Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Arrested (Time Magazine) Protests are expected to escalate as the government sends military police to detain Gen. Sarath Fonseka Afghan assault on Taliban to test US strategy (Hindustan Times) A planned assault on a major Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan is the first real test of a new US-led counter-insurgency strategy to re-establish government control and end the war. Military death toll in Afghan war passes Falklands (AFP via Yahoo! News) London vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll passed the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war -- amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new offensive is launched. Britain's Afghan deaths pass Falklands (AFP via Yahoo! News) Britain vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll passed the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war -- amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new offensive is launched. Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate arrested (AFP via Yahoo! News) The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, was arrested Monday hours after vowing to give evidence before any war crimes tribunal. Sri Lanka Arrests Defeated Candidate (International Herald Tribune) Sri Lanka arrested the former army commander and presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka on Monday, for what the army said were military offenses. Pakistan's military sets Afghan terms (Asia Times) ISLAMABAD - With the United States striving hard to establish dialogue with the Taliban, Asia Times Online sources privy to the Pakistan military establishment reveal that the army has clearly spelled out that Washington must make sure any Indian involvement does not go beyond development work in... Japan Balks at Bill to Host US Troops Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77 Congressman John Murtha, one of the most powerful and influential Democratic lawmakers on defense issues in the House for more than three decades, died today in Arlington, Va., at the age of 77. Murtha had recently undergone gall bladder surgery and was hospitalized Feb. 2 after complications wit... Iran Moves Closer to Warhead Capacity
