The War Comes to Islamabad

BBC: Rescuers in the Pakistani capital are continuing to search for bodies and survivors of a suicide bombing at a hotel, which killed at least 53 people. Some 266 others were hurt in the blast, which devastated the Marriott Hotel.

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To honor the seven year anniversary of the attacks of 11 September 2001, Der Spiegel prints a strongly recommended collection of short assessments by seven leading thinkers on whether al-Qaeda is still a threat and how the War on Terror is going. 

Another article highlights not only the difficulty of this war, but the continuing lack of a US response to AQ information opperations or community outreach: 
Two white drones circled the area for hours ahead of the attack that left 21 people dead, including women and children, residents told AFP."We recovered 10 bodies... "After about an hour, the Taliban turned up," said Khan, who helped in the rescue work at Dande Darpa Khel."They ringed a building and erected a tent (to treat casualties) nearby," the 35-year-old said."Then they recovered more bodies and wounded who were sent to hospital."