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Indonesia Muslims stage Obama protest
http://www.canada.com/Life/story.html?id=1235111


83 posted on 02/16/2009 6:39:19 PM PST by Velveeta
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Taliban Threats in Pakistan Are Heard a World Away

Last June, Bakht Bilind Khan, who was living in the Bronx and working at a fast-food restaurant, returned to his village in the volatile Swat Valley of northern Pakistan to visit his wife and seven children for the first time in three years.

But at a dinner celebration with his family, his homecoming suddenly turned dark: several heavily armed Taliban fighters wearing masks appeared at the door of their house, accused Mr. Khan of being an American spy and kidnapped him.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/nyregion/17swat.html?hp


84 posted on 02/16/2009 6:42:35 PM PST by Velveeta
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Pakistan: Conflicting reports about kidnapped U.N. official

Conflicting reports have emerged about deadlines involving the kidnapping of a U.N. official who was abducted earlier this month in Pakistan, the United Nations said Monday.

Information is sketchy despite news reports that a deadline was extended by the group that claims to have kidnapped John Solecki, the United Nations said.....
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/pakistan.un.kidnap/


85 posted on 02/16/2009 6:44:51 PM PST by Velveeta
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