AP: Bin Laden Says Obama Inflaming Muslim Hatred.

The Al-Qaida figurehead broadcasts a new message on Arab television, claiming US pressure led to a campaign of "killing, fighting, bombing & destruction" in Pakistan's Swat Valley....

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UPI:Pakistani Army Takes Back Biggest City in Swat Valley.

Pakistani officials said on Saturday that they had retaken the biggest city in Swat Valley, Mingora, from the Taliban; after fierce fighting during a month-long offensive. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis for the 2.5 Millions displaced civilian refugees from the Swat Valley continues.

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AP: Car Bombing Kills Scores of People in Pakistan.

A car bomb was detonated near a police and intelligence agency (ISI) offices. It killed about 30 people and wounded a least 300. Pakistani officials said the attack is a retaliation from the Taliban for the Pakistani army's offensive in the Swat Valley....

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Pentagon admits Afghan strategy not succeeding

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush secretly approved orders in July allowing U.S. special forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without approval from the Pakistan government.

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