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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Pakistan</title>
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		<title>Suicide bombing kills 3 at NW Pakistan press club, underscoring threat to journalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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Suicide bombing kills 3 at NW Pakistan press club

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber struck Tuesday outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing three people and wounding 17 in an attack that underscored the danger to journalists trying to cover Pakistan&#8217;s Taliban-led insurgency.
Militants have threatened, attacked and killed journalists in an .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-kills-3-at-nw-pakistan-press-club-underscoring-threat-to-journalists-247328/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say suicide bomber kills 3, inujures 17 outside press club in NW Pakistani city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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Police say suicide bomber kills 3 in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonates his explosives outside a press club in northwestern Pakistan, leaving three people dead in the latest attack against the city of Peshawar since the military launched a major offensive near the Afghan border.
A policeman tried to search the attacker as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-suicide-bomber-kills-3-inujures-17-outside-press-club-in-nw-pakistani-city-247137/">Read : Police say suicide bomber kills 3, inujures 17 outside press club in NW Pakistani city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say suicide bomber kills 3 outside press club in Pakistan&#8217;s northwest Peshawar city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riaz Khan</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Suicide bomber kills 3 in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a press club in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing two people in the latest of a slew of attacks to strike the city of Peshawar since the military launched a major offensive near the Afghan border.
A policeman tried ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-suicide-bomber-kills-3-outside-press-club-in-pakistans-northwest-peshawar-city-247102/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Police say suicide bomber kills 3 outside press club in Pakistan&#8217;s northwest Peshawar city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say suicide bomber kills 2 outside press club in Pakistan&#8217;s northwest Peshawar city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Suicide bomber kills 2 in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a press club in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing two people in the latest of a slew of attacks to strike the city of Peshawar since the military launched a major offensive near the Afghan border.
A policeman tried .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-suicide-bomber-kills-2-outside-press-club-in-pakistans-northwest-peshawar-city-247093/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Police say suicide bomber kills 2 outside press club in Pakistan&#8217;s northwest Peshawar city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say bomb explodes outside press club in Pakistan&#8217;s Peshawar city; casualties feared</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Bomb explodes in Pakistan&#8217;s northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a bomb has exploded outside the press club in Pakistan&#8217;s main northwest city of Peshawar.
Police official Mohammad Khan says casualties are feared in the blast.
Peshawar has been a frequent target for bomb blasts in Pakistan over the past few months.
The attacks have been part of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-bomb-explodes-outside-press-club-in-pakistans-peshawar-city-casualties-feared-247088/">Read more : Police say bomb explodes outside press club in Pakistan&#8217;s Peshawar city; casualties feared</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorism is not jihad, it&#8217;s fasaad, say Pak clerics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KHAR -  Hundreds  of  clerics   in Pakistan&#8217;s Bajaur agency have declared that the ongoing militancy in the country is &#8220;not jihad.&#8221;

Issuing an edict at a gathering in Laghrai, at least 120  clerics said  the  ongoing militancy is not jihad  but  fasaad  [unlawful warfare], which ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/terrorism-is-not-jihad-its-fasaad-say-pak-clerics-246811/">Original article on  : Terrorism is not jihad, it&#8217;s fasaad, say Pak clerics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>From US childhood to Pakistan accusations: Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure young Americans?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nafeesa Syeed</dc:creator>
		
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Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure 5 Americans to Pakistan?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — There was a book left in a Pakistani hotel room where five young men from Virginia were arrested, suspected of trying to join Taliban forces. Called &#8220;The Pact,&#8221; that book tells the true story of three boys from a rough neighborhood and broken homes who .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/from-us-childhood-to-pakistan-accusations-did-jihadi-cool-lure-young-americans-246627/">From US childhood to Pakistan accusations: Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure young Americans?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber strikes near mosque used by police in NW Pakistan, killing 10, wounding dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmad</dc:creator>
		
