Pakastani Actress Veena Malik Magazine Cover Causes Death Threats
by Should this magazine cover cause Muslim religious leaders to call for the execution of actress Veena Malik? While this shot stretches the usually PG-rated theme …
Category: Pakistan
Pakistan and Hiding bin Laden
Does anyone seriously believe that the Pakistani government did not know Osama bin Laden was living – and living large – in their country? Please. …
Pakistan’s Army Killing Taliban in Mingora
Not long ago we were worrying about Pakistan’s apparent lack of will to grapple with its Taliban problem and wondering if the government there – and the nuclear weapons it controls – would stay in power. Now Pakistan’s army is going house-to-house in Mingora to root terrorists out of the Swat valley’s main city and having success.
Democrats Evolve Stance on Terrorist Interrogations
Glenn Greenwald reports the inevitable: Democrats’ attitude about harsh interrogation techniques has changed now that their man has been elected and is about to assume …
Hitting Pakistani Targets Without Permission
Failing to act decisively – or at all – when in possession of intelligence about Osama bin Laden is perhaps Bill Clinton’s biggest failure as …
Lessons from 1968
Bob Herbert draws some parallels between 1968 and 2008 today but it seems to me that his message is incomplete. The Vietnam/Iraq comparison is obvious, …
Pakistan and Merit
Tariq Ali says that Pakistan deserves more from its opposition – and its ruling government – in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. A triumvirate …
Bhutto Dynasty to Continue
The NY Times writes that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been selected to be the future leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, replacing his slain mother. …
Islam / Liberalism / Pakistan
Murder on the Road to Democracy
I have to admit that I’m stuck on Benazir Bhutto. Quoting Mark Steyn again, “She was beautiful and charming and sophisticated and smart and modern, and …
Freedom Dead in Pakistan?
When Benazir Bhutto first decided to return to Pakistan to attempt to reclaim power I commented on a post by Kevin Sullivan to the effect …