MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
AEI Critical Threats
Summary of headings:
Drone strikes in Waziristan kill 22 suspected militants; Zawahiri vows continued jihad in video eulogy to Bin Laden; U.S. State Department spokesman says cooperation with Pakistan is in “security interest of the US”; Lt. Gen. Malik claims his troops are already “indiscriminately” fighting terrorists in North Waziristan; Karzai scheduled to visit Islamabad next week; Militants attack a checkpoint in lower Kurram; the family of Ilyas Kashmiri has received no proof his death; Opposition PML-N alleges civilian and military leaders are prioritizing of American over Pakistani interests; in their closing argument, the prosecution claims Tahawwur Rana was fully aware of his role in the Mumbai plot; charges were brought against Maulana Sufi Muhammad of the TNSM in Peshawar; Frontier Corps colonel claims “he didn`t order firing on foreigners”; “eight Nato oil tankers destroyed in blast”; according to Interpol, al-Qaeda is is still the “world’s biggest security threat.”...
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