Archive for December 5th, 2008
Friday, December 5th, 2008
Blowback Part II: Did ISI Train Terrorists?
You don't need to have read Charlie Wilson's War to understand the concept of blowback. That we spent a lot of money in the 1980s training and arming Afghan "militants" to beat the Soviets back out of Afghanistan. That those "militants" morphed into the terrorists who struck on September 11.
Now it's time to consider […]
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
WMD Threat
Last month, CNN polls showed people felt blasé about terrorism. Now terrorism concerns — from Mumbai to WMD — are again headline news.
Ostriches buries head in the sand; jihadists sharpen swords.
The subject of my column at Pajamas Media today. Comments welcome.
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
CIA Warned India, State Dept Weighs In
The CIA twice warned India about an upcoming attack. From The Hindu:
The first one was delivered through the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) on September 18. The sources said the information was of general nature, suggesting that the Lashkar-e-Taiba was planning to attack Mumbai.
In this second warning, the U.S. agency expressly stated that […]