"The Pakistan army is unlikely to change its assessment of the threat from India despite heavy demands on its troops to provide flood relief while also fighting Islamist militants, a senior security official said", says the Reuters story No change seen in Pakistan's view of India threat.
If one may ask, what have the Indians done to deserve such a a re-appraisal? Have they demobilized their Pakistan-specific forces and sent the men to staff candy factories? Have they dismantled their nukes and used the scrap to make trikes for Pakistani children? Is the RAW now taken to social development work? Have they pulled out of Kashmir?
The tack? An earlier speculative story from the WSJ: "The Wall Street Journal said this month Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency had decided -- for the first time in the country's history -- that Islamist militants had overtaken India as the greatest threat to national security."
Richard Rhodes' Epic History of the Nuclear Era Concluded
In “The Twilight of the Bombs,” the fourth and final volume of his epic history of the nuclear era, author Richard Rhodes examines “how the dangerous post-Cold War transition was managed, who its heroes were, what we learned from it, and where it carried us.” ...
“In 1999, for the first time in human history, infectious diseases no longer ranked first among causes of death worldwide” thanks to the discipline of public health. In a similarly efficacious way, he says, the ingredients of the analogous discipline of public safety against nuclear weapons “have already begun to assemble themselves: materials control and accounting, cooperative threat reduction, security guarantees, agreements and treaties, surveillance and inspection, sanctions, forceful disarming if all else fails.”
Secrecy News story :The Twilight of the Bombs | Secrecy News
“In 1999, for the first time in human history, infectious diseases no longer ranked first among causes of death worldwide” thanks to the discipline of public health. In a similarly efficacious way, he says, the ingredients of the analogous discipline of public safety against nuclear weapons “have already begun to assemble themselves: materials control and accounting, cooperative threat reduction, security guarantees, agreements and treaties, surveillance and inspection, sanctions, forceful disarming if all else fails.”
Secrecy News story :The Twilight of the Bombs | Secrecy News
CIA Has Multiple Informants in the Afghan Presidential Palace
"The payments are long-standing in many cases and designed to help the agency maintain a deep roster of allies within the presidential palace. Some aides function as CIA informants, but others collect stipends under more informal arrangements meant to ensure their accessibility, a U.S. official said. Washington Post story: CIA making secret payments to members of Karzai administration:
Russia Due in Afghanistan?
"Faced with bigger worries and less reliable neighbors, the U.S. and NATO appear willing to accept growing Russian influence. 'At this point, we can't afford to be too selective in terms of where we get help,' says one Western diplomat in Kabul. Indeed, the gathering flurry of activity in Afghanistan is a sign: Russia is back."
Read the whole story: Russia Returns to Afghanistan with the U.S.'s Blessing - TIME:
Read the whole story: Russia Returns to Afghanistan with the U.S.'s Blessing - TIME:
As Pakistani Government Falters After Flooding, Islamists Fill Void
"Hard-line religious groups have jumped into the void of state aid. Among the Islamic groups handing out aid to the flood victims is Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the organization that's widely considered a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is blamed for the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai. JuD often uses other names to disguise its presence." t r u t h o u t has the story.
New Evidence About Prisoners Held in Secret CIA Prisons in Poland and Romania
"[W]hile the release of these documents provides only a tantalizing glimpse into a program that is still shrouded in secrecy, it also provides some much needed information to be used in an attempt to compel the Polish government, the Romanian government and, most of all, the US government, to stop pretending either that these prisons did not exist, or that "we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards," and to come clean about both the prisons and the men held there." t r u t h o u t | New Evidence About Prisoners Held in Secret CIA Prisons in Poland and Romania
Lord Tebbit condemns 'sloppy' Cameron Pakistan terror claim | Politics | guardian.co.uk
"It is not in our interests to be at loggerheads with a country which is so important to the outcome in Afghanistan and so essential to our national security," Campbell said. Lord Tebbit condemns 'sloppy' Cameron Pakistan terror claim | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Pakistan Is Winning the War in Afghanistan, Says Small Wars' Pundit
"U.S. policymakers have seemingly concluded that they have more options and less risk by engaging Pakistan. They tried isolating Pakistan and found that course was neither wise nor sustainable. As a result, the Washington has opted to shower Pakistan with aid and hope that persistent persuasion will eventually result in greater Pakistani action against the Afghan Taliban." This Week at War: Pakistan Is Winning the War in Afghanistan - By Robert Haddick | Foreign Policy
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