Pakistan closes in on Taliban leader's South Waziristan strongholds

Daily Telegraph by Saeed Shah, Daud Khan | Oct. 19, 2009 (News Report)

Troops were advancing towards the towns of Makeen and Ladha in the mountainous region of South Waziristan, in a military offensive that could prove decisive in the country's struggle against Islamic extremism. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Media
Topics: Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism, Bad Journalism
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Oct 18, 2009 - 10:17 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Emma Asomba (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 19, 2009 - 7:16 AM PDT
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 19, 2009

Pretty conventional reporting. This doesn't add any new information to this story, though it was written by two reporters in the country. I DID appreciate that they quoted the Taliban spokesman early in the article. It's good to hear their perspective/propaganda.

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 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 18, 2009
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 19, 2009
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