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REMINDER: Tune in to KFI-AM to hear Larry Johnson »

By SusanUnPC on May 29, 2009 in AfPak Border, John Batchelor, Kim Jong Il, Larry Johnson, North Korea, Pakistan | 16 Comments

(Bumped down . program concluded Sunday night.)
O P E N   T H R E A D   T O O
John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM.
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Pakistan: In the Clutches of Pincers [Update on Nukes] »

By SusanUnPC on May 21, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Foreign Policy, India, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 8 Comments

First, let me apologize for the disheveled organization of this post, since I have a lot of incongruent pincer-like situations on my mind, but — nevertheless — I have been trying to stay up on the latest news coming out of Pakistan because, dammit, it’s so important and because most media aren’t covering it in [...]

“What Goes Around, Comes Around …” & “The End Justifies the Means …” »

By SusanUnPC on May 17, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Auto Industry, Economy, Pakistan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi | 56 Comments

“What Goes Around, Comes Around …”: First, the WSJ panel, aired every weekend, goes over the Pelosi mess. Then the panel gets into the bullying by the Obama administration of the state of California, ridiculing Obama for his, um, loose interpretation of the “rule of law.” It’s a great discussion:

BELOW, “the end [...]

Lives of the Bengal Lancers »

By John Batchelor on May 12, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, India, John Batchelor (author), Pakistan | 2 Comments

The news that Lt. General Stanley McChrystal (three stars) the Special Forces veteran is replacing General David McKiernan (four stars) the AirLand veteran in Afghanistan is one warning light of what I learned from a variety of observers Sunday 10 — that the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan is not going well and [...]

An Afghan Hail Mary »

By Larry Johnson on May 12, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Pakistan | 35 Comments

(Bumped up from Monday night.)
So, what does Barack Obama do with the military commander running the show on the ground in Afghanistan who asks for 30,000 troops but is only provided 21,000 (courtesy of Barack of course)? You fire his ass and replace him with a hard charging officer with extensive experience in military [...]

Surge in Pakistan Violence: U.S. Central Command Warns Patrick Cronin to Stay Home »

By Steve Clemons on May 9, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Obama Administration, Pakistan, President Barack Obama | 8 Comments

Published at The Washington Note.
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Quite a number of serious and informed observers predict a spike in mass casualty violence hitting this week in Pakistan. President Obama is about to have both collective and separate meetings with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari — and many believe that Taliban insurgents will [...]

Starting NOW: Tune in to KFI-AM to Hear Larry Johnson Tonight »

By SusanUnPC on May 9, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, India, John Batchelor, John Batchelor (author), Larry Johnson, Media, Radio, Pakistan | 3 Comments

BUMPED DOWN . TUNE IN NEXT SUNDAY!
O P E N   T H R E A D   T O O
John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM.
Check out the full slate of [...]

Hillary on Afghanistan & Pakistan [Video Updates] »

By SusanUnPC on May 6, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department | 19 Comments

Hillary held meetings today, along with a press conference. In “U.S. urges cooperation against militants,” the Los Angeles Times reports: “As a summit with Pakistan and Afghanistan opens, Hillary Clinton expresses regret over civilian casualties from a military strike in Afghanistan, and promises an investigation. …”
UPDATE #1: Here’s CNN’s coverage of the press conference:
Embedded video [...]

What’s at Stake in Pakistan »

By dcmediagirl on Apr 27, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sharia Law, Taliban | 17 Comments

Co-Written with Nail ‘em Up
The introduction of the AfPak plan — so named because rather than focus on Afghanistan it also incorporates Pakistan and the Pashtun populated border — seemed a big step forward for the Obama administration. According to South Asia experts, this plan was bound to succeed and seemed to have it all. [...]

The Taliban Surge in Pakistan: John Batchelor’s Hot Topic Tonight, with Larry Johnson »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 26, 2009 in AfPak Border, John Batchelor, Larry Johnson, Open Thread, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Southwest Asia, Taliban | 4 Comments

LARRY JOHNSON’s SEGMENT CONCLUDED . TUNE IN NEXT SUNDAY, SAME TIME, SAME STATION, SAME LINK
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John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via [...]

Is Pakistan Fighting Back Against Taliban? »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 24, 2009 in AfPak Border, Asia, CNN, India, Media Handling of Story, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Taliban | 40 Comments

The U.S. has spent billions to arm the Pakistani army and police, and contributed thousands of manhours training the troops. Yet the Pakistanis are sending in token police and soldiers to fight the Taliban, and rapidly ceding large areas:
Embedded video from CNN Video
As I write this, the CNN video and transcript aren’t up, so [...]

Taliban Surge Pakistan »

By John Batchelor on Apr 23, 2009 in AfPak Border, Asia, Current Affairs, John Batchelor, Pakistan, Taliban | 67 Comments

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Taliban on the march in the fine Spring weather in the Northwest Frontier.  The spotty reports from Pakistan point to a surge of Taliban aggression ever since the failed state leadership at Islamabad ceded control of the Swat Valley to the jihadists.  The surge [...]