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...Musharraf. Pakistan has traditionally been fiercely opposed to an Alliance backed by old foes such as Russia and India, and had backed the Taliban's five year war against Rabbani's group. But Pakistan is home to the majority of Pashtun, and Islamabad has set itself up as the guarantor of Pashtun interests in Kabul. If Rabbani, whose own claim to power is strongly backed by Russia, can cut a political deal with Musharraf, whatever transpires in Koenigswinter may well prove to be primarily symbolic...
What country would not do as Israel is doing? How did Russia, guarantor of international norms as a charter member of the Security Council, respond to the bombing of apartment buildings in Moscow, allegedly by Chechen terrorists? By practically destroying Chechnya, razing its capital and killing thousands...
...allies and adversaries. President Bush's announcement Thursday that "we will withdraw from the ABM treaty on our timetable at a time convenient to America," will not be welcomed by either the Russians or most NATO allies. It?s hardly surprising, considering that when it comes to pinpointing a guarantor of global stability, most countries prefer a treaty to a defensive weapons system...
...English). His performance on Tuesday suggests he plans to do his best to turn his trial into a political tribunal of his nemeses, and he'll almost certainly do his utmost to embarrass the Western powers who at different points in the '90s treated him variously as the guarantor of Balkan stability and the fount of Balkan instability...
...military backing Megawati if she's politically weak? The military have long been held to be the guarantor of Indonesia's stability, and they can't be comfortable with the turmoil that has continued, almost uninterrupted, since the fall of the Suharto regime...