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08.13.2008 3:39 pm

Son of Hamas leader embraces Christianity

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mosab Hassan YousefThat is not a headline you see every day, and this interview is nothing short of amazing, regardless of how you feel about Yousef’s views. Video is here.

Mosab Hassan Yousef — son of popular Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef (who is…

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08.13.2008 12:53 pm

“She is the most significant capture in five years”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Aafia Siddiqui in a graduation photo (left) and her FBI mugshot (right)This fascinating story from ABC News details the capture last month in Afghanistan of Dr. Aafia Siddique (or “Siddiqui”; Ar. عافية صديقي), the only woman ever named by the FBI as a top al-Qaeda operative.

Also significant was the “treasure trove”…

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08.04.2008 12:37 pm

Case far from closed on bioweapons threat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anthrax suspect Bruce E. Ivins, in a 2003 photoIt would be tempting to view the recent stories about the suicide of Army biodefense researcher Bruce Ivins — who was about to be indicted by the FBI for the 2001 anthrax attacks — as long-overdue “closure” to the situation.…

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07.30.2008 9:15 am

What to watch for in China

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games only 9 days away, I’ve compiled a roundup of stories that give some indication of what to watch for as the games begin:

Air pollution in ChinaAir pollution: This is undoubtedly the biggest concern…

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07.22.2008 12:02 pm

Obama’s Middle East tour — progress report

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sen. Obama and Gen. Petreaus tour Iraq by helicopterObama’s highly anticipated overseas tour, which includes visits to countries throughout the Middle East and Europe, has generated a flurry of news coverage in the U.S. and around the world. One sign of the attention being paid to Obama’s trip:…

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07.11.2008 10:45 am

(Even more) bad news from Pakistan

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Not good: “‘More than 100 terror camps’ in operation in northwestern Pakistan”

A few days ago I wrote about the deteriorating situation in northwestern Pakistan and the rise of Taliban power and influence there. Apparently the situation is even worse than the…

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07.09.2008 4:39 pm

Taliban establish official mini-state in Pakistan

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Flag of the TalibanThe situation in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP), which borders Afghanistan, has been going steadily downhill since 2006, when the Taliban began their campaign against the provincial and national Pakistani governments there.

To make a long story short, Pervez Musharraf’s government responded with a schizophrenic…

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06.27.2008 12:17 pm

Google’s incoherence on censorship

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Photo credit BusinessWeek.com

USA Today reports that a Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with several crimes, including “making terroristic threats” and “corrupting the morals of a minor” after he appeared in a YouTube video encouraging viewers to kill cops.

The Daily News says members of…

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06.13.2008 3:22 pm

“Rumor and rubbish”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Where is Osama bin Laden?

An interview with an anonymous senior military analyst by NBC’s Robert Windrem explodes many of the media myths.

A “Western military analyst” was asked earlier this month about reports that Osama Bin Laden was seen on…

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