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Suicide bomber near Pakistan mosque kills 10
ISLAMABAD — A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban militants waging war against the Pakistani government.
The Taliban have stepped up their campaign of violence since ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-strikes-near-mosque-used-by-police-in-nw-pakistan-killing-10-wounding-dozens-246012/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Suicide bomber strikes near mosque used by police in NW Pakistan, killing 10, wounding dozens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 wounding dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Bomb blast near mosque kills 10 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban militants waging war against the Pakistani government.
The Taliban have stepped up their campaign of violence since the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomb-explodes-close-to-mosque-used-by-police-in-northwest-pakistan-killing-10-wounding-dozens-246004/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 wounding dozens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, killing 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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Bomb blast near mosque kills 5 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque used by police Friday in an area of northwestern Pakistan, killing five people, said police.
Worshippers were leaving Friday prayers when the attack occurred in the Lower Dir region, said the area&#8217;s police chief, Feroze Khan.
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		<title>Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, wounding 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Bomb targets mosque in Pakistan, fatalities feared

ISLAMABAD — A bomb has exploded close to a mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan.
Police officer Nek Bahadur says at least 10 people have been wounded in the attack after Friday prayers in the Lower Dir region. That figure is expected to rise and include fatalities.
Islamist militants have .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomb-explodes-close-to-mosque-used-by-police-in-northwest-pakistan-wounding-10-245973/">Bomb explodes close to mosque used by police in northwest Pakistan, wounding 10</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Accused Mumbai gunman recants his confession for last year&#8217;s siege saying he was tortured</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges torture

MUMBAI, India — The accused gunman in last year&#8217;s bloody siege of Mumbai retracted his detailed confession Friday, saying police tortured him into admitting his role in the attacks that left 166 people dead.
Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, who is being tried in a special court — and was photographed carrying ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/accused-mumbai-gunman-recants-his-confession-for-last-years-siege-saying-he-was-tortured-245949/">Read more : Accused Mumbai gunman recants his confession for last year&#8217;s siege saying he was tortured</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan, US at odds over pursuit of Afghan militants based in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Bristling at criticism from Washington, Pakistan&#8217;s army dismissed U.S. pressure to open a front against Afghan militants operating on its territory, saying Thursday it was stretched to the limit in a bloody war against its own Taliban.
The disagreement is an early sign ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-us-at-odds-over-pursuit-of-afghan-militants-based-in-pakistan-245803/">Pakistan, US at odds over pursuit of Afghan militants based in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani intel officials: 15 dead in suspected US strike involving multiple drones, missiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ishtiaq Mahsud</dc:creator>
		
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Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 15

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani intelligence officials say the latest suspected U.S. missile strike along the Afghan border has killed 15 people, including seven alleged foreign militants.
The officials say the strike involved five drones and 10 missiles, a massing of resources that suggests the U.S. had homed in ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-intel-officials-15-dead-in-suspected-us-strike-involving-multiple-drones-missiles-245537/">Pakistani intel officials: 15 dead in suspected US strike involving multiple drones, missiles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State media: Pakistan&#8217;s top court voids corruption amnesty that protected president, allies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Pakistan voids amnesty covering president

ISLAMABAD — State-run TV and private channels are reporting that Pakistan&#8217;s top court has declared that an amnesty that had protected the president from corruption charges is illegal.
Wednesday&#8217;s ruling paves the way for challenges to President Asif Ali Zardari&#8217;s already shaky rule. It also causes political turbulence just as the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-media-pakistans-top-court-voids-corruption-amnesty-that-protected-president-allies-244919/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : State media: Pakistan&#8217;s top court voids corruption amnesty that protected president, allies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorism tracking group: Taliban to release new video of US soldier captured in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Terror monitor: Tape of captured US soldier due

KABUL — The Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring group said Wednesday.
SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based terrorist tracking organization, said the media arm of the Afghan Taliban made the announcement Wednesday on their Web .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/terrorism-tracking-group-taliban-to-release-new-video-of-us-soldier-captured-in-afghanistan-244857/" title="Terrorism tracking group: Taliban to release new video of US soldier captured in Afghanistan">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Troop shortage hampers US effort to stem flow of Taliban from Pakistan into Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Abbot</dc:creator>
		
