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March 11, 2004
Dan's Winds of War, Mar 11/04

Welcome! Our goal at Wonds of Cjange.NET is to give you one power-packed briefing of insights, news and trends from the global War on Terror that leaves you stimulated, informed, and occasionally amused every Monday & Thursday. Today's "Winds of War" is brought to you by Dan Darling of Regnum Crucis.

TOP TOPICS

  • After much debate, Iraq has signed an interim constitution, the full text of which you can read here. This constitution is easily the most liberal document of its kind in the Arab world and represents the best hope for the Iraqi people after decades of Baathist tyranny.
  • Khalid al-Zawahiri, the son of al-Qaeda's second of command, is said to be spilling the beans on al-Qaeda operations in Waziristan. Or is he? Unfortunately, these types of reports are issued frequently when large numbers of al-Qaeda operatives are arrested.

Other Topics Today Include: Iraq Briefing; Iran Reports; USA Homeland Security Briefing; Afghan clashes; Taliban rule 70% of Zabul; Pakistan arrests Waziri elders; bin Laden trying to slip the dragnet; KSM and Swisscom SIMs; JI arrests in Southeast Asia; JI out of explosives; Commander Robot on Abu Sayyaf; Qadaffi interview; GSPC on US radar; GSPC stepping up operations in Africa; Yemen arrests al-Qaeda members; Dutch detain Moroccan man; double suicide bombing in Istanbul; Russian victories in Chechnya; IMU back in action; Khadr clan admits al-Qaeda ties; and the most interesting alibi I've ever heard.

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Posted by Winds of Change at March 11, 2004 10:20 AM | TrackBack
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So, while we're mentioning it, this is on Memri.org

///http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD67804///

Somebody tell me again how we should leave these decisions in the hands on the IAEA and UN?

Posted by: johnnymozart at March 11, 2004 11:50 AM

And here's the money quote from the Khaleed al-Zawahiri article:


Pakistan is reported to have secretly agreed to permit American and British forces to cross into its volatile border tribal areas from Afghanistan in large enough numbers to pursue al-Qa'eda and Taliban fighters.

The extremely sensitive agreement is said to be part of an unofficial deal, in return for Washington supporting President Pervez Musharraf's controversial decision to pardon Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man behind Pakistan's nuclear bomb, for selling nuclear weapons materials on the international black market.

According to The New Yorker magazine, an intelligence official said: "Musharraf told us, 'We've got guys inside. The people who provide fresh fruits and vegetables and herd the goats [for bin Laden and his followers]'. It's a quid pro quo: we're going to get our troops inside Pakistan in return for not forcing Musharraf to deal with Khan."

But...but...but...weren't we ignoring the war on terror in favor of Iraq?


Great work as always, Dan.

Posted by: johnnymozart at March 11, 2004 11:54 AM

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