The Battle for Pakistan Pakistan's conflicting policy of fighting Al Qaeda while supporting Islamist militants against India has boomeranged spectacularly. Former intelligence official Bruce Riedel, now senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy in the Brookings Institution, discounts the notion that Pakistan is a failed state. It is a state under siege by the very radicals nurtured by elements of Pakistani military for launching attacks against rival India. Since the death of Osama bin Laden, the Pakistani military has fended off verbal attacks from the US and lethal ones from Al Qaeda.... More News... Lawsuit Looms Against Germany Over Cucumber Scare Gregg Benzow, Sarah Harman Deutsche Welle, 2 June 2011 Wrong guess about source of E. coli deaths triggers blame and protectionism Yemen Truce Ends With Blasts, Stokes Civil War Worries Mohamed Sudam Reuters, 1 June 2011 Seeking international support, opposition vows it can fight extremism As China's Workers Get a Raise, Companies Fret Keith Bradsher The New York Times, 31 May 2011 Asian workers compare wages online and add to global price pressure Worst Ever Carbon Emissions Leave Climate on the Brink Fiona Harvey The Guardian, 31 May 2011 People ignore warnings about a changing climate and refuse to change energy habits |
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