Oct 1, 2009 2
Pakistan’s Army Heads into the Belly of the Beast
Here’s a link to my latest blog post at ForeignPolicy.com’s Af-Pak Channel. It’s on the Pakistan Army’s upcoming ground operations in South Waziristan.
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