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Then Musharraf emerged as Washington's prized ally, earning global praise for his tough conversion to fighting terrorism. Secretary of State Colin Powell visited Islamabad in October and came away struck by how different Musharraf seemed from typical Pakistani strongmen obsessed with domestic order and India. Powell saw in Musharraf a military man of unusually creative intelligence who could focus on an objective, then determine the steps needed to get there. Powell reported back to Bush that Musharraf "quite distinctly intended over the long term to eliminate the sources of extremism" in his country...
Even after the meek inherit the rest of the Earth, Afghanistan may remain reserved for warlords. Don't be fooled by high-minded discussions in the West about giving the Afghan people a broadly representative government -ethnic and tribal strongmen are carving out fiefdoms faster than you can say "Taliban retreat," and it may well be these "facts on the ground" that determine the shape of the next government...
When Kim became President in 1998, expectations were high. As Korea's best-known pro-democracy activist, he had been jailed, beaten and nearly executed by Korea's military strongmen. After finally making it to the Blue House, he wasted no time in launching a peace offensive and flying to Pyongyang in June 2000 for a historic summit. At the awards ceremony in Oslo last October, the chairman of the Nobel committee compared Kim to Mandela and Gandhi...
...When Kim became President in 1998, expectations were high, perhaps too high, because of his remarkable rEsumE. The country's leading pro-democracy activist, he had endured jailings, beatings and a near execution by Korea's military strongmen. Arriving at the Blue House, he wasted no time launching his peace offensive toward North Korea, flying to Pyongyang last June for a landmark summit. At the awards ceremony in Oslo last October, the chairman of the Nobel committee compared Kim to Mandela, Sakharov and Gandhi: "To outside observers, Kim's invincible spirit may appear almost superhuman." But after a honeymoon...
...list goes on and on. Besides Mahuad, other internationally infamous Harvard alums include former kleptocrats such as Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Mexican President Carlos Salinas, as well as strongmen like one-time IOP fellow and Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew. Bhutto, widely viewed in Pakistan as hopelessly corrupt, found an enthusiastic audience at the IOP after losing power...