“Al Qaeda Central” Still Dangerous
Vice President Joseph Biden recently proclaimed that the al Qaeda division in Pakistan is not as strong or influential as it used to be. Biden is basing his judgment on current American intelligence assessments on the international terrorism threat. The once-significant al Qaeda cadre in Pakistan is no longer believed to be able to execute [...]
The Pakistani Double Game
The London School of Economics released a report early this past week alleging that the Pakistani intelligence agency, the Inter-Service Intelligence agency (ISI), not only funds and trains Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan but plays an active and official role in the Taliban’s executive war council. If this report is accurate, the Pakistani military already possesses [...]
As Missiles Pound Pakistan, Afghan President Gets Fine Treatment
This week’s actions by the Obama administration have quite clearly demonstrated where American attentions lie in the national security and foreign policy realms of government: Southwest Asia. On the same day that drone planes fired 18 missiles at militants in the northern tribal region of Waziristan in Pakistan, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan was welcomed [...]
