To many in the third world, the hypocrisy of the west is beyond belief.

Did anyone else notice that on the same day as the bombings in Spain they were also making a lot of noise in the media about Uday and Qusay being granted asylum in Syria at the start of the war? Why they came back is beyond me. But you don?t have to be psychic to know who?s next on their list.

Pakistani authorities, meanwhile, have set up another operation in Wana to compliment the US's recently launched operation Mountain Storm. But in a dramatic development, Pakistani tribals have refused to comply with federal government orders and have jointly demanded the withdrawal of Pakistani forces. Tribal groups are even said to have threatened Pakistan that if tries to launch another operation there, war will be inevitable. As a result, the operation has come to a halt while Pakistan seeks ways of taking face-saving steps in front of US authorities.
Pressure is mounting on Pakistan to help the US complete its agenda in Afghanistan, or face the possibility of sanctions over the country's nuclear proliferation through the ties of Pakistani scientists to Libya, North Korea and Iran.

The International Islamic Front's global operations are likely to kick off when the Afghan resistance clashes with US coalition forces in major Afghan cities in the coming weeks. It is then that the network is expected to exert pressure on the US and its allies through more terror attacks, a new game that is likely to begin in Pakistan.

AT least eight Pakistani paramilitary troops died and more than 24 foreign and local militants were believed killed overnight during an operation to hunt al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects in a tribal territory near the Afghan border, an official statement said.

Seven of Indonesia's most senior judges have retired to consider their verdict in a case that could result in convictions against all leading Bali bombers being overturned.

"Libya was quite unhappy with this dog-and-pony show because it hurts them domestically (and) in the Arab world," said the senior official close to the U.N. watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
"It looks like unilateral U.S. disarmament of Libya and Libya wants it recognized as disarmament under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the NPT, and IAEA auspices," the Vienna-based official added.

An estimated 100 to 150 kg (220 to 330 pounds) were used to make the 13 bombs: ten that went off, two that were blown up in controlled explosions, and one did not go off.

mred:
i'd previously heard a snippet or two that some of the bombs were exploded in a controlled manner.

from what i can gather, 2 of the bombs were pre-emptorily exploded - presumably so that they didnt hurt anyone, and presumably b4 anyone had looked inside (?). question - why was it necessary to explode only 2 outta 3 backpacks? and wasnt it lucky that the unexploded one had some phone numbers in it...

a blessing indeed, dog is on their side.