US Commandos Hit Pakistan; Islamabad Howls
By Noah Shachtman
US and Afghan special operations troops attacked militants in Pakistan yesterday — “the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces conducting a ground raid on Pakistani soil,” according to the New York Times. …
feeds.wired.com/~r/WiredDangerRoom/
~3/383327715/us-special-oper.html

Are the Taliban under pressure in Pakistan?
By Myra MacDonald
Under intense US pressure, the Pakistani army had launched major offensives against Taliban and al Qaeda strongholds in Bajaur, another border area, and in Swat in the North-West Frontier Province, although Pakistan has since called a …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2008/09/04/are-
the-taliban-under-pressure-in-pakistan/

Outrage in Pakistan for American-led attack
By david
Two ministers and a High Commissioner all told me nothing undermines those efforts more than US air strikes in Pakistan. So when we started getting reports US troops had come by helicopter and conducted a ground attack inside Pakistan …
ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/04/outrage-
in-pakistan-for-american-led-attack/

Three arrested for attack on Pakistan PM’s convoy
Hindustan Times – India
Pakistani police have arrested three people suspected to have been involved in Wednesday’s attack on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s motorcade, …
www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=
019d84cb-544b-44b3-a3f7-49366181c0b4

US mum on Pakistan raid
AFP –
But Perino met questions about US policy in general regarding cross-border raids inside Pakistan or details of the Wednesday strike, which Islamabad has …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jTvqA8iYyeT71Mw8vIU_6tvfoG5Q

Profile: Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan’s probable next president, is …
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, is expected to win Pakistan’s presidential election on Saturday. Only a year ago he was living in exile. …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/2682828
/Profile-Asif-Ali-Zardari-Pakistans-probable-next-president-is-
living-the-dream.html

Q&A: Pakistan presidential poll
BBC News – UK
General Musharraf’s resignation has prompted concerns over the future political stability of Pakistan, triggered by uncertainty over whether his successor …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7596763.stm

Newspaper says Canadians killed in Pakistan strike
CTV.ca – Canada
Canadian diplomats in Pakistan are trying to confirm a newspaper report claiming that two Canadians have been killed by a possible US missile strike in a …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080903/
pakistan_militants_080903/20080903?hub=TopStories

Attack in Pakistan
By myglesias
I read the news today: “Helicopter-borne American Special Operations forces attacked Qaeda militants in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan early Wednesday in the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces …
yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/09/attack_in_pakistan.php

Seventeen militants killed in Pakistan
At least 17 militants were killed when troops backed by helicopter gunships destroyed rebel hideouts in Pakistan’s northwest, the army said.
news.smh.com.au/world/seventeen-militants
-killed-in-pakistan-20080904-4a00.html

US Troops on the ground in Pakistan
By Ted
The Pakistan-Afghanistan border has been a real problem for the US military. With insurgents hiding out in Pakistan, the US has been frustrated trying to stop them. Today we learned from a senior US official that a number of US military …
rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_ac360blog/~3/383165641/

US forces ‘violate’ Pakistan territory with attack on Taliban
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
American forces have conducted a raid inside Pakistan – the first known foreign ground assault in the country against a suspected Taliban haven.…
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/2680940
/US-forces-violate-Pakistan-territory-with-attack-on-Taliban.html

Pakistan protests to US over raid
BBC News – UK
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador to protest at an alleged cross-border raid which officials say killed at least 15 villagers in the north-west. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7597529.stm

Pakistan anxious as Zardari poised for presidency
Reuters – USA
His wife’s assassination last December and the victory of her grieving party in a February election has catapulted Zardari to the top in Pakistan’s switch …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSISL3533320080904

Voices: Pakistan’s presidential race
BBC News – UK
After a rancorous split in Pakistan’s ruling coalition, the two main parties are supporting rival candidates in the presidential poll on 6 September. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7591003.stm

Stakes high in Pakistan’s battle against Taliban
By cnni blog producer
Two ministers and a High Commissioner all told me nothing undermines those efforts more than US air strikes in Pakistan. So when we started getting reports US troops had come by helicopter and conducted a ground attack inside Pakistan …
inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/04/stakes-
high-in-pakistans-battle-against-taliban/

Pakistan Summons US Ambassador Over Raid on Village (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
4 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan summoned the US ambassador to protest yesterday’s raid by helicopter-borne American special forces troops on a village in the…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206010
91&sid=asWOwhaYkWfk&refer=india

Taliban abduct two dozen police recruits in Pakistan
Earthtimes (press release) – London,UK
Islamabad – Taliban militants captured 25 police recruits in restive north-western Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. The trainees were abducted in the …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/229663,taliban-abduct-two-dozen-police-recruits-in-pakistan.html

US strikes inside Pakistan; Pakistan none too pleased
By Marisol
American commanders have been complaining publicly that Pakistan puts too little pressure on militant groups that are blamed for mounting violence in Afghanistan, stirring speculation that US forces might lash out across the frontier.” …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022524.php

