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In recent weeks, Musharraf has restored some of the rights he snatched when he declared on Nov. 3 what amounted to martial law. He even let former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif return from exile; he pledged to hold elections soon. But democracy is about more than casting...
But democracy is about more than casting a vote. It's about building lasting institutions such as a free press, an effective legislature and, most importantly, an independent judiciary. By circumventing the constitution, and by twice dismissing the Supreme Court, Musharraf has inflicted long-term damage on the country. Given...
American political leaders have rightly painted today’s conference at Annapolis as the greatest hope for Middle East peace since 2000’s ill-fated Camp David. Yet for all the lip service paid to peace in the Middle East, few in America’s Jewish...
General David Petraeus' success, however tentative, in turning down the boiling violence in Iraq is winning praise from Washington politicians. But it's his recent trip back to the capital to help select the next crop of the Army's one-star generals that's generating Hooahs! up and down...
Still, India has been careful to avoid condemning Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule, and has refrained from demanding the restoration of democracy. New Delhi is reluctant to denounce the man it has come to reluctantly regard as its best chance for peace with its neighbor, whether fleeting or long...