Just because someone is a “militant” doesn’t mean that killing him or her is lawful.
Drones Obliterate Shades of Gray Between Militants and Civilians
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Pakistan
Once More Into the Breach for the “Savior of Pakistan”
A.Q. Khan fancies himself Pakistan’s Mandela.
Pakistan: The Real Swing State
Though Bin Laden Was Hiding in Plain Sight, His Extreme Caution Tripped Him Up
Security knows security when it sees it.
Taliban Compounds Crime of Shooting Malala With Its Legal Justifications
Now, the Taliban’s legal eagles have swooped down on Malala Yousufzai.
If Drone Strikes Are “Surgical,” the U.S. Is Guilty of Military Malpractice
Would that Pakistanis could sue the U.S. government for drone strikes.
Smaller Nukes May Present the Larger Risk
If a state like Pakistan considers tactical nukes a viable battlefield weapon, the entire world is in trouble.
Widespread Muslim Scepticism of U.S. as Democracy Advocate
Despite continuous assurances that the United States favours democratic rule during the 18-month-old “Arab Spring”, majorities or pluralities in six predominantly Muslim countries see Washington as an obstacle to their democratic aspirations, according to a new survey released here Tuesday.
New U.S.-Pakistani Supply Accord Seen as Tenuous
As NATO supply convoys began crossing from Pakistan into Afghanistan for the first time in more than seven months Thursday, analysts here warned that the reopening of the key route does not necessarily signal a new dawn in the fraught relations between Washington and Islamabad.
Drone Strikes Magically Transform Dead Civilians Into Assassinated Militants
Thanks to fuzzy accounting, civilians killed in drone strikes are liable to be categorized as militants posthumously.