Zardari's War

Pakistan's president is finally turning his sights on his most bitter foe. The trouble is, it's not the Taliban or al Qaeda he's after -- it's his chief political rival.

Despite the claims of Pakistan's many conspiracy theorists, the United States cannot dictate political outcomes in Islamabad. Judging from the recent history of Bush administration efforts to navigate the messy end of the Musharraf era, Washington's leverage in the tussle between Zardari and Sharif will be limited. Still, the Obama team should be clear on the potential outcomes of this political clash and should do its utmost to avoid the worst. Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 11, 2009

Article that raises more questions than it answers. But that the problem. Everything in the middle east can't be fixed. Even if the Jewish State of Israel would up and leave, there would still be wars. The radicals and the moderates will still hate each other. Sunni, Shite, Kurd, Arab, on and own and own....,

Pakistan is getting ready to implode, and Obama and co. need to make this priority 1.

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