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KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan — Only a few hundred American troops are policing the southern border of one of Afghanistan&#8217;s major smuggling areas, leaving open a vast expanse of desert that the Taliban use to shuttle in weapons and fighters from Pakistan.
This dusty hamlet .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/troop-shortage-hampers-us-effort-to-stem-flow-of-taliban-from-pakistan-into-afghanistan-244536/">Troop shortage hampers US effort to stem flow of Taliban from Pakistan into Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago man accused of plotting attack on Danish paper denied bond; judge says he could flee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Chicago man accused in terror plot denied bond

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to release on bond a Chicago man accused of planning to attack a Danish newspaper and of knowing beforehand about last year&#8217;s terrorist attacks on Mumbai.
Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan said 48-year-old businessman Tahawwur Rana has the means and know-how to .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chicago-man-accused-of-plotting-attack-on-danish-paper-denied-bond-judge-says-he-could-flee-244465/">Chicago man accused of plotting attack on Danish paper denied bond; judge says he could flee</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani authorities granted 10 more days to question Americans suspected of militant links</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Pakistani police get more time to quiz Americans

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Pakistani court granted police another 10 days on Tuesday to question five Americans held on suspicion of links to Islamist militants, a government official said.
Authorities also said they had released the father of one of the five men who was arrested along with the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-authorities-granted-10-more-days-to-question-americans-suspected-of-militant-links-244294/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Pakistani authorities granted 10 more days to question Americans suspected of militant links</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VP Biden: US cannot afford &#8216;chaos&#8217; in wartorn Afghanistan, calls country strategic necessity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States had no choice but to substantially increase its presence in Afghanistan because America would be &#8220;in real trouble&#8221; if the Karzai government fails.
But Biden also acknowledged in a nationally broadcast interview that much of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vp-biden-us-cannot-afford-chaos-in-wartorn-afghanistan-calls-country-strategic-necessity-244289/">VP Biden: US cannot afford &#8216;chaos&#8217; in wartorn Afghanistan, calls country strategic necessity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say at least 22 killed in attack on lawmaker&#8217;s home in central Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: Explosion kills 22 in central Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A car bombing outside a politician&#8217;s home in central Pakistan has killed 22 people and wounded 70 others.
Tuesday&#8217;s attack in Dera Ghazi Khan town in Punjab province is the latest in a series to hit Pakistan in recent months.
Islamist militants are blamed in the attacks.
Rescue official Natiq ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-at-least-22-killed-in-attack-on-lawmakers-home-in-central-pakistan-244268/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Officials say at least 22 killed in attack on lawmaker&#8217;s home in central Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official says at least 10 people killed, 25 wounded in blast in central Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: Explosion kills 10 in central Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A suspected car bomb ripped through a market near the home of a politician in central Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 25 including relatives of the lawmaker.
The blast in the Punjab province town of Dera Ghazi Khan was the latest in a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-says-at-least-10-people-killed-25-wounded-in-blast-in-central-pakistan-244221/">Original article &nbsp;: Official says at least 10 people killed, 25 wounded in blast in central Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top US military officer: Most of surge troops will arrive in Afghanistan by August</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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KABUL — The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday that he&#8217;s confident that most of the 30,000 additional troops that are being sent to Afghanistan will be there by August.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters traveling with  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-us-military-officer-most-of-surge-troops-will-arrive-in-afghanistan-by-august-244218/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official says several killed or wounded in explosion in central Pakistani town</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: Explosion hits central Pakistani town

ISLAMABAD — An explosion ripped through a market near the home of a politician in central Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding at least a dozen people and leaving many trapped under rubble. Several were feared dead.
The blast in Dera Ghazi Khan was the latest in a series of suicide and other .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-says-several-killed-or-wounded-in-explosion-in-central-pakistani-town-244200/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Official says several killed or wounded in explosion in central Pakistani town</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top US military officer says Taliban insurgency harder to defeat than a year ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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Top US officer: Taliban harder to defeat
KABUL — The top U.S. military officer said the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan is harder to defeat now than it was a year ago, and said he will take up concerns about strengthening ties to al-Qaida with government leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-us-military-officer-says-taliban-insurgency-harder-to-defeat-than-a-year-ago-244055/">Top US military officer says Taliban insurgency harder to defeat than a year ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN likely to extend investigation into Bhutto assassination for three months</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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UN likely to extend Bhutto investigation
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he is &#8220;positively considering&#8221; a request to extend a U.N. investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for an additional three months.

