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The news trickling out of Pakistan suggest that Pakistan is seriously considering deploying Pakistan Army to aid the dictators of Bahrain against their own people. This, obviously, is a humiliating and troubling turn in Pakistani foreign policy: it will put us on the wrong side of history and make our army into a mercenary force for hire by powerful tyrants.
(The Pakistan Forum: http://www.pakistaniaat.net/2011/04/01/a-shamefull-foreign-policy-deploying-pakistani-troops-in-bahrain/)The news trickling out of Pakistan suggest that Pakistan is seriously considering... more
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The US military in Iraq freed an Iraqi freelance journalist working for Reuters news agency last week after he had been held without charges for 17 months.The US military in Iraq freed an Iraqi freelance journalist working for Reuters news... more
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki last week called in the Iraqi Army to cordon off the provincial council building in Tikrit. It was the latest in a series of actions by Iraq’s prime minister that have infuriated his political opponents while raising doubts about the strength of the country’s laws and democratic institutions.Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki last week called in the Iraqi Army to cordon off... more
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Appeals by prominent Sunni politicians against a move to ban them from next month’s election have failed, which could lead to sectarian conflict that might tarnish the vote.Appeals by prominent Sunni politicians against a move to ban them from next... more
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