NIGHTWATCH: Drums of War Israel Iran USA

Iran-Israel:  Iran is on “full alert” and ready to retaliate for any strike against the Islamic Republic, Iranian military officials warned Wednesday amid Israeli media speculation of plans for an attack. “We consider any threat — even those with low probability and distant — as a definite threat,” said General Hassan Firouzabadi, the armed forces’ …

NIGHTWATCH: The Facts on Afghanistan Fighting

Afghanistan: Special Comment. Longtime Readers know that NightWatch has had a continuing project to monitor the security situation in Afghanistan since mid-2006, using a consistent sample of unclassified reporting. In 2006, when the Taliban resurgence was just beginning, NightWatch began publishing monthly summaries of the security situation. In the past three years, the number of …

NIGHTWATCH: China-Pakistan-US–New Dynamics

China-Pakistan: Citing unidentified “media reports,” Pakistan’s Dunya news reported on 18 May that China will give 50 JF-17 aircraft to Pakistan on an emergency basis. Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani, on the second day of his visit to China, and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao discussed bilateral relations and other strategic matters, including the US Abbottabad …

Bin Laden Show 09: NIGHTWATCH Review

North Korea, India Reaction, Pakistan, Special Comment with Two Sources, Al Qaeda-US, Taliban Source: Asia Times, 3 May 2011, The Life and Death of Osama Bin Laden Source: Washington Post, 3 May 2011, Bin Laden discovered ‘hiding in plain sight’