The six-month mandate of the three-member commission Ban appointed to determine the facts and circumstances of Bhutto&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-likely-to-extend-investigation-into-bhutto-assassination-for-three-months-243999/">Read : UN likely to extend investigation into Bhutto assassination for three months</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Pakistani court stays possible deportation of 5 Americans held on terror suspicions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babar Dogar</dc:creator>
		
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Pakistan court stays deporting of Americans

LAHORE, Pakistan — An official says a top Pakistani court has issued an order saying five American men held here on suspicion of terror links cannot be deported before judges review their case.
Pakistani police have said the five Muslims wanted to join militants in Pakistan&#8217;s northwest tribal areas before going .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-pakistani-court-stays-possible-deportation-of-5-americans-held-on-terror-suspicions-243708/">Official: Pakistani court stays possible deportation of 5 Americans held on terror suspicions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Success of Afghan strategy evident in a year, changes will be made in case of failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he&#8217;ll know by the end of 2010 if his Afghan strategy is working, and pledges to change direction if the U.S. military is not on course &#8220;in terms of securing population centers&#8221; from Taliban militants.
The president also says his Dec. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-success-of-afghan-strategy-evident-in-a-year-changes-will-be-made-in-case-of-failure-243616/" title="Obama: Success of Afghan strategy evident in a year, changes will be made in case of failure">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>9 killed and villagers flee as fighting rages in NW Pakistan, officials say</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hussain Afzal</dc:creator>
		
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Fighting in Pakistan kills 7 militants, 2 troops

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers battled militants in a tribal region close to the Afghan border Sunday, killing seven insurgents but losing two of their own in skirmishes in an area where al-Qaida and the Taliban have long sought sanctuary, officials said.
The fighting overnight in the Kurram tribal .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/9-killed-and-villagers-flee-as-fighting-rages-in-nw-pakistan-officials-say-243448/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 9 killed and villagers flee as fighting rages in NW Pakistan, officials say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Portrait of 5 young Americans detained in Pakistan blurred by roots in conflicting worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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Americans held in Pakistan straddled 2 worlds

WASHINGTON — They had grown up in the same Virginia neighborhood and been friends for years. Some were in college now. Some had jobs. Some had Facebook pages filled with friends.
Young Americans on the cusp of adulthood, they never revealed a hint of extremism, their families insist.
Then came a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/portrait-of-5-young-americans-detained-in-pakistan-blurred-by-roots-in-conflicting-worlds-243329/">Portrait of 5 young Americans detained in Pakistan blurred by roots in conflicting worlds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: 5 American men held in Pakistan had made contact with Taliban recruiter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asif Shahzad</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Americans in Pakistan had Taliban contact

ISLAMABAD — Five young American men under investigation in Pakistan for alleged terror links had established contact with a Taliban recruiter and have told FBI officials they were on a mission to be martyred, a Pakistani police official said.
The five Muslim students were being questioned Saturday by local law .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-5-american-men-held-in-pakistan-had-made-contact-with-taliban-recruiter-243317/">Police: 5 American men held in Pakistan had made contact with Taliban recruiter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan says South Waziristan offensive over; army may enter new tribal area</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmad</dc:creator>
		
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Pakistan says South Waziristan offensive over

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has wrapped up its army offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, but now may send its soldiers after militants in another part of the lawless tribal belt along the Afghan border, the prime minister said Saturday.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said troops may now move into .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-says-south-waziristan-offensive-over-army-may-enter-new-tribal-area-243241/">Pakistan says South Waziristan offensive over; army may enter new tribal area</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmad</dc:creator>
		
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Pakistan PM says South Waziristan offensive over

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has wrapped up its army offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, but now may send its soldiers after militants in another part of the lawless tribal belt along the Afghan border, the prime minister said Saturday.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said troops may now move ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-pm-says-south-waziristan-offensive-over-army-may-enter-new-tribal-area-243240/">Pakistan PM says South Waziristan offensive over, army may enter new tribal area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Al-Qaida member says militant group not behind bombings against civilians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Al-Qaida denies killing civilians in Pakistan

