Pakistani Taliban claim police academy attack - Baitullah Mehsud personally claims responsibility and threatens attacks on Washington - see LWJ post - and - How it happened - and - Attack was planned in South Waziristan
(Iraq) Thank You, Kuwait - Key support offered by the Arab Emirate shaped the course of the Iraq War
(Sri Lanka) Defiant Tigers frustrate Sri Lanka's military - fewer than 500 LTTE left but offering stiff resistance
Detainee's Harsh Treatment Foiled No Plots - Waterboarding, Rough Interrogation of Abu Zubaida Produced False Leads
Hezbollah uses Mexican drug routes into U.S. - Michael Braun: "One way or another, they are all connected"
US claims Gulf donors fund Taliban fighters - Matthew Levitt: "(T)here is Saudi-based financial support for terrorism"
Late Colombian rebel honored in Caracas - Manuel Marulanda co-founded FARC, died a year ago
(U.S.) Judge defends pretrial secrecy of 9/11 documents - "A few days after 9/11, a veil of secrecy came down. It's still there."
(Pakistan) Taliban tap into Swat's emeralds - largest known deposit of emeralds in South Asia
Mexico: The Next Iraq or Afghanistan? - Michael Braun: "We need more ATF agents working... in Mexico"
(U.S.) The End of the Global War on Terror - "Overseas Contingency Operation" instead?
Pak intelligence warns of terror attacks; security beefed up - warning says Mehsud sent 20 militants to conduct attacks in cities
Lebanon: Fatah official killed in bomb attack - Deputy PLO rep for Lebanon & 3 bodyguards dead
Allies 'Out Of Troops' In Afghan South - NATO commander expects expects more attacks when US troops arrive
'Hamas may decide to nab more troops' - Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal tells paper
(Afghanistan) Road Map for Afghanistan - review of David Kilcullen's strategy
(Afghanistan) Civilians to Join Afghan Buildup - 'Surge' Is Part of Larger U.S. Strategy Studied by White House
(U.K.) Britain To Release Secret Guidelines - Documents Will Detail Methods Of Interrogation
(Iraq) The Iraq exit plan - huge reallocation of military hardware
(Iraq) U.S. Moves to Replace Contractors in Iraq - Blackwater Losing Security Role; Other Jobs Being Converted to Public Sector
Four dead in explosion in Yemen - Four tourists, believed to be South Korean, killed
Israeli policemen shot dead in West Bank. "Imad Mughniyeh Group" claims responsibility.
Colombia: The Danger Below - FARC & drug gang landmines killed 149, wounded 563 in 2008
Taliban chief backs Afghan peace talks - Mullah Omar allowing representatives to attend Saudi-sponsored negotiations
(US) The 9/11 Commission and Torture - Were suspects subjected to "enhanced" interrogation for Commission report?
(UK) Jihad Chic Comes to London - Reporter finds many young British Muslims side with Taliban
(U.S.) Top officials urge dialogue with Hamas - Volcker, Scowcroft, Brzezinski among 10 signing letter to Obama
New terror video surfaces in Germany - 2 German Islamists call for suicide attacks in German
Singapore Frees Two Suspected Militants - Jemaah Islamiyah members "no longer a security threat"
Bangladesh mutiny had terror links: Minister - Links with Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)
(U.S.) Obama Stays The Course On Terrorist Financing - Andrew Cochran, Matt Levitt and Dennis Lormel quoted
(U.S.) The War Is Over - analysis of recent D.C. Circuit al Odah v. United States decision
(Iran) U.S., Israel Disagree on Iran Arms Threat - Senate Panel Told Tehran Has Not Made Decision to Pursue Nuclear Weapons
(Canada) Harkat knew al-Qaeda lieutenant, files reveal - Terror suspect admitted in 1997 that he knew Abu Zubaydah
(Greece) Terror group suspected in blast - Explosion at Citibank bore hallmarks of "Revolutionary Struggle"
Middle East Reality Check (commentary by Roger Cohen) - and - Roger Cohen reality check (rebuttal by Uriel Hellman)
(U.S.) A Struggle Over U.S. Cybersecurity - National Cyber Security Center head resigns
Feltman to tell Syria: 'Lebanon is for the Lebanese'.US envoys reiterate support for 'sovereign, independent' state.
Gunmen Target U.K. Base in Northern Ireland. Two Killed in Attack; U.K. Prime Minister Says Event Will Not Deter Peace Process.
Curse of Al Khansaa. Recruited as suicide bombers, a group of women bravely quit. But their lives now are a kind of death.
Iraq Comeback -Life improves in war-torn country
Not now - commentary on danger of Fatah-Hamas unity government
(Pakistan) Militants' sudden unity threatens Obama's Afghanistan strategy - Shura Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen/Council of United Holy Warriors, Taliban's Waziristan alliance
US: Italian bank may face charges over illegal Iranian payments - Intesa Sanpaolo allegedly among major banks illegally handling Iran's funds
Learning to Live With Radical Islam - Newsweek story cites WINEP report (see Matthew Levitt's Feb. 27 post) - see also Daniel Pipes post
