There is an interesting arcticle on Wired about Senator Obama using email and other Internet technologies to fight off email chain rumors of him being a secret Muslim. What makes it interesting is the viral nature of the Internet. Should Senator Obama use the Internet to fight off the allegations and possibily risk spreading it further or should he not dignify the dirt by giving a response?

Lately, Senator Obama has been becoming much more aggressive both in person and on the Internet to fight off allegations. I doubt it is a good strategy to be so aggressive and further an negative image. To paraphrase the Queen in Hamlet, "Methinks, Senator Obama doth protest too much!"


http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/01/obama_mail

Today, the Pakistani Army made a military attack in the border region near Afghanistan. The Waziristan region is not under Paklstani military control and is the stronghold of tribal leaders that support terrorists, like Al-Qaeda. The Pakistani army has found multiple engagements in this region with limited effect.

This new offensive shows that Musharraf wants to send a message that he is making a difference at tracking down Bhutto's assassins. He is on his way to Europe from a multi-day trip, including the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. This helps him with his interactions with other world leaders as well as sends a message to Pakistanis that he is taking action.

Hopefully, this will lead to a broader initiative for Pakistan to secure the border and limit the activities of tribal warlords that are supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan. If it makes life difficult for Al-Qaeda...so much the better.


http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705491,00.html

Tags: Terrorism, Geopoltics