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Pakistan warns west: we cannot fight al-Qaida if crisis escalates

Senior Pakistani intelligence officials have threatened to end military operations against Islamist militants along the country's Afghan border if India deploys troops on their eastern frontier. In a rare briefing to senior local journalists, intelligence officials said the coming days would be "crucial"...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-30-2008
Wall Street Greed? Not in This Neighborhood.

NEW DELHI -- With freshly cut keys to their new brick-and-cement homes, families in an impoverished settlement on the outskirts of India's capital honored a surprising hero this week: Richard S. Fuld Jr., head of the now-defunct Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-10-2008
Politics at the Five-and-Dime

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Pam Fleck has just finished vacuuming and scrubbing her mobile home into potpourri perfection when her phone rings and it's her sister, Sherry. Sherry lives over in Brighton. She drives a school bus, likes to hunt and votes Republican.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by washingtonpost.com on 10-04-2008
Kings (and Queens) Of Their Own Domains

Josiah Harlan , first American in Afghanistan, Commander-In-Chief of the Afghan Army, Quaker, and Prince of Ghor ; the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's short story " The Man Who Would Be King " (and thus the John Houston film ). The title was gained for himself "and his descendants...

Posted to xml.metafilter.com (Weblog) by xml.metafilter.com on 08-13-2008
U.S. Presses Pakistan on Control of Its Spy Agency

Pressure from Washington comes as relations between India and Pakistan are deteriorating following reports of the Pakistani spy service’s involvement in the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 08-01-2008
Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, U.S. Officials Say

The conclusion that Pakistan’s powerful spy service helped to plan the bombing of India’s embassy has strained relations between the U.S. and a longtime ally.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 07-31-2008
Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, U.S. Officials Say

The conclusion that Pakistan’s powerful spy service helped to plan the bombing of India’s embassy has strained relations between the U.S. and a longtime ally.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 07-31-2008
Suicide Car Blast Kills 41 in Afghan Capital

The attack at the gates of the Indian Embassy raised suspicions among Afghan officials that Pakistani operatives allied with the Taliban had used the blast to pursue Pakistan’s power struggle with India.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 07-07-2008
Suicide Bomber Kills 40 in Afghan Capital

A suicide bomber killed 40 people and injured 140 near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, the Health Ministry said.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 07-07-2008
Suicide Bomber Kills 28 in Afghan Capital

A suicide bomber killed 28 people and injured 140 near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, the Health Ministry said.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 07-07-2008

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