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...Trouble with Tribesmen "Tribal Tribulations" [May 17] described Pakistan's abandoning of its campaign to flush out Islamic militants hiding in Waziristan, near Pakistan's western border with Afghanistan. You stated that "Pakistan's decision to pull back is leaving others to question again Islamabad's commitment to the war on terror." Although I support the war against terrorists and al-Qaeda, Pakistan should do what's best for Pakistan. After all, the U.S. does what is good for the U.S. Why are we Pakistanis expected to destroy our country and kill our own people to please...
...Fighting The reason for the disaster threatening the coalition forces in Iraq is the paralyzing inability of the U.S. to find an effective, acceptable and popular Iraqi leader [May 10]. By getting bogged down in tribal politics and cronyism as it tries to set up an Iraqi government, the U.S. is doing itself and the Iraqis a tremendous disservice. What is called for is a pro-U.S. Iraqi leader who has the brains, drive and charisma to keep the country united and energized to overcome the hurdles ahead. Until this crucial person is found, the future looks grim. Abhishek...
...around Abu Ghraib, in western Baghdad. The construction would have employed several hundred local men and therefore was a key part, Ryan says, of his plan for defusing support for the insurgency in the Sunni-dominated area. Now he is opting for offering small-scale projects through tribal sheiks, nurturing his ties with them. Still, the prison-abuse scandal has been a blow to even that strategy. "Every time we want to discuss starting a new project, their agenda is, 'We want to talk about the detainees,''' says Major Scott Kendrick, executive officer of the Thunderhorse Battalion. "We say that...
...Truce On Terror" [May 3] stated that the cease-fire between the Pakistani military and pro--al-Qaeda fighters "could be a severe setback for the Bush Administration, which has been leaning on Pakistan to carry out a clean sweep of al-Qaeda and the Taliban from the tribal territory." It also stated that "the truce raises doubts about the resolve of the Pakistanis to root out al-Qaeda fugitives from the tribal areas." But violence only begets violence. In the Iraqi town of Fallujah, Americans were fighting the so-called liberated Iraqis, whereas in the Waziristan area of Pakistan...
...India is a modern democracy - with the world's largest electorate - not a tribal society in the thrall of some famous chieftain and his progeny. As powerful as the Gandhi name may be in the symbolic language of Indian political advertising, the defeat of the Hindu-nationalist government of Atal Behari Vajpayee's BJP had a lot more to do with the economy. By many measures, that's a rising star, with growth rates and a booming tech sector that make it the toast of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Hence Vajpayee's decision to call an early election, advised...