Did We Just Invade Pakistan?
By Joshua Foust
In fact, when discussing the challenges posed by decapitation strikes into Pakistan’s tribal areas, I’ve argued that soldiers should be preferable to bombs or Predator strikes, precisely because they tend to produce lower casualties …
www.registan.net/index.php/2008/09/03/did-we-just-invade-pakistan/

US forces kill 20 in Pakistan cross-border raid
Dispatch Online – South Africa
UNITED States commandos killed at least 20 people including women and children in a cross-border raid yesterday in Pakistan’s tribal region .…
www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=245157

Pakistan Taliban Strike PM Gilani; US Soldiers On The Ground In Bajaur
Jihad Unspun – West Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada Taliban spokesman for the Swat Valley, Muslim Khan, has claimed responsibility for the attack Wednesday on the motorcade of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf …
www.jihadunspun.com/intheatre_internal.
php?article=1002840&list=/index.php

Pakistan protests to US envoy over border raid
Reuters – USA
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An angry Pakistan summoned the US ambassador to protest against a raid on a Pakistani border village in which officials said 20 people …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSISL7139220080904

Source: US troops launch helicopter assault in Pakistan
CNN – USA
(CNN) — US military forces landed at a compound in Pakistan to battle targets linked to recent attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, a senior US official …
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/pakistan.
attack.afghanistan.deaths/?iref=mpstoryview

The perils of Pakistan
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Pakistan is approaching its presidential election in a state of widespread turmoil. The ruling party has stepped up the fight against terrorism in the north …
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?
xml=/opinion/2008/09/04/dl0402.xml

Invading Pakistan
At least 20 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday after US and Afghan troops crossed from Afghanistan to pursue Taliban insurgents in an early morning attack that marked the first known instance in which US forces …
agonist.org/alex_thurston/20080903/invading_pakistan

Pakistan Blasts US Raid, Says Only Civilians Killed
By Cernig
News of US ground forces conducting a raid inside Pakistan, and allegedly killing 20 militants had foreign policy bloggers sitting up and taking notice today, with even those like veteran Rock Richard at VetVoice saying that it was a …
www.newshoggers.com/blog/2008/09/pakistan-blasts.html

Farahnaz Ispahani: Another Step Toward a Truly Democratic Pakistan
By Farahnaz Ispahani
But in Pakistan, all eyes are on Saturday, September 6th when the Parliamentarians of Pakistan will select a democratically elected President to succeed a decade of military dictatorship, and generations of manipulation by supporters of …
www.huffingtonpost.com/farahnaz-ispahani/
another-step-toward-a-tru_b_123707.html

US-led raid in Pakistan kills 15
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Pakistan has angrily condemned a raid on a village that killed at least 15 people, alleging US-led troops flew in from Afghanistan for the first known…
news.theage.com.au/world/usled-raid
-in-pakistan-kills-15-20080904-4943.html

Pakistan says foreign troops stage raid on village
The Associated Press –
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan angrily condemned a raid on a village that killed at least 15 people Wednesday, claiming US-led troops flew in from …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4
WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92VESH82

Power cuts fuel Pakistan’s power struggle
Times Online – UK
The attack comes in the context of a growing Islamist insurgency in the Pashtun areas of Pakistan’s North West, and after a string of terrorist acts. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnist
s/guest_contributors/article4669574.ece

Ground Forces Enter Pakistan
By TChris(TalkLeft)
President Bush can’t (and won’t) do much about the economy before November. Is he trying to change the national conversation? Two helicopters carrying American-led forces landed in a Pakistani village in South Waziristan near the border …
www.talkleft.com/story/2008/9/3/132047/0065

Lucky escape for Pakistan PM
Yousuf Raza Gilani’s car comes under fire in Rawalpindi, just three days before Pakistan’s presidential election.
www.thenational.ae/article/20080903/FOREIGN/43928347/1002/rss

US in Pakistan??
By cynicalmystic
3 — At least 20 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday after US and Afghan troops crossed from Afghanistan to pursue Taliban insurgents in an early morning attack that marked the first known instance in which US forces …
heidilore.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/us-in-pakistan/

Pakistan accuses US-led troops in civilian deaths
The Associated Press –
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Helicopters ferried US-led troops to a border village in a raid that left at least 15 people dead on Wednesday,…
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IU
n4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92VCQ800

Pakistan: Reports of Al-Zawahiri escape ‘distorted’ says security …
Adnkronos International Italia – Roma,Lazio,Italy
(AKI) – By Syed Saleem Shahzad – A top Pakistan security official, Rahman Malik, on Wednesday rejected reports that Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, …
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2457788340

Pakistan’s Growing Chain of Violence
TIME – USA
Bullet marks are seen in a window of the car of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani which was attacked in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept 3, …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838304,00.html

Pakistan accuses foreign troops in civilian deaths
The Associated Press –
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Helicopters ferried foreign troops from Afghanistan in an unusual ground and air attack on a border village that left at …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn
4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92VACK00

Militants killed in Pakistan attack
The Press Association –
Pakistan security forces have killed at least 25 militants in an assault in the north-west of the country, army officials said. Army spokesman Major Murad …
ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5izuuJvgZLxWdachn3PK45OoIrwvA

