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...surge and counter-insurgency strategy, appears to be on its last legs after a year of being attacked from all sides. But Shi'ite militias, which have deep roots in Iraq's Shi'a communities and the Shi'ite-dominated government, may now pose a more serious long-term threat...
...though a divisive figure for many, was loved by millions. Bilawal's focus on the "stability of the federation" was significant. Following Benazir's death, the worst violence was in her home province of Sindh, where talk of separation has been growing. While Pakistan is under no immediate threat of a breakup, the presence of a Bhutto at the head of the country's main opposition party will be a reassuring sight to its supporters. Indeed, the PPP is the one party in Pakistan that draws significant support from across the nation. Its followers will hope that the party soon...
Australian authorities still consider Hicks a threat today; earlier this month the Australian Federal Police (AFP) obtained a control order to ensure that he is monitored. Using letters written to his parents while he was in Afghanistan, the AFP describes Hicks as a devotee of al-Qaeda, who once wrote that Osama bin Laden was "a lovely brother" and declared, "Western society is controlled by the Jews." Under the control order, Hicks must report to a police station three times a week, use an AFP-approved SIM card in any mobile phone, and must not leave Australia...
...Fadiman attended a political rally in Pakistan and watched Bhutto speak, despite the threat of tear gas and arrest. She said that Bhutto appeared to believe "there were some things more important than one's own safety...
...Bhutto. The problem is determining exactly who exploited them. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban had both previously threatened her for her pledges to modernize Pakistan, and promises to allow U.S. forces to hunt down jihadists on Pakistani soil. Military and intelligence forces in the country also considered her a threat. (Members of both Pakistani agencies have long been accused of ties with al-Qaeda and the Taliban.) Even members of the Musharraf government viewed Bhutto with hostility in the run-up to the Jan. 8 elections...