"Go ahead, Republicans, tell us again about why we should question the Obama admin's

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approach to national security and counter-terrorism".

TALIBAN SUFFERS ANOTHER 'SIGNIFICANT BLOW'.... We learned this week about the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's top military commander. Baradar was the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the war began, making this a key success story.

Better yet, it was the start of an apparent trend.

Two senior Taliban leaders have been arrested in recent days inside Pakistan, officials said Thursday, as American and Pakistani intelligence agents continued to press their offensive against the group's leadership after the capture of the insurgency's military commander last month.

Afghan officials said the Taliban's "shadow governors" for two provinces in northern Afghanistan had been detained in Pakistan by officials there. Mullah Abdul Salam, the Taliban's leader in Kunduz, was detained in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad, and Mullah Mir Mohammed of Baghlan Province was also captured in an undisclosed Pakistani city, they said.

When combined with the Baradar arrest, the developments represent "the most significant blow to the Taliban's leadership since the American-backed war began eight years ago." It also points to an unprecedented level of cooperation between U.S. officials and the Pakistani government.

And it gets better still.

Pakistani authorities using U.S.-gathered intelligence arrested up to nine al-Qaida-linked militants in a series of overnight raids in the southern city of Karachi, officials said Thursday. <...>

They said eight or nine militant suspects were arrested. One was identified as Ameer Muawiya, who the officials said was in charge of foreign al-Qaida militants operating in Pakistan's tribal regions near Afghanistan and was an associate of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

Go ahead, Republicans, tell us again about why we should question the Obama administration's approach to national security and counter-terrorism."

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Thanks Steve for reporting such uptodate news on the White House, the Military, and Politics across the board...and well, for being such a Political Animal!

[HughMoran]

1. I hope this works out as well as it seems it will

We could use a win like this...

[Cha]

2. The Planet could use a win like this..I would like them to wrap this

Afghanistan war up..accomplishing their goals, asap. At least we're trying now with intelligence on the ground.. and not some neverending, derelict warmongers in charge.

[Clio the Leo]

3. ah .... that's the reason for the approval ratings bump...

.... light bulb moment.

[SeattleGirl]

4. It could also be dué in part to Obama

Calling the Pubs out more on their lies and hipocracy too.

[goclark]

5. The bigger numbers could also be a lot higher

if the M$S would stop playing like the big bad wolf and tell the country the truth more.

Yes I see Obama on TV talking to a group of citizens that are loving him and yes I see Mihelle and everyone else in the AD. working 24/7 for worthy causes but ...

immediately after a good segment they start finding :cherry picked: numbers and "balance the news" with Sarah all day long.

[Cha]

6. Yes, and Team Obama knows this..they

worked right through the corporatemediaWhores during the primary and general election..and I know they know the mediawhores are America's Public Enemy Number One.

They're scared of Prez Obama and the People..:scared: Like they're going to lose their monopoly or something.

The "media" isn't going to change..it's getting the Democratic message out that's changing.(Thank Goodness and Al Gore we have the internet).

My perfect goal is for Americans to rise up in protest of corporatemedia and have millions marching on cnn. Thank goodness again that we have Rachel, KO, Jon, and a few others now..we didn't have anyone getting our message out when bush bombed Iraq..msnbc fired Phil Donahue bc he was against the war on Iraq..that's how craven they are.