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2013/05/302013/05/30

NIGHTWATCH: Pakistan, Taliban, Drones — One Drone Strike, Four Levels of Analysis

Pakistan: Press reports indicate a US drone attack killed a senior Pakistani Taliban leader and, variously, from four to seven comrades today. The Pakistani Taliban denied that Wali ur Rehman Mehsud was killed. Comment: Reaction to this drone attack has been mixed, but the timing relative to political developments in Pakistan is unfortunate. The new …

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2013/04/16

Marcus Aurelius: How a Single Contractor Spy Turned Pakistani Majority Against the USA

New York Times, April 9, 2013 How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States By MARK MAZZETTI The burly American was escorted by Pakistani policemen into a crowded interrogation room. Amid a clatter of ringing mobile phones and cross talk among the cops speaking a mishmash of Urdu, Punjabi and English, the …

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2013/01/16

NIGHTWATCH: Pakistan Unhinged — Spring Coming? Corruption & Schisms Abound, Separatism Relentless

Pakistan: Pakistan is coping with three major internal political crises and one foreign crisis. Any one of these could prevent the first ever transfer of power in March 2013 between successive constitutional, civilian, elected governments in the history of Pakistan.

2013/01/052013/01/05

NIGHTWATCH: Pakistan Nuances Not Understood — Same in Syria

Pakistan: Pakistani news outlets have denounced the death of Maulvi/Mullah Nazir by a US drone attack last week. A prominent national security commentator, Mahmood Jan Bar, said that “it is a loss for Pakistan.” Babar said Mullah Nazir and his supporters believed that “Pakistan is an Islamic country and no aggression is being carried out …

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2012/09/272012/09/27

DefDog: Living Under Drones – Outcomes in Pakistan

Living Under Drones: Death, Injury and Trauma to Civilians from US Drone Practices in Pakistan This report is the result of nine months of research by the International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic of Stanford Law School (Stanford Clinic) and the Global Justice Clinic at New York University School of Law (NYU Clinic). Professor …

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2012/08/062012/08/06

NIGHTWATCH: Pakistan Flags Going Islamic – Pakistan as Islamic Israel

Pakistan: A Pakistani military court convicted five military officers, including Brigadier Ali Khan, for maintaining links to a banned organization. The Brigadier is the most senior of the five and received a sentence of five years in prison. The others received sentences of 18 months to three years. The army did not name the banned …

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2012/06/112012/06/11

Josh Kilbourn: Pakistan Condemns 245 US Drone Attacks

YouTube (26:30): Attack of the Drones – USA Pakistan condemns 245 ‘unlawful’ US drone attacks (April 2012) To see more go to http://www.youtube.com/user/journeymanpictures Follow us on Facebook (http://goo.gl/YRw42) or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/journeymanvod) They can move together in swarms, build towers, dance, throw and catch, assess targets and soon will even make their own decisions. Both in …

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