Pakistan PM’s motorcade attacked
By expressyoureself
It is not clear who fired the shots but Islamist militants based in Pakistan’s border regions have threatened to kill various government ministers, and have carried out deadly suicide bombings against army and government targets. …
expressyoureself.wordpress.com/2008/09/
03/pakistan-pms-motorcade-attacked/

Pakistan deplores cross-border assault
By aorjoux
“This helicopter-borne ground attack, supported by air assets based in Afghanistan, is gross violation of Pakistan’s territory,” the statement said. One local leader said at least 20 civilians were killed in the incident in northwestern …
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Major Developments In Pakistan Tribal Area
By AJStrata
I have been of the opinion that the US allowed Pakistan President and US ally Musharraf to step down only after Pakistan agreed to some new conditions in the war on terror and the fact al-Qaeda was regrouping in their last large …
strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/5871

Pakistan accuses foreign troops in civilian deaths
The Associated Press –
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s government says a cross-border raid involving US-led or NATO forces killed several civilians in a village near the …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IU
n4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92V8PR80

Pakistan PM Yousuf Gillani escapes assassination attempt
Times Online – UK
Mr Gillani is a senior member of the Pakistan People’s Party, which was led by Benazir Bhutto until her assassination on December 27 as she left an election …
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/
tol/news/world/asia/article4665991.ece

15 reportedly killed in US-led Pakistan attack
By johnibii
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Women and children were among 15 people killed in an attack Wednesday involving US-led forces in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan, officials and a resident said. …
johnibiii.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/15-
reportedly-killed-in-us-led-pakistan-attack/

Pakistan’s prime minister escapes assassination attempt: official
AFP –
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani escaped an apparent assassination attempt on Wednesday when his car was struck by two bullets …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKDed9WwQ7l-3K_BLRLbmoL988JA

Shots fired at Pakistan PM’s convoy
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Yousuf Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, has escaped an alleged assassination attempt after shots were fired at his vehicle, officials said. …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/09/20089395412461660.html

Yousaf Raza Gilani profile: Pakistan’s low-profile PM
guardian.co.uk – UK
Yousaf Raza Gilani, a Benazir Bhutto loyalist who was jailed for five years by the former president Pervez Musharraf, became Pakistan’s prime minister in …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/03/pakistan1

Eleven killed in Pakistan attack
At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed in northwest Pakistan today in an attack a security official and a witness said was carried out by US forces from Afghanistan.
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0903/breaking3.htm

US-led forces alleged involved in Pakistan attack
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack involving US-led forces in a remote Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan, intelligence officials and a witness said …
www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080903/pakistan-violence

15 reportedly killed in US-led Pakistan attack
The Associated Press –
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Women and children were among the 15 people killed in an attack by US-led forces in a remote Pakistani village near the …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92V41J80

Cameron to hold talks in Pakistan
The Press Association –
David Cameron is holding talks with political leaders in turbulent Pakistan. The Tory leader is visiting the country after he spent time earlier with …
ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyHy37A1S8HU0HP0PXq1-eaIvaww

Pakistan probes deaths of alleged Canadian militants
Globe and Mail – Canada
Diplomats in Pakistan are investigating a report that two Canadian militants were killed by a possible US missile attack that blew up a house in a remote …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20
080903.wMilitants03/BNStory/International/home

Pakistan: Is Something Wrong With Zardari?
By SWARAAJ CHAUHAN, International Columnist
Well, the media has begun to scream about the mental health of the would-be president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari. We are told that he is not only corrupt but is “mad” too. Prey tell us which leader in the world is sane and not …
themoderatevoice.com/places/asia/pakistan/
22342/pakistan-is-something-wrong-with-zardari/

Pakistan’s Next President Is a Category 5 Disaster
By coOoLBreeze
And then there is Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and leader of the Pakistan People’s Party. Mr. Zardari, who has compared himself to Jesus (an innocent accused of crimes he did not commit), …
www.paklinks.com/gs/pakistan-affairs/295811-
pakistans-next-president-category-5-disaster.html

Thousands displaced by Pakistan’s war on terror
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
The Taliban have said the double suicide bombing last week, killing more than 60 people outside Pakistan’s main arms factory, was in direct retaliation for …
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item
_no=239275&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23

Pakistan is at last finding its voice. The US would be wise not to …
By bilal qureshi
Given the bleak economic and security situation in Pakistan, it is easy to forget that 2008 has also been a year of positive events for the country. February’s elections proved that it is possible to hold free and fair polls in Pakistan …
pakistan.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/09/02/pakistan-is-at
-last-finding-its-voice-the-us-would-be-wise-not-to-gag-it/

Pakistan politics testy ahead of presidential vote
By johnibii
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan prosecutors confirmed Tuesday they were pressing ahead with corruption cases against opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, a move his supporters said was aimed at further sidelining Sharif’s party ahead of …
johnibiii.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/pakistan
-politics-testy-ahead-of-presidential-vote/

Al-Zawahri Once Again Dodges Pakistan Forces
OhmyNews International – South Korea
Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik disclosed that Pakistan has missed a chance to get al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri during the continued military…
english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.
asp?at_code=435322&no=383566&rel_no=1