Tag Archives: Asia Times

Iraq is not the only sovereign nation evicting the USA: Pakistan is as well

December 13, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Asia Times reports today that an innocuous-looking thing happened on Sunday – Pakistan regained possession of the Shamsi air base in Balochistan near the border with Iran after evicting the US military presence from there. The base itself had been leased to … read more »

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Police probes claims of locals training with al-Qaeda

January 15, 2011 by benim

National police are investigating claims that a dozen Canadians have received Al-Qaeda training aimed at carrying out attacks in Canadian cities, a police official said Saturday. The Hong Kong-based Asia Times reported that the Canadians arrived in Afghanistan last February … read more »

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