
Pak using ads to appeal to Taliban -- Times Of India
India-Pakistan clashes bring fear to Kashmir villages -- Reuters
Fear returns to Kashmir frontier amid ceasefire violations -- AFP
A chance for India and Pakistan to step back -- Reuters
Opinion: Tough talk to Pakistan of little use -- Sydney Morning Herald
Why Obama Didn't Visit Pakistan -- Time Magazine

My Comment: From the outside looking in this is what I am seeing .... Pakistan is suffering a civil war in its tribal areas, experiencing terrorism in its major cities, supporting terrorists against India, provoking arm skirmishes against Indian soldiers on the Kashmir border, supporting the Taliban in their war in Afghanistan, and has a nuclear stockpile that they say is safe but everyone is now concerned that they are not. Oh yeah .... and the rumor is that Al Qaeda's leadership and supporters are also there.

Yup .... do not be surprised if a considerable amount of this blog will now be focused on Pakistan. This part of the world is now the focus for all the elements that can cause a major .... and I mean major war in the world that can impact you, me, and everyone else.

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