CAIRO — Al-Qaida issued a new English-language video Saturday denying it was behind a series of bombings in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of civilians, calling such attacks un-Islamic.
U.S.-born al-Qaida operative Adam Gadahn, who commonly delivers the organization&#8217;s English messages, said the extremist network was being framed for the bloodshed ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-al-qaida-member-says-militant-group-not-behind-bombings-against-civilians-243196/">American Al-Qaida member says militant group not behind bombings against civilians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say 5 Americans suspected of terror ambitions in Pakistan shifted to Lahore</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Munir Ahmad</dc:creator>
		
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Pakistan officials: US suspects shifted to Lahore

ISLAMABAD — Intelligence officials say five American Muslims held in Pakistan on allegations of seeking to join militant groups have been taken to a facility for terror suspects in the eastern city of Lahore.
They say the five men face further questioning in the city, a major base for Pakistani ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-5-americans-suspected-of-terror-ambitions-in-pakistan-shifted-to-lahore-243181/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Officials say 5 Americans suspected of terror ambitions in Pakistan shifted to Lahore</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP source: Senior al-Qaida operations planner killed in unmanned missile strike in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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AP source: Al-Qaida operative killed by US missile

WASHINGTON — A senior al-Qaida operations planner was killed in an American missile strike this week in western Pakistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said Friday.
Saleh al-Somali was responsible for the terror group&#8217;s operations outside the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, reaching into activities in Africa, according to U.S. intelligence, and is ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-source-senior-al-qaida-operations-planner-killed-in-unmanned-missile-strike-in-pakistan-243093/" title="AP source: Senior al-Qaida operations planner killed in unmanned missile strike in Pakistan">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: FBI questions some of US students held in Pakistan, conspiracy charge weighed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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AP sources: FBI questions students, eyes charges

WASHINGTON — FBI agents have questioned some of the young Americans arrested in Pakistan as U.S. investigators gather evidence that could lead to a conspiracy charge against them, an American official and another person familiar with the case said Friday.
Agents are working to see if there is enough evidence .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-fbi-questions-some-of-us-students-held-in-pakistan-conspiracy-charge-weighed-243082/">Original article &nbsp;: AP sources: FBI questions some of US students held in Pakistan, conspiracy charge weighed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan &#8216;regular kids&#8217;

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped.
&#8220;I never observed any extreme behavior with them,&#8221; said Mustafa Abu .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mosque-spokesman-families-of-missing-men-detained-in-pakistan-going-through-severe-hardship-243065/">Original article &nbsp;: Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US official: Pakistan expected to deport Americans detained over suspected terror links</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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US official: Pakistan expected to deport US youths

WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official said Friday the U.S. expects Pakistan to deport five young Americans detained after they allegedly sought to join up with terrorist groups and left behind a video saying fellow Muslims must be defended.
While Pakistani officials have said the men admitted trying  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-official-pakistan-expected-to-deport-americans-detained-over-suspected-terror-links-242982/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say 5 Americans detained in Pakistan over terror links likely to be deported</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation

ISLAMABAD — Five young Americans detained in Pakistan over alleged terrorist links will most likely be deported, a local police chief said Friday.
The men have allegedly told investigators they tried to connect with al-Qaida-linked militant groups in Pakistan and were intending to cross the border into Afghanistan and fight U.S. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-5-americans-detained-in-pakistan-over-terror-links-likely-to-be-deported-242849/">Police say 5 Americans detained in Pakistan over terror links likely to be deported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A parent&#8217;s dilemma: What to do, who to contact when a child may have ties to terrorism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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A parent&#8217;s dilemma: a child with ties to terrorism

WASHINGTON — It&#8217;s a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one.
It was Washington-area parents who helped authorities find the young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan this week and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-parents-dilemma-what-to-do-who-to-contact-when-a-child-may-have-ties-to-terrorism-242683/" title="A parent&#8217;s dilemma: What to do, who to contact when a child may have ties to terrorism">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South African officials suspended for giving citizenship to foreigners, mainly Pakistanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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SAfrica officials suspended in citizenship scam

