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On AlterNet: pakistan

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pakistan"

Bush Makes Belated Bid to Capture Bin Laden

Bush Makes Belated Bid to Capture Bin Laden

Jon Ponder, AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2008.
Eighty-one months after 9/11, POTUS vies for October Surprise.

Pakistan May Turn Over US-Supported Terrorists to Iran

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: PEEK. June 3, 2008.
The CIA denies any connection between Jundullah and the US government.

The Problem With Pakistan's Government

The Problem With Pakistan's Government

Paula R. Newberg, MIT Center for International Studies. May 27, 2008.
The inequities built into Pakistan's current political system affect efforts to stop internal violence and rationalize foreign policy.

Pakistani Rice Exports Alleviate Food Crisis

Pakistani Rice Exports Alleviate Food Crisis

The Littlest Gator, Group News Blog AlterNet: PEEK. May 20, 2008.
World prices on rice eased after Pakistan announced it will export 1 million tons to ease the food crisis.

Clinton, Obama and McCain Advisers Clash Over

Clinton, Obama and McCain Advisers Clash Over "War on Terror"

Ali Gharib, IPS News. April 4, 2008.
The campaigns' views of the world are worlds apart.

Right-Wing 'Thinkers' Reduce Pakistani Politics to Holy War

Right-Wing 'Thinkers' Reduce Pakistani Politics to Holy War

Ali Eteraz, AlterNet. February 29, 2008.
Simplistic conservative "intellectuals" are oblivious to Pakistan's highly complex internal politics.

Cindy McCain Must Be Proud of Jim Crow

Cindy McCain Must Be Proud of Jim Crow

Blue Texan, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2008.
Given that she's lived through segregation, My Lai, and Abu Grhaib, it's fairly disturbing that Cindy McCain has ALWAYS been proud of our country.

John McCain Owns Bush's Surge...and Its Consequences

John McCain Owns Bush's Surge...and Its Consequences

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. February 11, 2008.
Let McCain take all the credit he wants for the surge. It looks like the voters will hold him responsible for the consequence -- all of them.

Why Barack Should De-Escalate on Pakistan

Why Barack Should De-Escalate on Pakistan

Tom Hayden, Huffington Post. January 7, 2008.
Barack Obama's support for intervention in Pakistan if there is "actionable intelligence" against al-Qaeda legitimizes Bush's escalation plans.

Musharraf Blames Benazir Bhutto for Her Own Death [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. January 6, 2008.
In an exclusive "60 Minutes" interview Musharraf refused to acknowledge any security lapses by his government in protecting Bhutto.

Shocking Allegations From London: Corrupt U.S. Officials Sold Nuclear Weapons Secrets

Shocking Allegations From London: Corrupt U.S. Officials Sold Nuclear Weapons Secrets

The Times of London UKJanuary 6, 2008.
A former FBI translator claims U.S. officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets.

New Footage of The Bhutto Assassination Proves the Musharraf Government Is Lying [VIDEO]

New Footage of The Bhutto Assassination Proves the Musharraf Government Is Lying [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: Video. January 2, 2008.
This is important. It is disturbing. And it is necessary to watch.

Bhutto's Blood Is on Bush's Hands

Bhutto's Blood Is on Bush's Hands

Shahid Buttar, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.
The complicity of the U.S. in Pakistan's violence should alarm all observers.

Afghanistan: Still There Between Pakistan and Iran, As Screwed Up As Ever

Afghanistan: Still There Between Pakistan and Iran, As Screwed Up As Ever

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. January 1, 2008.
Almost everyone thought the US invading Afghanistan was a good idea--everyone, that is, except people who know their Afghan history.

Bhutto Didn't Trust Bush With Sensitive Evidence of Rigging Pakistan Elections

Bhutto Didn't Trust Bush With Sensitive Evidence of Rigging Pakistan Elections

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 1, 2008.
Can't say I blame her.

Did Musharraf Manipulate Medical Reports of Bhutto's Assassination?

Did Musharraf Manipulate Medical Reports of Bhutto's Assassination?

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 31, 2007.
The Pakistani public is not buying the implausible BS coming out of Musharraf's government.

Nov '07: Bhutto Names Her Suspected Assasins, Says Bin Laden is Dead [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. December 29, 2007.
Bhutto said in regards to working with Musharraf, "I'm not going to be the icing on the cake if it's a poisoned cake."

Bhutto: A Tragedy Born of Despotism and Anarchy

Bhutto: A Tragedy Born of Despotism and Anarchy

Tariq Ali, Comment Is Free. December 29, 2007.
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt.

Did Bush Risk Bhutto To Save Musharraf?

Did Bush Risk Bhutto To Save Musharraf?

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2007.
The Bush Administration did not kill Benazir Bhutto, but they want us to believe that only Al Qaeda is responsible and they're not.

Huckabee Clueless After Bhutto's Death, Says Pakistan Has

Huckabee Clueless After Bhutto's Death, Says Pakistan Has "Eastern Borders" With Afghanistan

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2007.
Huckabee’s muffed and embarrassing responses to Bhutto’s death underscore his glaring foreign policy incompetence.

Benazir Bhutto: An Age of Hope Is Over

Benazir Bhutto: An Age of Hope Is Over

Barbara Crossette, The Nation. December 28, 2007.
Our preoccupation with Muslim terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan often blocks out the bigger picture: South Asia is a region drenched in blood.

Pakistan’s Bhutto Assassinated

Pakistan’s Bhutto Assassinated

Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. December 27, 2007.
We don't really seem to care if Pakistan is democratic, as long as it's stable. Oh wait, stable countries don't see opposition leaders assassinated...

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

Ali Eteraz, Huffington Post. December 27, 2007.
Details about the attack that killed the two-time former Prime Minister of Pakistan are slowly coming via Pakistani media.

Will Bush Be Forced to Pay Back the $5 Billion He Wasted?

Will Bush Be Forced to Pay Back the $5 Billion He Wasted?

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. December 24, 2007.
While Musharraf was cracking jokes at Bush's expense he was stealing billions of American taxpayer dollars from the clueless Texas clod.

Disappearing In Secret Pakistani and US Prisons

Disappearing In Secret Pakistani and US Prisons

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 19, 2007.
Sound familiar? A lawless government engages in unlawful arrests; people just disappear and are held in secret prisons for years, without charges...