Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
A BBC correspondent laid eyes on a very insightful report on the continued strong relationship between Pakistan and Taliban leaders. The conclusion remains the same: we seem to be at war with Pakistan without being able to acknowledge it. The BBC’s Quentin…
Via Scoop.it – Foreign Affairs Ahmed Wali Karzai, brother of the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has been assassinated by a close security guard and member of the family. The Taliban claimed responsibility and the Pakistanis have reasons to rejoice. “Tuesday morning, AWK…
According to Pakistani military sources, Osama Bin Laden lived in Pakistan for almost 8 years. One of his wives, who was captured in Abbottabad, told her Pakistani interrogators that Osama lived for many years in fairly large urban centers in Northern…
ABC News published footage from Osama bin Laden mansion and released dramatic pictures of the bedroom where the final stand took place. Blood covers the ground and the bed. The inside of the building is nicely furnished. Electronic devices and appliances are…
Following a tip received by CIA in August 2010, the US intelligence community determined that Osama Bin Laden is located in Abbottabad, in North-West Pakistan, about 100 km North of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. He was found, in a “mansion” and killed…
In two highly readable books, Bob Woodward first embraced in Bush at War then trounced in State of Denial George Bush’s conduct of the war on terror. In a possible attempt to appear as an equal opportunity offender he got access to…
Image via Wikipedia Longer range M-1 style rifles to return to the Afghan battlefield? The U.S. military’s workhorse rifle — used in battle for the last 40 years — is proving less effective in Afghanistan against the Taliban’s more primitive but longer…
The Wall Street Journal announces that US pilotless drones patrolling the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan beam down their video feeds in clear. They use no encryption and anyone can just point their dish at the transponding satellite to “grab” the feed.…