HuffPost World Daily Brief: $10 Million Bounty.. Chaos In Mali.. Deadly Airstrikes

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty For Pakistani Militant Chief

ISLAMABAD -- The United States has offered a $10 million bounty for the founder of the Pakistani militant group blamed for the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166 people, a move that could complicate U.S.-Pakistan relations at a tense time.

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	Rebecca Tinsley: Time for Some Real "Peacekeeping" in Darfur Despite what the UN says, the terror continues in Darfur. UN officials say there is now "much less organized violence" in the remote western province of Sudan. However, the Sudanese government continues to bomb, rape and terrorize its own citizens in Darfur.
	David R. Kuhn: Building Bridges by Breaking Bread in Afghanistan Real progress is intangible. Break bread. Encourage. Share a kebab. Hold the line in battle. Build bridges, and truly believe that it leads us to more security. One day, U.S. soldiers may be able to come home for good, leaving a more stable Afghanistan behind.
	Bennet Kelley: The Difference Between April and November Fools April Fools' Day is a day for light-hearted hijinks without real consequences. Embracing foolishness as public policy is a far different notion altogether. The Cuba embargo is one of several fixtures in American politics that requires a suspension of disbelief.