Most wanted Malaysian Islamic terrorist, Noordin Mohammad Top, 40, member of the Jemaah Islaymiyah splinter group Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad, is being reported dead, although it has not yet been confirmed by the Indonesian government. He was reportedly killed in a duel raid, one on a house in Beji village, Temanggung, Central Java and another in […]
The Springboks defeated Australia’s Wallabies 29-17 today to take an all-but-insurmountable lead in this year’s Tri-Nations tournament. Peter de Villiers has had his share of missteps, but it is hard not to give him credit for what is turning out to be an outstanding Soringbok squad.
A newly disclosed document- answers to questions for the record submitted by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to the Senate Intelligence Committee in April 2009 – has revealed that Iran is at least four years away from producing nuclear weapon and Iran has been secretly helping the Afghan insurgents including the Taliban. The Washington […]
Five years after ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) and Bodo/NDFB (National Democratic Front of Bodoland) militants were flushed out from Bhutanese territory, India expressed concern that 30 cadres of these militants might have reentered Bhutan. Though Bhutan denied the evidence of any permanent camps it recognized the possibility of the militants regrouping in the […]
Texas in Africa has a must-read letter to Hillary Clinton about her ongoing Africa trip. She is particularly effective in conveying some important thoughts on Clinton’s pending visit to Goma in the eastern Congo.
Asia Times Online is running an article that touches on Australian PM Kevin Rudd’s desire for a Asia-Pacific Union similar to the European Union by 2020. This union would include all of ASEAN, China, Japan, India, and the United States. As fantastic as the proposal is, he is not the first Australian PM […]
Breaking news informs us that Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is “believed dead when a drone fired two Hellfire missiles along the Afghan border”. U.S. and Pakistani officials have yet to confirm the reports let alone acknowledge this as a triumph against Tehrik-e-Taliban, the organization Mehsud headed. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik expressed “cautious optimism” while […]
On August 3rd, the 50th anniversary of Alaskan statehood, Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) announced the introduction of a package of seven bills focused on developing and protecting the Arctic. Begich, a freshman senator who took over Ted Steven’s seat last November, sat out the traditional “waiting period” before giving his maiden speech on the floor […]
As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is officially inaugurated as the President, the question on everyone’s mind is what does the future hold for Iran. The one thing that is confirmed is the election crisis is far from being over. Ahmadinejad’s reformist opponents, along with the two former presidents and notable members of the family of Ayatollah Khomeini, […]
When Iran’s presidential election turned into a full blown protest movement, I have to confess that my first regionally centered thoughts turned to Iraq, not Afghanistan. I wondered if the relatively peaceful and successful provincial elections held in Iraq had had an effect on their nearby Iranian neighbors. On the other side of Iran, of […]
Hillary Clinton is meeting with Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed today in order to provide at least symbolic support for that country’s seemingly hapless government and its fight against the Al-Shabaab Islamist radicals who control most of the southern part of the country, including the capital city of Mogadishu — a fight it is difficult […]
The UN Security Council is deeply concerned the Cote D’Ivoire is planning on delaying long-awaited elections and that the beleaguered nation’s leaders are not honoring the peace process.
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