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa on Thursday suspended dozens of officials being investigated for giving citizenship to mainly Pakistani foreigners, nearly a year after Britain warned that corrupt officials were handing out false South African passports.
Britain started requiring visas from South Africans in February, charging terrorists and criminals were exploiting the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-african-officials-suspended-for-giving-citizenship-to-foreigners-mainly-pakistanis-242450/" title="South African officials suspended for giving citizenship to foreigners, mainly Pakistanis">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India to seek extradition of Chicago man allegedly involved in Mumbai attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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India seeks Chicago man for Mumbai questioning

NEW DELHI — India plans to seek access and eventual extradition of a Chicago man arraigned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a top Indian official said Thursday.
David Coleman Headley is accused of conducting surveillance on sites in Mumbai ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-to-seek-extradition-of-chicago-man-allegedly-involved-in-mumbai-attacks-242449/">Original article on  : India to seek extradition of Chicago man allegedly involved in Mumbai attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama declines comment on Pakistan arrests, praises contributions of Muslim-American community</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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OSLO, Norway — President Barack Obama is declining to comment on the arrests of five Americans in Pakistan over possible terrorism links, but taking the opportunity to praise the contributions of the U.S. Muslim community.
Appearing before reporters Thursday in Oslo after meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-declines-comment-on-pakistan-arrests-praises-contributions-of-muslim-american-community-242447/">Obama declines comment on Pakistan arrests, praises contributions of Muslim-American community</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worried parents at heart of terror probe after 5 missing Americans caught in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — When five young American Muslims were arrested in Pakistan over possible links to terrorism, a key break in the case came not from federal agents or spies, but parents worried their sons may have made a terrible decision.
The families, based in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/worried-parents-at-heart-of-terror-probe-after-5-missing-americans-caught-in-pakistan-242379/">Read more : Worried parents at heart of terror probe after 5 missing Americans caught in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say Pakistan questioning 5 detained Americans suspected of possible terror links</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Pakistani authorities question detained Americans

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani intelligence agents are interrogating five detained Americans over possible links to extremists.
U.S. officials believe the five are young men who went missing more than a week ago from their homes in the northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Pakistan police say the five men were staying at a house in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-pakistan-questioning-5-detained-americans-suspected-of-possible-terror-links-242340/" title="Police say Pakistan questioning 5 detained Americans suspected of possible terror links">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Imam: No signs that 5 missing US men were radicalized; men believed arrested in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Imam: No signs 5 missing US men were radicalized

WASHINGTON — A Washington-area Islamic leader says there were no early signs that five men who are believed to have been arrested in Pakistan had been radicalized in the United States.
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		<title>Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by video left behind by missing men believed arrested in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by missing men&#8217;s video

WASHINGTON — The head of an Islamic human rights group says five U.S. men who disappeared from the Washington area recently left behind a disturbing video.
The five men are believed to be under arrest in Pakistan, where officials are investigating possible links to extremism.
Nihad Awad, the head of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/islamic-leader-disturbed-by-video-left-behind-by-missing-men-believed-arrested-in-pakistan-242243/">Original article on  : Islamic leader &#8216;disturbed&#8217; by video left behind by missing men believed arrested in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Sources: Missing US student among those believed captured in Pakistan left farewell video</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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AP Sources: Missing US student left farewell video

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say one of the missing U.S. students detained in Pakistan left what investigators call a farewell video saying Muslims must be defended and featuring images of American casualties.
Two officials did not identify which of the five missing students made the video. Pakistan authorities say .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-missing-us-student-among-those-believed-captured-in-pakistan-left-farewell-video-242157/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: AP Sources: Missing US student among those believed captured in Pakistan left farewell video</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police detain 5 Americans in raid in eastern Pakistan, officials say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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5 Americans detained in Pakistan raid
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police on Wednesday arrested five American men believed to have gone missing from the Washington, D.C. area last month, officials from both countries said. U.S. officials say one of the missing students left what investigators call a farewell video saying Muslims must be defended.

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