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...Islamabad tell TIME, like the one that captured Osama bin Laden's lieutenant, Abu Zubaydah, two weeks ago. This time, however, they are after bigger quarry: bin Laden himself. Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca, the sources say, was in Islamabad last month to ask Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for permission to make the raid on Pakistan's mountainous border with Afghanistan. But Musharraf has still not given his consent. He is hesitant, the sources say, because the fierce tribes of the region are well armed and sympathetic to Afghanistan's former Taliban regime. An American military operation, especially...
...authority at home, respect abroad and the gold card of 21st century international politics?U.S. military backing. But there's one thing that Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has never had: an election. For a man who seized power two and a half years ago in a military coup, elections are dangerous. You can never be quite sure how they'll turn...
...Musharraf bought himself some insurance against the uncertain forces of politics last week when he announced plans to hold, instead of open and competitive elections, a referendum in May to extend his rule for five more years. The general is confident that public opinion and his increased international stature will carry him to victory. Analysts aren't sure. Pakistan's major political parties?former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League?have rejected the referendum as unconstitutional. Voter turnout is likely to be spare, which could bring embarrassing comparisons to Pakistan's last...
...Should Pervez Musharraf continue to rule Pakistan for the next five years? Yes No Not Sure...
...More worrisome is the possibility that Musharraf, with no nationwide political organization to back him, may cozy up to the extremist Islamic groups he's been trying to restrain. He'll win the referendum of his choosing, but if doing so emboldens the forces of Islamic extremism, that victory could end up Pyrrhic...