On the surface, the direct cause of a deadly U.S. helicopter incident that prompted a crisis in relations with Pakistan was faulty mapping information and miscommunication. But the official investigation into the disaster strongly suggests that its real cause is the Pakistani military’s persistent habit of coordinating with insurgents more closely than with U.S. forces.

In late November, a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan opened fire on a Pakistani military position on the border, killing 24 Pakistani soldiers. The acrimony in Islamabad has yet to subside: the Pakistanis kicked the CIA out of a...

Just a few of the many screens on the web

As Frost points out the mobile world is more than just the WebKit-based iOS and Android browsers that often grab all the headlines. In fact the most widely used mobile browser is not even a WebKit browser (it’s Opera) and there are dozens of other m...