The refusal of the people to kiss or ignore the rod that has chastised them for so many decades…
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Asif Ali Zardari — singled out by fate to become Benazir Bhutto’s husband and who, subsequently, did everything he…
Pakistan’s Disfunctional Democracy
By Tariq Ali Six hours before she was executed, Mary, Queen of Scots wrote to her brother-in-law, Henry III…
Pakistan’s Coup Within a Coup: The Fate of Civil Liberties Unclear as Musharraf Declares Martial Law
By Tariq Ali For anyone marinated in the history of Pakistan, the Nov. 3 decision by the military to…
London Bombings: The Price of Empire
EDINBURGH MEMORIAL: Protests against the G8 turned to mourning as news of the London bombings spread. During the last…
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