Tag: Syed Saleem Shahzad
Posted on Sat Jun 04, 2011 at 06:51:47 PM EST
Tags: Syed Saleem Shahzad, Ilyas Kashmiri (all tags)
The timeline of the killing of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad and the drone attack that killed Ilyas Kashmiri is raising flags in my head. It could be coincidence, but then again, maybe not. Take a look.
Journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad was kidnapped, tortured and killed on May 29 or 30. It's widely believed Pakistan's ISI was behind it.
The Asia Times had just published Shahzad's last article on May 27, saying Ilyas Kashmiri was behind the attack on the Pakistan Navy base in Karachi.
Shahzad was the only journalist to have interviewed Kashmiri after Kashmiri surfaced following the 2009 false report of his death. The interview is here. [More...]
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Posted on Tue May 31, 2011 at 09:07:00 AM EST
Tags: Syed Saleem Shahzad (all tags)
Bump and Update: Journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad has been found dead near Pakistan. His body showed signs of torture. R.I.P. Mr. Shazad.
Time Magazine asks: Was the ISI involved?
Original Post 5/30: Pakistani Journalist Feared Kidnapped by ISI
Syed Saleem Shahzad, Asia Times Online's Pakistan Bureau Chief, and author of the newly released book, Inside al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11, has been missing since yesterday when he left his home to do a TV appearance and never got there. The Hindu Newspaper has more. [More...]
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