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...common denominator between Pakistan, Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq is an ongoing war, wars without end, wars that poison democracy. The Bush Administration is particularly culpable in creating the chaos in Pakistan because it forced a premature reconciliation between President Musharraf and Bhutto; it forced Musharraf to lift martial law; it showered money on Musharraf to fight a war that was never popular in Pakistan. The Administration could not understand that it can't have both in Pakistan - a democracy and a war on terrorism...
...state of Punjab. Although they make up only 2% of the wider Indian population, they are a close-knit and prosperous community with a strong cultural affiliation. But the battle to preserve the turban may well be the toughest facing the Sikhs since they were first rallied as a martial nation by their tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, in 1699, to fight the oppressive Mughal rulers of India. A rehatnama, or book of ordinances, dating back to this period enjoins Sikh men to wear their hair long and sport a turban. But Sikh scholars estimate that in some regions of Punjab...
...impact of celebrity endorsements is highly questionable, but that doesn't stop candidates from courting famous friends. Not everyone can claim Oprah or Streisand, but even martial-arts stars and porn kings create buzz. Test your campaign and pop-culture knowledge by matching up the endorsements below...
...mock presidential poll between Musharraf and Chaudhry. Among those who participated, 70% voted for the Chief Justice over the President. "It is not a choice between two persons," said Gallup Pakistan's Ijaz Shafi Gilani. "[It's] a massive preference for the rule of law, as opposed to martial...
...leader knows how to get out his base. His administration has politically and economically enfranchized the majority poor for perhaps the first time in Venezuela's history and he has been very skillful at whipping up that mass of his support by portraying contests like this as martial resistance to the threat of yanqui imperialism. "This is a battle, a political war, an international conflict!" he shouted on the referendum campaign stump in Caracas this month. "The U.S. wants a Venezuela on its knees, but the Bolivarian Revolution will struggle until death...