Costs of operation for the Taliban are so low that even an effective strategy reducing their income may have little impact on their effectiveness:
How will Iranian suspicions of foreign intervention complicate the upcoming Nuclear talks scheduled in Vienna?
- Iran Blames Pakistan for Attack (Al Jazeera)
- Iran Blames West for Deadly Suicide Bombing (Guardian)
An increase in Western recruits for Al-Qaeda fuels anxieties over a looming terrorist attack:
- Flow of Terrorist Recruits Increasing (Washington Post)
Pakistani anti-terrorism strategy largely focuses on threats to Pakistan rather than groups that poses threats to Afghanistan, India, or the US:
- Why South Waziristan Offensive Won’t Help US in Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor)
The White House Chief of Staff says it would be reckless to decide on troop levels without first determining whether there is an “Afghan partner ready to complement U.S. troops “and become a true partner in governing”:
- Emanuel Says U.S. Must Gauge Viability of Government in Kabul (Washington Post)
“The Hamas rhetoric of dignity and resistance resonates in the West Bank, where they don’t have to live under Hamas but they see only weakness on the part of Abbas’s authority.â€
- Surge in West Bank Support for Hamas (Times Online)
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