Pervez Musharraf

The US-Pakistan Roller Coaster Relationship

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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Shuja Nawaz

Unlike the 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, perhaps this time the US will come out in favor of the people of Pakistan. If not, then Iraq and Iran may seem minor challenges compared to what might emerge in a fractured and nuclear Pakistan in the years ahead.

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Bush Stands by His Dictator

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

Why not try some war-on-terror obfuscation to bail out his president-dictator buddy over in Pakistan?

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Musharraf Rejects Rice's Call To End Emergency Decree

New York Times | CARLOTTA GALL, DAVID ROHDE and JANE PERLEZ | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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The president of Pakistan, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, rejected an appeal by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to lift the state of emergency, insisting ...

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Hooray for the Lawyers and Judges - of Pakistan

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Pakistan Judges, Pervez Musharraf, Lawyers, Bhutto Pakistan, Pakistan Lawyers Jailed, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Judges, Politics News
Tom Alderman

Unlike Pakistan, a massing of homegrown attorneys-in-the-streets is not something you see in our 200 TV channel universe.

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What's at Stake in Pakistan

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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Sen. Russ Feingold

By continuing to bet on Musharraf to shore up stability in the short term, this administration has further eroded our credibility and commitment to freedom in the long run.

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NSA Phone Call Intercept of Bush and Musharraf

Bill Katovsky | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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Bill Katovsky

Musharraf: Oh, my good, trusted friend, I understand your concern but we all know what a nuisance lawyers and the media are. Bush: No kiddin'. If the ACLU had its way, Guantanamo would be emptied of all them terrorists.

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Pakistan on the Brink

Jeff Coryell | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

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Jeff Coryell

Students and lawyers are protesting around Pakistan, wearing black armbands and carrying black flags, and in one intriguing photograph carrying signs with the familiar "eject" icon.

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Jason Linkins

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Presidential Apparel

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

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Even as the crisis in Pakistan continues to unfold, Dana Perino is using her word-hole to utter some remarkable things, including novel positions on P...

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You Can Leave Your Hat On

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

If Mr. Bush feels that strongly about what he perceives to be a conflict of interest in Pakistan, why doesn't he step down as commander-in-chief, leave Iraq to Iraqis, and Iran to Iranians instead of pursuing a foreign policy that amounts to selective destruction?

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"RealPolitik" Likely to Drive US-Pakistan Alliance

William Fisher | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

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William Fisher

The Administration will likely have to put democracy-promotion on the back-burner and play the 'realpolitik' game. This will likely result in the US accepting another authoritarian dictator.

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Déjà Vu: On The Wrong Side Once Again

Sam Sedaei | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

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Sam Sedaei

If the US continues to support Musharraf, the most sustainable force that will likely take control of the country will be the one that is by the definition the most anti-American.

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Musharraf and Bhutto Both Called Biden Before Bush

Chicago Sun-Times | Robert Novak | Posted 11.11.2007 | Politics

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President Pervez Musharraf and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto each placed telephone calls from Pakistan to Democratic Sen. Joseph Biden, chairman of...

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Bhutto On Musharraf: "Any Understanding Between Us Is Now Finished"

Sunday Times of London (U.K.) | Christina Lamb and Dean Nelson | Posted 11.10.2007 | Home

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BENAZIR BHUTTO last night demanded that General Pervez Musharraf step down and insisted that any hope of an understanding with him was now "finished"....

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A Failure for Musharraf... A Failure for the United States

Raghida Dergham | Posted 11.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: Al-Qaida, Pervez Musharraf, Taliban, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Mujahideen, Politics News
Raghida Dergham

It's not at all healthy for the US to repeat earlier experiences, which will enhance Washington's reputation of having no friend that it wouldn't be ready to betray or abandon.

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Bush Admin Won't Have To Cut Aid To Pakistan Anytime Soon

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics

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The Bush administration has concluded it is not legally required to cut or suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Pakistan despite Presiden...

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Pakistan Police Surround Former PM Bhutto's Home

The New York Times | JANE PERLEZ and DAVID ROHDE | Posted 11.09.2007 | Home

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Pakistani police placed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest Friday, uncoiling barbed wire in front of her Islamabad villa, and reporte...

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Jason Linkins

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Long Distance Relationships

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

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Good news, everyone! After a few days of being harangued about how maybe he should respond to the crisis in Pakistan by picking up the phone and talk...

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A New Approach to Pakistan

Joe Biden | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

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Joe Biden

We've got to move from a policy concentrated on one man, President Musharraf, to a policy centered on an entire people: the people of Pakistan.

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Chickens Come Home to Roost

Jonathan Diamond | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

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Jonathan Diamond

Civil liberties are a good idea until there's a boogie man out there with some vague idea of undermining your way of life.

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Our Man in Pakistan

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

Where did the $10 billion go, and that's not counting covert funds, that Bush gave Musharraf to beef up his military to better combat the terrorists?

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Jason Linkins

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Perino's Portrait of Presidential Power Pierced, Penetratingly

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

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Hoo, boy. When Dana Perino took back the press room podium from Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt this afternoon, she sure imagined...

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We Need a Pakistan Policy

Joe Biden | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

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Joe Biden

If I were president today, I would be on the phone with Musharraf myself and make clear to him the risk to Pakistani-US relations if he does not restore the constitution.

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How Pakistan's Potentates Possess Us

David A. Andelman | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Pakistan Uprising, Shariya, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Bhutto, Dictatorship, Zia Ul-Haq, Dictators, Pakistan State of Emergency, Musharraf, Sharia, Politics News
David A. Andelman

At one point in the trajectory of any dictator, you own him. At another point, he owns you. We've reached that point now with General Musharraf.

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Jason Linkins

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Fighting For Democracy Over There, In Lieu Of Having It Here

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.05.2007 | Politics

Read More: Pervez Musharraf, Dana Perino, Pakistan State of Emergency, Pakistan, White House Press Briefings, George W. Bush, Politics News

It is a comfort to note that if President Bush had his way, Pakistan, at least, would be a lovely place to live.

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Of Pervs and Power

Scott Thill | Posted 11.05.2007 | Politics

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Scott Thill

From Musharraf and Saddam to Bush and Clinton, we're suckers for reruns. We can't get enough of them.

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