Zardari Turns Nuclear Arsenal over to PM Gilani

Informed Comment by Juan Cole | Nov. 29, 2009 (News Analysis)

By far the most important news coming out of Pakistan has nothing to do with al-Qaeda or the Taliban. It is a tale of the maneuvering of a wounded, corrupt presidency to avoid snap parliamentary elections, and to avoid renewed scrutiny by a newly feisty Supreme Court. And,I would argue that it is about poor economic management of the country, which is weakening the present government. Full Story »

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 by Judith Bello - Nov. 29, 2009

Juan stays on top of events in the Middle East and South West Asia. This piece is pretty straight forward, and preempts any hystrionic spin on the issue. This is a long time problem. I'm happy to hear that Nawaz Sharif prefers leaving Zardarai in power to another coup. It makes me hopeful that he is willing to abide by the election results instead of trying to manipulatie the situation in his favor.

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