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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Rejects Afghanistan Time Limits
By David Sessions - Politics DailyPervez Musharraf, the former president of Pakistan, writes in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal that "the exit strategy from Afghanistan must not and cannot be time related." Musharraf argues that the United States had the support of the Afghan people after "liberating" them from the Taliban in 2001, but that popular opinion turned sour when the victory did not lead to a stable, representative government. Now, the former president says, the United States must create a "political surge" in addition to the troops President Obama has promised. "A military solution alone cannot guarantee success," ...
Castro Resigns, Musharraf's Party Ousted
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyIt was a bad day for petty tyrants. Following half of a decade as a communist dictator and constant thorn in the side of the United States, Cuban leader Fidel Castro has announced he will resign. The announcement was met with subtle indifference among Cubans, and hopeful applause from the U.S. "I believe that the change from Fidel Castro ought to begin a period of a democratic transition," stated President Bush. However, as Castro's brother Raul (who has been ruling in his stead since mid-2006) is presumed to ascend as the next president, significant change is highly unlikely. As Mark Impomeni ...
Pakistan Elections Sweep Out Ruling Party
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyParliamentary elections were held in Pakistan today, with President Pervez Musharraf's ruling Muslim League-Q Party suffering badly at the polls. Opposition paties, one led by the son of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, and the other led by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, were each able to claim over 100 seats in the 272 seat parliament. Musharraf's party, by contrast, was able to hold on to only 20 to 30 seats. The Pakistan Peoples Party, Bhutto's party, won the most seats and will be tasked with forming a government.It is unclear at this time whether Sharif's Muslim ...
Taliban Leader Captured in Pakistan
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyMansour Dadullah, a top Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan, was captured by the Pakistani military yesterday following a firefight inside Pakistan, the Pakistani military said. Dadullah, who succeeded his brother Mullah Dadullah after he was killed by U.S. and Afghan forces as the leader of Taliban militants in the border region, had claimed close ties with both Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, the top two al-Qaeda leaders.The Pakistani military hopes that Dadullah's capture will lead to more high profile arrests and killings of Taliban leaders operating inside Pakistan. If so, ...
Pakistan Rejects U.S. Intelligence Presence
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPakistani military and intelligence leaders met secretly with the top two U.S. intelligence officials in Islamabad earlier this month. During that meeting, Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell and CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden pressed Pakistan for greater access to the country for U.S. intelligence assets and offered Pakistan help in its battle with Taliban remnants and al-Qaeda in its Northwest Frontier Provinces. The meeting came in the aftermath of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, when it appeared that the country might be descending ...
U.S. Ally Pakistan Under Emergency Rule
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPakistan's President Pervez Musharraf suspended that country's constitution and instituted "emergency rule" late on Saturday. Musharraf's actions effectively end negotiations between himself and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as Pakistani security forces rounded up hundreds of opposition workers including many from Bhutto's political party.The issues in Pakistan, as well as the United States' relationship with that country, are complex. The U.S. counts Pakistan as an ally in the War on Terror, yet it is often dissatisfied with the pace of action against al-Qaeda leaders, believed to be ...
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