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...involvement.) Moreover, Bhutto can no longer count on unqualified support of party followers who first vaulted her to power in 1988, and again in 1993. And after eight years under President Pervez Musharraf, the general who seized power in that 1999 coup, Pakistan has become increasingly polarized: the civilian population wants democracy back, a fundamentalist religious fringe seeks the establishment of an Islamic state and the military is bent on holding on to power. How Bhutto, 54, negotiates this minefield will largely determine the fate of this nuclear-armed nation of 165 million...
...Awakening" movement lives on and his image adorned police cars, armored vehicles and city walls for Tuesday's parade marking the end of 40 days of mourning. Hundreds of Iraqi police officers and soldiers beamed as they passed the reviewing stands manned by tribal sheiks, military brass and civilian leaders at the Government Center...
There was a lot of trepidation. Ramadi's civilian crowds, who remained out of sight to both the media and the VIPs, were held back for several city blocks from the actual perimeter of the parade for fear of a bomb or other attack. No explosions occurred, but without crowds, the entire event seemed merely a dress rehearsal staged for the benefit of the dignitaries and press, a marching band playing to empty streets. Military officials joked nervously about the possibility of venturing out of the secured area around Government Center to get a sense of the general turnout. American...
...terrain well suited to guerrilla warfare. Air strikes alone are unlikely to be effective against it. A major land offensive, depending on how deep Turkish troops venture and in what numbers, could lead beyond fighting the PKK, to clashes between Turkish troops and Iraqi Kurdish soldiers, as well as civilian casualties...
...allies on whom his coalition depends to stay in power failed on Monday to overcome the leftists' opposition that will effectively neuter the deal. The Prime Minister, who has staked his reputation on the deal that promised to bring energy-starved India back into the legitimate international trade in civilian nuclear fuel and technology despite the country's nuclear-weapons program and its failure to adopt the Non-Proliferation Treaty, appears to have accepted defeat: Last week, a subdued Singh shrugged that that while disappointing, "it would not be the end of life" if the deal failed to win Indian...