Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
Miriad internal conflicts throw Pakistan into an never ending cycle of mini-civil wars: families killing their women for “illicit affairs”, human right activists beaten to death for testifying against abusive police practices, politicians assassinated without any retribution. The Economist draws the line…
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…
The Altantic Monthly publishes a terrifyingly insightful article about Pakistan’s nuclear shell game. According to it, what keeps the Pakistani leaders up at night is a highly unlikely US air strike, not a predictable (by past incidents) Jihadi suicide rush on the…
An US intelligence official confirmed to Financial Times that Pakistan shared with China samples of material and photographs of the US stealth helicopter that crashed during the raid on Osama bin Laden. The helicopter seems to be engineered to avoid radar detection.…
Three devastating explosions in three busy areas of Mumbai (Zavari Bazaar, Davar West, and near Mumbai Opera House) have produced by the latest accounts over 15 deaths and 100 wounded. The crowdsourced (collaborative) mapping project at http://maps.myindia.bz/mumbai/ invites you to add new…
The New York times announces that Pakistani secret services seem to take revenge on those that helped US’s raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Pakistan’s top military spy agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central…
Ilyaas Kashmiri, a Pakistani terrorist at times associated with the Pakistani secret services was killed in a drone attack in the tribal region (South Waziristan Agency area) of Pakistan. It is quite possible the he was turned in by his former handlers…
Wired’s Dangerroom reports on the amazingly fast transformation of Osama’s last known lair into a recruiting and training ground for the US special forces: TAMPA, Florida — To passers-by, T.J., a fit 20-something, is running around a red felt carpet about half…
Osama Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Mansion is now a scenario in Counter Strike The Abbottabad compound that was the scene of the recent killing of Osama bin Laden by a SEALS team has now been reproduced as a map (.bsp) for the the…
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani vigorously rejected accusations that Osama bin Laden was protected in his Abbottabad mansion by local army or security services. It is disingenuous for anyone to blame Pakistan or State institutions of Pakistan including the ISI and…
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…
A special briefing at the White House detailed the manner in which Osama bin Laden was found and killed by US Special Forces. The investigation started in August 2010 and involved Guantanamo Bay interogations. The speakers requested not to be named for…
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…
A sudden White House announcement Sunday night that President Obama will give an important address kept the nation in suspense for about an hour and a half until the president announced officially at 11:34 PM EST that Osama Bin Laden is dead.…
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.…