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...Pakistan. The 61-year-old, two-time member of the National Assembly is a veteran of the country's rough-and-tumble politics: she has switched political parties four times. That has helped earn her the derogatory epithet lota, the round-bottomed (and thus wobbly) pitchers used in Pakistani bathrooms. But this time around, Hussain has a powerful ally: the ghost of Benazir Bhutto, the popular former Prime Minister who was assassinated on December...
...Pakistan, few candidates rely on platforms. The Pakistani political system is based on an elected official's ability to deliver locally. "You will never see a candidate offer a five-point plan to solve the flour crisis because it's not really what the voter cares about," says a Western official, who calls politicking in Pakistan "pork-barrel politics to the nth degree." The whole system is built around largesse, favors and influence peddling, he says. Instead, politicians prefer to buy flour themselves and distribute it amongst the poor - a better way to earn personal loyalty and guarantee votes...
...Musharraf, increasingly unpopular since his dismissal late last year of the Supreme Court - which was poised to invalidate his recent re-election on constitutional grounds - will likely face even more popular opprobrium following the latest attack. But, says Zehra, this should not be confused with Pakistani reluctance to pursue terrorists. "It would be erroneous to draw any conclusions from public criticism against Musharraf for letting in U.S. forces. In the greater context, there is a lack of trust between the people of Pakistan and Musharraf's government. Because of his lack of political legitimacy there is bound to be criticism...
...General Talat Masood, who recently signed an open letter asking Musharraf to step down as president, says this attack, if it did kill al Libi, "shows that our intelligence is getting better, and that sometimes the Predator drones do work." However, he cautions, "It gives the impression that Pakistani sovereignty has been breached, and that builds resentment." Recent remarks by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the United States is "ready, willing and able" to conduct joint combat operations against rising militancy in Pakistan has only inflamed tensions. The prevailing opinion is that for the past six years Pakistan...
...Neither U.S. nor Pakistani officials have officially confirmed Tuesday's predator attack, but such joint maneuverings come as little surprise to Pakistani analysts. "This is nothing new," says defense analyst Nasim Zehra. "Coordinated attacks using Pakistani intelligence and U.S. firepower have been accepted by many levels of governmental institutions, but for deniability purposes no one will ever confirm what happened...