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Pakistan Army Dominant Since Nation Born By STEPHEN GRAHAM – 9 hours ago ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's army has led the country for more than half of its 60-year history and dominated — or ended — the fragile rule of the few civilian governments to take office. The country's position on the front line of America's war on terror and the army's increasing involvement in the economy suggest the generals are well-equipped to defend their privileges — and may be reluctant to share them in the name of democracy. Officers and their families have their own upscale schools, hospitals...

A SYDNEY man allegedly telephoned the suspected leader of al-Qa'ida in Spain – Abu Dahdah – seeking help to move a "brother" and his family throughout Europe. The allegation about former Qantas baggage handler Bilal Khazal – made in documents tendered in Mr Dahdah's terrorism trial – contradicts claims by him that he had never spoken to the alleged terror chief, or even knew who he was. As more details of a network of alleged terror supporters in Australia emerged yesterday, it has been claimed a second Australian named in the Spanish court documents, Melbourne cleric Sheikh Mohammed Omran, was...

Iraqi security authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of two "terrorists linked to Iran," saying the pair would make public confessions, the official INA news agency revealed. "Hamza Qassem Sabbat, alias Abu Haitham, and Ibrahim Abd Jassem Mohammad, alias Abu Ayyub, would divulge "the terrorist actions carried out by the agencies of the Iranian regime which are in tune with enemy goals against our country's security," a statement from the public security department said. Iraq's security services managed to infiltrate "the labyrinths of treason thanks to a well-studied security plan and to strike at terror and its perpetrators," the statement added....