The Exquisite Contrarian

Pakistani military intelligence not only funds and trains Taliban fighters in Afghanistan but is officially represented on the movement’s leadership council, giving it significant influence over operations, a report said. More.

I’m not sure where Ollie gets his own personal intelligence, but he’s been spreading the word that Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has been captured lately.  In case you don’t remember, he’s the dude that told the United States Osama Bin Laden was a guest of Afghanistan back before Omar was blown off his perch leading [...]

Drones are effective. Should we be centering our strategy around them?  Are we already?

Relentless attacks against al-Qaeda in the Pakistan tribal region appear to have driven Osama bin Laden and other top leaders deeper into hiding, leaving the organization rudderless and less capable of planning sophisticated operations, CIA Director Leon Panetta said Wednesday. More at Al-Qaeda crippled as leaders stay in hiding, CIA chief says – washingtonpost.com.

Yes, that’s right, still not a single pilot killed in the history of the American drone program.  Simply amazing. This is why drones are great.

Osama bin Laden purportedly claimed responsibility for the attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas in a new audio message released Sunday threatening more attacks on the United States. Scared?