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Ali: Same Border, Different Foe
Znet Article, September, 17 2008
Mahir Ali
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It is unlikely the Russians ever had any intention of rolling across the Durand Line. However, more than a quarter century hence, the Americans have indicated that it is they who may well be coming. The New York Times reported last week - on Septe...
Ali: The American War Moves to Pakistan
Znet Article, September, 16 2008
Tariq Ali
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US military operations in Pakistan
Ali: “The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power”
Znet Article, September, 16 2008
Tariq Ali
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Pakistani border troops allegedly foiled a US raid on Pakistani territory Monday. Details of the attack remain unclear, but according to an anonymous Pakistani intelligence official, the troops fired warning shots at American helicopters near the ...
Hallinan: Danger in South Asia
Znet Article, September, 15 2008
Conn Hallinan
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If most Americans think Iran and Georgia are the two most volatile flashpoints in the world, one can hardly blame them. The possibility that the Bush administration might strike at Tehran's nuclear facilities has been hinted about for the past two...
Porter: Intel Council Warned Against Raids in Pakistan
Znet Article, September, 13 2008
Gareth Porter
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The National Intelligence Council, the U.S. intelligence community's focal point for estimating future developments, warned the George W. Bush administration last month that a decision to launch commando raids by U.S. troops against al Qaeda-relat...
Hoodbhoy: Pakistan's Westward Drift
Znet Article, September, 08 2008
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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For three decades, deep tectonic forces have been silently tearing Pakistan away from the Subcontinent and driving it towards the Arabian Peninsula. This continental drift is not geophysical but cultural, driven by a belief that Pakistan must exch...
Ali: No more Mr Sonia Gandhi
Znet Article, September, 03 2008
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
“MEET Mr Sonia Gandhi.” That, reportedly, was how Sherry Rehman introduced visitors to Asif Ali Zardari back in February, suggesting that he would remain in the political shadows. Many of us feared the illusion was temporary. Our suspicions were c...
Abu-jamal: Pakistani Democracy and Ours
Commentary, August, 29 2008
Mumia Abu-jamal
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With news of the abrupt resignation of Pakistani general-cum-president, Pervez Musharraf, comes the stark realization that, in Islamabad, democracy means the power of the people over that of a dictator.
Ali: How Long Before the Military is Back at the Helm? Pakistan After Musharraf
Znet Article, August, 19 2008
Tariq Ali
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Pakistan's military dictators never go quietly. Field-Marshal Ayub was removed by a three-month long popular insurrection in March 1969. General Yahya Khan destroyed Pakistan before he departed in 1972. General Zia-ul-Haq (the worst of the lot) wa...
Bidwai: Descent into Chaos
Znet Article, August, 16 2008
Praful Bidwai
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Less than five months after Pakistan installed its first freely elected democratic government following eight years of military rule, it again seems headed for a big crisis. A confrontation of potentially large proportions is reportedly brewing be...
Ali: When it is time to go
Znet Article, August, 11 2008
Mahir Ali
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IT would have been possible to contemplate with greater equanimity the prospect of Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf’s impeachment had it been possible to take his adversaries at their word. Their record over the past five months suggests the ...
Ali: Inappropriate forms of intelligence
Znet Article, August, 05 2008
Mahir Ali
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OUT there on the international stage, the past ten days must have proved rather trying for Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. First of all, a gift he planned to take along in order to impress his American hosts was snatched out of his h...
Podur: Empires Don't Build Rivals
Commentary, August, 03 2008
Justin Podur
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In the background of the Indo-US nuclear deal now going into "overdrive", as well as the increasing economic co-operation and (most importantly) the joint military excercises and interoperability efforts and acquisitions made by India, there is a ...
Miles: Descent Into Chaos
Znet Article, July, 21 2008
Jim Miles
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The popular news reporting from Pakistan is limited, even more so than that coming from Afghanistan, which is even more limited than that from Iraq, in turn now becoming more limited as attention is directed towards Iran. For the most part it has...
Podur: So, what am I doing in Islamabad?
Commentary, July, 17 2008
Justin Podur
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I am currently sitting in my very reasonable apartment in the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue guest house, typing at a laptop that is sitting on a dresser and using a wireless connection set up for me by my host, Junaid Ahm...
Akhtar: The Politics of Musical Chairs
Znet Article, July, 16 2008
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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South Asianists have long been fascinated by the dynastic trends in the region’s politics. Explaining the longevity of the Nehru-Gandhi family in India, the Bandaranaikes in Sri Lanka, and the Bhuttos in Pakistan has been a favourite subject of ma...
Hayden: Afghanistan, Pakistan & Obama
Znet Article, July, 16 2008
Tom Hayden
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Barack Obama restated his Iraq phased withdrawal play in response to public questioning today but committed himself to expanding the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mian: MAD: Ten Years of the Bomb and the Obstacles to Peace in South Asia
Znet Article, July, 14 2008
Zia Mian
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The consequences of ten years of India and Pakistan having nuclear arms.
Podur: On drug wars and opium fueled insurgencies
Znet Article, July, 13 2008
Justin Podur
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Over the past few days the Americans have hit the Pakistanis at the border and are increasing threats of hot pursuit. Some of the peace deals between frontier forces and militant groups are holding. In other areas, the Taliban have besieged Pakist...
Jensen: Universal patterns within cultural diversity: Patriarchy makes men crazy and stupid
Commentary, July, 11 2008
Robert Jensen
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Some lessons learned while spending time in a different culture come from paying attention to the wide diversity in how we humans arrange ourselves socially. Equally crucial lessons come from seeing patterns in how people beh...
