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India: Not the Only Neighbor Upset with Pakistan

The terrorist attacked that killed more than 42 people, including 11 commanders of Iran’s elite Islamic Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, is being blamed on Pakistan.  Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused Pakistan of having links to the bombers who carried out a suicide attack.  President Ahmadinejad is quoted as saying that he knew “some security agents […]

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Bring in the British Cavalry?

Bring in the British Cavalry?

History is important.  It shows us what was tried in the past and how well it succeeded or failed.  It is for this reason, I bring you Patrick Devenny’s (no relation) analysis of Captain Charles Trower’s, a British cavalry officer who attempted to corral Pashtuns for the British Empire, memoirs.  Trower was in charge of […]

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British Resolve Being Tested

British Resolve Being Tested

In the past week, British soldiers fighting to takeover and hold Helmand Province from the Taliban have faced mounting casualties and it is no surprise that the folks back home are showing signs of being rattled.  The British military lost 10 soldiers in the past week alone and the nation’s total of men killed in […]

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PM Gordon Brown in Kabul and Beyond

PM Gordon Brown in Kabul and Beyond

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the Afghan government in Kabul and with British troops in Helmand Province yesterday and is on to Pakistan today. Brown was there to show his support for his nation’s troops and offer support to President Karzai and his government. Brown announced that he would ‘announce‘ a new British strategy […]

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