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Taliban Poised to Capitalize on Pakistan Floods
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Mark Herringshaw
The chaos and destruction left behind by floods ravaging Pakistan are giving Taliban insurgents opportunity to regroup. Over the last couple of years, the Pakistani army has succeeded in launching attacks against militants. But now, with thousands of Pakistani soldiers have been assigned to flood relief and will soon be assigned to rebuild bridges and…
Alaska Plane Crash Kills Ted Stevens and Sean O’Keefe
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Mark Herringshaw
Pray for the families of Ted Stevens and Sean O’Keefe. Conflicting reports indicate that Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history who lost his seat after a corruption conviction that was later dismissed, was killed Tuesday in a small plane crash in southwest Alaska. Stevens was 86. A family friend reported today that…
Pakistan, India, China Suffer Flooding
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Mark Herringshaw
Massive mudslides in northwestern China have killed 337 people in the last week. An additional 1,148 people are missing. The landslides occurred early Sunday morning after heavy rains started pummeling the area Saturday. In India, last week’s flooding killed 165 and injuring another 400 in the Indian Himalayan town of Leh. In Pakistan the same…
Afghan Medical Team Massacre
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Mark Herringshaw
Ten members of the Christian medical team — six Americans, two Afghans, one German and a Briton — were gunned down in Afghanistan yesterday. The gruesome slaughter was carried out by Taliban militants who alleged that the volunteers were carrying Bibles and were trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. The Taliban gunmen released the Afghan…
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