Terrific Atimes article, on the Islamic solution for Pakistan…
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Ideas before bullets
By Asim Salahuddin
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE01Df02.html
The current crisis of militancy gripping Pakistan is the most serious threat to the integrity of the state since the loss of East Pakistan in the war of 1971 that led to the creation of Bangladesh.
Pakistan today is surrounded by hostile neighbors, is [...]

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Note: We’ve been having on/off problems with the blog recently.  Wordpress has been a little unfriendly. Anyone know if Movable Type is more stable? This post is 2 days late. Please read this post by Craig Murrey for good Q&A on the conflict.

Beginnings of a new cold war? How about talk of a World War [...]

I know many of us have been caught flatfooted regarding the latest events in Georgia. For one thing, I’ve always had trouble spelling ‘Caucasus’ and Abkhazia sounds like it was a name made up for the next installment of Call of Duty. Whilst I am also sure there are many around who had originally thought [...]