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...both Pakistanis and those in other nations as a stern but progressive-minded leader; many in the West thought him a stalwart ally in the global war on terror. Today, he is under siege, increasingly viewed as a dictator who refuses to surrender power, and a leader without the popular support needed to fight the extremism that incubates in his land...
...Which raises the question: If Musharraf's position is so tenuous, why is the U.S. so lukewarm to Sharif? Perhaps because the Bush Administration does not think he will ever be a serious contender for power. "His popularity is linked not to what he is but what he represents," says a State Department official. A senior Bush Administration official says Bhutto's party "has historically been more popular and closer to the moderate center than [Sharif's] party...
With much of Mexico worried about drug-cartel violence, the explosions that tore apart natural-gas and oil pipelines on Sept. 10 in the state of Veracruz caught many by surprise. The suspects? The leftist Popular Revolutionary Army, a once dormant group that staged a similar attack two months ago in the hopes of securing the freedom of a pair of its captured comrades...
...arrest of many of his aides, are planning mass protests. They are likely to be joined by a wide swath of Pakistani society, from Islamist parties to liberal lawyers and professors. Al-Qaeda and other extremist militants in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, meanwhile, are capitalizing on popular discontent to reinvigorate their jihad against Musharraf's regime: terrorist attacks, once confined to tribal areas in the north, have spread across the country. Some of Musharraf's political allies and fellow military officers are backing away, and his enemies sense his vulnerability. "This is the death spasm of the general...
...tested a nuclear bomb, earning the country devastating economic sanctions that were not lifted until 2001. He dismissed a Supreme Court chief justice--shades of Musharraf--and a President, and he promoted Islamic law. A senior Bush Administration official says Bhutto's party "has historically been more popular and closer to the moderate center than Nawaz's party...