Spies Gone Wild: Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2010 A Defense Department official may have diverted millions from a Pentagon-funded research website to hire a rogue band of spies he reportedly called "my Jason Bournes" (as in the Matt Damon super assassin). These Jason Bournes, The New York Times reports, allegedly spent time running around both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border looking for militants to have killed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan Getting Speedy Military Aid Delivery From Pentagon

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2009 After recent militant attacks in Pakistan that killed about 150, the Pentagon is pushing forward with plans to send about $200 million in military aid -- in the form of equipment and "services," according to Reuters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Key Pakistani Taliban Official Captured

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2009 Tribesmen in western Pakistan captured Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Said Muhammad, aka Maulvi Omar, and turned him over to authorities Tuesday, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 20, Wounds Scores in Russia

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2009 A suicide attack carried out at a police station in the northern Russian city of Nazran claimed 20 lives and wounded more than 130 Monday, spurring Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to fire the regional interior minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yemen: A Powder Keg Ready to Explode

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2009 Will Yemen become a haven for militants? Is President Obama ignoring the warning signs of unrest in this Middle Eastern hot spot? Link TV's Jamal Dajani looks into the complex problems brewing in Yemen in this week's "Mosaic Intelligence Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taliban Gain Ground, Color on Map

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2009 A new map produced by the BBC succinctly demonstrates the weakness of the Pakistan state in combating Taliban militants in the country's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The map shows only 38% of Pakistan's NWFP to be under government control, while the balance of the region experiences either Taliban presence or control. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lost in the Rubble

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 2, 2009 I often visited Nizar Rayan, who was killed Thursday in a targeted assassination by Israel, at his house in the Jabaliya refugee camp when I was in Gaza. His four wives and 11 children also were killed. Rayan's sons, according to their father, strove to be one thing: martyrs for Palestine. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Hamas Leader Is Killed in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2009 On Thursday, the sixth day of airstrikes on Gaza, Israel attacked the home of a Hamas leader, Nizar Rayan, in a Palestinian refugee camp, killing Rayan and several members of his family. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Back to the Future: U.S. to Arm Afghan Militias

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2008 Because it worked out so well the last time, the U.S. plans to arm Afghan militias in an effort to police the country. The Pentagon is presenting this plan -- and the media are reporting it -- as a spinoff of a successful strategy in Iraq, not a revival of the secret war that gave rise to Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crackdown in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2008 Pakistani officials have responded to the call, coming from India as well as the U.S., to take serious action against militant groups operating in their country. Pakistani forces launched widespread raids late Sunday and arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, believed to be a ringleader behind the recent Mumbai attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

India Demands ‘Strong Action’ From Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2008 After reports emerged that the perpetrators of last week's terror siege in Mumbai were allegedly members of the Kashmiri guerrilla organization Lashkar-i-Taiba, Indian officials called upon their Pakistani neighbors to back up their pledges of support with concerted action to crack down on militants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Things Never Change

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2008 While many in the world are looking forward to change, an Israeli airstrike proved that some things never will. After a four-month cease-fire between Israeli and Palestinian fighters, Israel launched an attack into the Gaza Strip Tuesday evening, killing six in an allegedly pre-emptive strike. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )