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...militants to establish a foothold in the tribal areas in the first place. Unless the government can follow the army's offensive with development, infrastructure, jobs and justice, extremist groups will always thrive in the tribal areas. Taking the battle to the militants in South Waziristan, says Lieut. General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai, the former governor of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, "is a requirement, but not a solution - a first field dressing to a battle wound." The solution, as is usually the case in regions that breed insurgencies - and not just in Pakistan - is better governance. No sign...
Transformative Experience There are no toasts at state dinners in Pakistan, because there is no alcohol. There are opening statements, though, and Clinton's - delivered impromptu on the first night of her trip after tossing aside her notes - was surprisingly emotional. Earlier in the day, President Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, had presented the Secretary with an album of photos from her first visit to Pakistan, in 1995, and a framed photo of Bhutto and her two sons with Clinton and daughter Chelsea. "It did bring tears to my eyes," Clinton said at the state dinner...
...recent proclamation of the result of nuclear talks with the West as an Iranian "win." And when Ahmadinejad unexpectedly showed up in parliament on Nov. 3 to push for his version of a bill to reform Iran's food and energy subsidies, speaker of the parliament and powerful conservative Ali Larijani gave him icy treatment. Even before the 2009 presidential election, Iran's parliament served as a source of criticism against the perceived managerial incompetence of the President...
Batool Z. Ali’10, a member of the Harvard Islamic Society, offered a similar sentiment. “The unashamed character of people who have faith at Harvard is really refreshing,” said Ali...
...deal, but then it quicly retreated last week amid a chorus of criticism inside Iran. Hard-liners reacted with knee-jerk suspicion that the U.S. was secretly trying to steal Iran's uranium, and moderates smelled an opportunity to attack the government. Finally, on Tuesday, Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei blamed U.S. arrogance for the failure of the talks and made comments that seemed to dash any hopes of a deal with the U.S. "The Islamic Republic of Iran decided from the beginning not to prejudge and instead to consider the slogan of 'change,' " he said, apparently referring...