Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Going After The Family

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Mash

On April 29, 2003 Waleed bin Attash was arrested by police in Karachi, Pakistan. He is suspected of planning the attack on the USS Cole. He has since been "disappeared" into the secret detention centers of the Central Intelligence Agency. … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Postpones Mirza Tahir Hussain’s Execution Again

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Mash

[Hat tip to Beagle for bringing this to my attention in a comment.] The Pakistan High Commission in London confirmed, on the day a protest was scheduled at its doorstep, that Mirza Tahir Hussain’s execution has been stayed again for another … Continue reading →

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Israel Looks For An Exit

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Mash

Ehud Olmert’s two-week misadventure in Lebanon is coming to a close. The unexpected ambush in the town of Bint Jbeil and the shelling of the UN observation post may have become catalysts for a draw down of the conflict. These … Continue reading →

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As The Poodle Scratches

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Mash

    As the Bush Administration rushes more bombs to the Middle East before those pesky peaceniks force a ceasefire, it appears that the Poodle just discovered that it is a poodle: British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has protested to … Continue reading →

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Why The Middle East Crisis Matters

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Mash

Today Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki met with President Bush at the White House. Tomorrow evening he is to address a joint session of Congress. The Democratic leadership in the Senate are up in arms because Maliki has  condemned the … Continue reading →

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