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Move Over Musharraf

March 26, 2008 in Afghanistan, Asia, Bhutto, Democracy, Elections, John Negroponte, military, Musharraf, Muslim League, Negroponte, Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League-N, Pakistan People's Party, PPP, Richard Boucher, Sharif, U.S., Yousuf Raza Gilani | by | 1 comment

Pakistan’s parliament votes in a new Prime Minister.  Read about it here.

Reforming Pakistan’s Intelligence Service

March 25, 2008 in Abbas, Asia, Belfer Center, Bhutto, CIA, ISI, military, Mossad, Musharraf, Pakistan, Pakistan People's Party, Reform, Terrorism, U.S. | by | Leave a comment

Part 3 of Network 2020’s Pakistan delegate Hassan Abbas’s series on Pakistan can be found here.

Five Years and Counting: Ten Unpleasant Truths about the War in Iraq

March 24, 2008 in Al Qaeda, Baghdad, Belfer Center, Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George W. Bush, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Kurd, Middle East, military, Muslims, Neoconservative, Oil, Peace, Separatists, Shia, Stephen M. Walt, strategy, Sunni, surge, Terrorism, U.S., Weapons, WMD | by | Leave a comment

Stephen M. Walt opines about the Iraq war.  Read about it here.

Casualties of War

March 24, 2008 in Arab Militia, Baghdad, Bush, George W. Bush, Green Zone, Iraq, Iraq Body Count, Kurd, Maliki, Middle East, military, Muqtada al-Sadr, Muslims, Separatists, Shia, strategy, Sunni, surge, Terrorism, U.S., Weapons | by | Leave a comment

Marine tribute

The war in Iraq grinds on with US casualties surpassing 4,000.  Read about it here.

Unhappy Anniversary

March 20, 2008 in Council on Foreign Relations, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Maliki, Middle East, military, Muslims, Oil, Peace, Resources, Shia, Turkey, U.S., Weapons | by | Leave a comment

Go here to see a wide array of analysis on the situation in Iraq on the fifth anniversary of the US invasion.  Brought to you by The Council On Foreign Relations.

Father of the Taliban

March 20, 2008 in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Arab Militia, Asia, Durand Line, ISI, Islam, Maulana Sami ul-Haq, Middle East, military, Musharraf, NATO, Osama bin Ladin, Pakistan, Peace, Taliban, Terrorism, U.S. | by | Leave a comment

Read an interview with Maulana Sami ul-Haq here.

Palestinian Talks Fail

March 20, 2008 in Abbas, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, Palestinians, Peace, Yemen | by | Leave a comment

Reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah is still far away.  Read about it here.

Justice Fights On

March 20, 2008 in Bhutto, Democracy, Elections, Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, Justice, Middle East, Musharraf, Pakistan, Pakistan People's Party, PPP, Protest | by | Leave a comment

Sacked Chief Justice, Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, continues to put pressure on Musharraf for his reinstatement.  Read about it here.

China Accuses Dalai Lama

March 18, 2008 in Bhuddism, Bhuddist, China, Dalai Lama, genocide, Hu Jintao, India, Lhasa, Martial Law, military, Monks, People's Republic of China, PLA, Protest, Tiananmen Square, Wen Jibao | by | Leave a comment

 Wen Jibao

China’s Premier Wen Jibao Accuses the Dalai Lama of instigating the riots in Tibet.  Read about it here.

The Ghost of Attaturk

March 17, 2008 in Abdullah Gul, AKP, Attaturk, Constitution, Democracy, Europe, Headscarf, History, Islam, Justice, Kemalist, military, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Reform, Sunni | by | Leave a comment

 Attaturk

History has yet to be reconciled, as Kemalist prosecutors charge Turkey’s ruling party with undermining secularism.  The Justice and Development Party considers a constitutional ammendmant to cripple the judiciary.  Read about it here.