Pakistan - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/pakistan/?source=rss&aim=pakistan en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT Pakistan's deal with the devil By Walter Mayr Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/08/pakistan_taliban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/08/pakistan_taliban/index.html?source=rss Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities. McCain's amazing Iraq somersault By Joe Conason Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/16/mccain_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/16/mccain_iraq/index.html?source=rss The "straight talker" has trashed anyone who dared suggest a withdrawal date. Now he's floated one of his own. Those women could stop traffic Catherine Price Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/06/female_traffic_cops/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/06/female_traffic_cops/index.html?source=rss Female cops in Pakistan are redefining what it means to work the streets. "We'll make you see death" By Joanne Mariner Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/10/jordan_rendition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/10/jordan_rendition/index.html?source=rss A harrowing account from a man the CIA handed over to Jordan -- smuggled from prison on tiny paper -- exposes U.S. complicity in torture. Killing ourselves in Afghanistan By Matthew Cole Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/10/taliban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/10/taliban/index.html?source=rss In a secret meeting with a Taliban commander, I learned how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops. The troublesome priest By Salil Tripathi Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/shariah_in_britain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/shariah_in_britain/index.html?source=rss A furor erupts in Britain over the archbishop's accommodating stance toward Islamic sharia law. Has the cleric -- and multiculturalism -- gone too far? Pakistan turns scary for Bush's war on terror By Juan Cole Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/20/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/20/pakistan/index.html?source=rss The unraveling of Pervez Musharraf's presidency has dealt a severe blow to Bush's fatally flawed policy in the region. Most Dems no better than Bush on Pakistan By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/03/pakistan_policy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/03/pakistan_policy/index.html?source=rss The Bush administration's bungling in Pakistan and Afghanistan has led to a resurgent Taliban and al-Qaida and loss of U.S. influence in the region. But Democrats did little to stop it. "Musharraf has much to answer for" By Edward M. Gomez Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/28/press_bhutto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/28/press_bhutto/index.html?source=rss After Bhutto's death, the press in South Asia and Europe fear for democracy's future in Pakistan, which could go up in "turbulent smoke and bloody dust." Benazir Bhutto casts a shadow over Iowa Walter Shapiro Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/12/27/pakistan_iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/12/27/pakistan_iowa/index.html?source=rss The assassination in Pakistan had the candidates responding to the real world -- ever so briefly. We South Asians like our leaders dead By Sandip Roy Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/27/bhutto_martyr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/27/bhutto_martyr/index.html?source=rss The assassination of Benazir Bhutto reminds us that in this region the allure of sacrifice runs deep. With Bhutto gone, does Bush have a Plan B? By Juan Cole Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/27/bhutto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/27/bhutto/index.html?source=rss Bush's failed policies in Pakistan, a nuclear power that al-Qaida still uses to plot against the West, threatens U.S. security more than Iraq ever did. When is a military dictator a freedom fighter? Andrew Leonard Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/21/musharraf_the_democrat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/21/musharraf_the_democrat/index.html?source=rss When war is peace and ignorance is strength. A selection from "The Collected Works of George Bush." No logo for the U.S. in Pakistan Andrew Leonard Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/13/no_logo_in_pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/13/no_logo_in_pakistan/index.html?source=rss Made in the U.S.A. labels aren't working like they're supposed to near the border of Afghanistan Torture may have led to Pearl murder suspect's death Alex Koppelman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/12/memon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/12/memon/index.html?source=rss Saud Memon was reportedly a shell of a man after being detained by the CIA and Pakistani authorities. Only Harry Potter can save Pakistan! Andrew Leonard Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/08/harry_potter_and_pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/08/harry_potter_and_pakistan/index.html?source=rss Karachi school kids think You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters have seized control. But where's Dumbledore? February is the new January Tim Grieve Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/08/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/08/pakistan/index.html?source=rss The White House backpedals on elections in Pakistan. Bush's old world disorder By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/08/musharraf_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/08/musharraf_bush/index.html?source=rss Gone are the days when stern words by a U.S. president could prevent rash action by an errant foreign leader like Musharraf. Bush and Musharraf's grand illusion By Juan Cole Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/musharraf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/musharraf/index.html?source=rss Democracy for Pakistan was never the deal -- and as Musharraf's latest power grab throws his nation into turmoil, Bush will gladly go along. A muted response from Bush Tim Grieve Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/05/bush_pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/05/bush_pakistan/index.html?source=rss What if Musharraf doesn't listen to the White House this time? "It's a hypothetical question." Moody's to Pakistan: Your credit is "under review" Andrew Leonard Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/05/pakistan_credit_downgrade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/05/pakistan_credit_downgrade/index.html?source=rss Ratings downgrades led to the ouster of Citigroup's Charles Prince. Could something similar happen to Pervez Musharraf? Been down so long ... Tim Grieve Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/05/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/05/pakistan/index.html?source=rss Pakistan in crisis? Rice is "disappointed." The collapse of Bush's foreign policy By Juan Cole Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/24/kurds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/24/kurds/index.html?source=rss From Turkey to Iraq to Pakistan, the mounting chaos proves the White House is just winging it. Nuclear hypocrisy By Joe Conason Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/19/bush_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/19/bush_iran/index.html?source=rss To avoid war, Bush should engage in direct negotiations with Iran -- and restore America's commitment to its own disarmament. Pakistan's election reckoning By Husain Haqqani Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/06/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/06/pakistan/index.html?source=rss How Saturday's poll could determine the fate of Musharraf, Bhutto -- and bin Laden.