Without mentioning the issue specifically, he restated the philosophy he had laid out in Thursday's speech on national security.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

"Over the 90 percent of the more than 3,000 polling stations, fixed and mobile,countrywide opened on time this morning and no logistical problems or challenges worth mentioning were experienced,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

The defense minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardak, noted that even nations with "100-fold" more security resources, mentioning the United States, Britain,Spain,India, Indonesia and Pakistan, have not been able to prevent all attempted terrorist attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.16

That has set off intense speculation here about the identity of the intended victim with published reports mentioning high-profile Congress Party politician Rahul Gandhi, whose father and grandmother, both prime ministers, were assassinated.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30