Asif Ali Zardari

The Sick Man of the North Atlantic

Eric Margolis | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

Money, observed the witty British thinker Malcolm Muggeridge, is the homogenized form of power. No more money, no more power. The great imperialist ...

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Dueling Partners: Pakistan and America

Wajahat Ali | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Wajahat Ali

The real problem that confronts Pakistan is not a big rise of religion, but the total and complete failure of a corrupt and callous Pakistani elite to do anything for its people.

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Pakistani Troops Kill 15 Militants At Afghan Border

AP | STEPHEN GRAHAM | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pakistan, Afghanistan, War Wire, Islamic Militants, Islamic Radicalism, Asif Ali Zardari, Terrorism, Politics News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Suicide attacks have killed nearly 1,200 people in Pakistan since July 2007, most of them civilians, according to military...

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In Most Crucial Election Ever, an Open and Shut Case

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Mort Rosenblum

For our children's sake, it is time to put aside partisanship, prejudices, and petty side issues.

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Dangerous Liaisons: The Pakistani Gangsta' and The American Pit Bull

Wajahat Ali | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Asif Ali Zardari, Zardari, Palin, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Wajahat Ali

Who knew the cure for dementia, depression and PTSD was obtaining the post of Pakistan's President?

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Pakistan-US Troop Clash Prompts Warning From Pakistani President

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan sought to reassure Washington on Friday that it remained an ally in fighting terrorism, but it also warned the U....

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Islamabad Bombing Shakes Pakistan

Eric Margolis | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

The Marriot attack is further proof that Pakistan is edging ever deeper into outright civil conflict at a time when the stalemated war in Afghanistan is steadily seeping into Pakistan.

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Denouncing Islamic Terrorism Does Not Undermine Just Causes

Ray Hanania | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

Headlines in newspapers across the Arab and Islamic World proclaimed that the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad was a "warning" to Pakistan's...

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"War On Terror" Support Wanes In Pakistan As Anger Towards US Grows

AP | PAUL ALEXANDER | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The furor intensified Friday over Washington's decision to pursue Islamic militant targets inside Pakistan, with oppositio...

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Bhutto Widower Zardari, Pakistan's Newly Elected President, Dogged By Rumors Of Corruption, Mental Instability

ABC | Nick Schifrin | Posted 09.09.2008 | Home

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Asif Ali Zardari completed a meteoric rise from polo-loving playboy to president of Pakistan today, promising not to cede "one inch" to insurgents who...

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Bhutto Widower Zardari Sworn In As Pakistan's President

AP | PAUL ALEXANDER | Posted 09.09.2008 | Home

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Repeatedly paying homage to his assassinated wife, new President Asif Ali Zardari declared Tuesday that he has a comprehen...

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Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president

AP | MUNIR AHMAD | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Benazir Bhutto's widower swept Pakistan's presidential election on Saturday, offering hope for stability to a nuclear-arme...

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Pakistan: on the Perilous Path to Democracy

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Asif Ali Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Democracy, Afghanistan, Fata, Pakistan, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Politics News
Shuja Nawaz

The fledgling coalition government in Pakistan has a huge task before it: restoring democracy, the judiciary, and the economy. It will need to reach clear and unambiguous agreements amongst itself.

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Who Will Be Calling the Shots in Pakistan?

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nawaz Sharif, Army, Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Kayani, Pakistani Elections, Asif Ali Zardari, Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan Democracy, Politics News
Shuja Nawaz

How quickly Kayani makes his new appointments and consolidates his own position in command of the army will indicate the shift of power from Musharraf to the army chief. His window of opportunity is narrow.

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The Lion, the Arrow and the Bicycle

Derek Flood | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

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Derek Flood

Lahore's The Mall was eerily quiet as the polls opened this morning on the national and provincial elections that could budge the country's long-stalled plebiscite.

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