Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Friend and ally: Pakistan detains US Ambassador at Islamabad airport

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“Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has also begun keeping a close watch on American diplomats in the wake of the raid against Bin Laden as it believed the CIA was running a secret network of American and Pakistani operatives in the country.” Which side are they on, again? “Pakistan detains US Ambassador at Islamabad airport; asks […]

Spencer: Pakistan’s Fingerprints All Over Mumbai Jihad Strike

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In Human Events Tuesday I restated the obvious: Less than three years after the coordinated jihad attacks in Mumbai, India, of November 2008, in which jihadists murdered 164 people, jihadists have again targeted the city, which is India’s financial center. Last Wednesday, 21 people were killed and well over 100 wounded in a series of […]

FBI arrests chair of “Kashmiri American Council” for working as unregistered ISI agent for two decades

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What happens in Pakistan’s double game doesn’t stay in Pakistan: “The money Fai’s Pakistani handlers arranged to be funneled to the group was then used ‘to contribute to U.S. elected officials, fund high-profile conferences, and pay for other efforts’.” “FBI arrests VA man charged as unregistered agent of Pakistani ISI,” by Laura Rozen for The […]

Really? Pakistani military spokesman says country doesn’t need U.S. aid for counter-terror support

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The urge to downplay the loss or suspension of $800 million in aid is understandable, but Major General Abbas just may have been a little too emphatic there. “Pakistan: Military spokesman says army doesn’t need US aid to fight militants,” from AdnKronos International, July 11: Islamabad, 11 July (AKI) – Pakistan’s army on Monday brushed […]

Film at 11: Gray Lady single-handedly attacks all of Pakistan!

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There is a familiar level of hyperbole in Pakistan’s response to a recent New York Times editorial “that said there was evidence of complicity by the ISI intelligence agency in sheltering bin Laden, of ties to the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people and of involvement in the abduction and murder of Asia Times […]

U.S. to suspend or cancel up to $800 million in military aid to Pakistan

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Honestly, a few solid gold toilets ordered stateside might be a better investment of that $800 million. There are also more practical uses. “U.S. Is Deferring Millions in Pakistani Military Aid,” by Eric Schmitt and Jane Perlez for the New York Times, July 9: WASHINGTON “” The Obama administration is suspending and, in some cases, […]

Obama administration believes Pakistani intelligence ordered killing of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad

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“Every indication is that this was a deliberate, targeted killing that was most likely meant to send shock waves through Pakistan’s journalist community and civil society.” An update on this story. “Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist,” by Jane Perlez and Eric Schmitt for the New York Times, July 5: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan “” […]

Former jihadist commander: Pakistan continues to back multiple jihadist groups

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Here is still further confirmation of Pakistan’s double game. This story notes an interesting means by which Pakistan tries to maintain plausible deniability of its connections: the extensive use of retired generals and intelligence officials. “Pakistani Military Still Cultivates Militant Groups, a Former Fighter Says,” by Carlotta Gall for the New York Times, July 3 […]

Pakistani army “condemns” report that bin Laden’s phone had contacts with links to ISI

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“It is part of a well orchestrated smear campaign against our security organizations.” Of course it is. “Pakistan army rejects report on bin Laden’s cellphone,” by Kamran Haider and Myra MacDonald for Reuters, June 24: ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistan army condemned Friday a report in the New York Times that a cellphone found in […]

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