Afghan official: Taliban using human shields (AP)

US troops close Taliban escape route before attack (AP)
AP - U.S. and Afghan soldiers linked up with Marines on the outskirts of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Thursday, sealing off escape routes and setting the stage for what is being...

Gunmen attack federal building in Pakistan (AP)
AP - Gunmen entered a federal law enforcement building in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, firing shots and terrifying employees in the latest in a string of attacks to rock...

Karzai condemns video of urination on corpses (AP)
AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday condemned a video depicting what appears to be four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.

How Did You Feel The Day After 9/11?
I thought about posting something yesterday, but it just didn’t feel right. As if I’d somehow be exploiting the day for page views. I know, it’s a dumb thing to think,...

Rebel reinforcements arrive at Gadhafi stronghold (AP)
AP - Rebel reinforcements are arriving outside one of Moammar Gadhafi's last strongholds in Libya, even as the forces arrayed against the toppled dictator give the town a chance to surrender...