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On 3 November, President-General Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan, suspended the interim constitution and essentially placed the Supreme Court of Pakistan under military arrest. His move has generated a crisis in the region with serious global implications....

How has President Musharraf’s declaration of emergency in Pakistan generated a crisis with serious global implications? Pakistan to this day remains — along with Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran and Bangladesh — one of the few Muslim states where democratic processes have taken...

Are U.S.-Pakistan relations undergoing a significant transformation? There are clear indications that Washington is dissatisfied with the status quo and is seeking to ratchet up additional pressure to make Pakistan more compliant and responsive to America’s security...

American foreign policy sins are numerous and some are even unforgivable, like the invasion of Iraq—based on false accusations—which has resulted in much death and destruction. But to judge America by its neo-conservative foreign policy would be like judging Islam by what some...

Can the Bush Administration’s shift in policy stabilize Iraq — or will it lead to escalations in violence? President Bush finally admitted that strategic mistakes have been made in Iraq. In his much-awaited speech, he acknowledged his own responsibility for the failures in Iraq...

Two months after the American people expressed overwhelming lack of confidence in the President Bush and his war in Iraq by handing over the House and the Senate to the Democrats after twelve years of Republic control, President Bush finally admitted that strategic mistakes have...

This article so far has been published in The Asian Tribune [ Thailand: 12.20.2006], The Arab News [ Saudi Arabia: 12.22.2006], Arab American News [ Detroit: 12.21-28.2006], AltMuslim [ US:  12.21.2006], OpEd-News [US: 12.19.2006]Middle East Web [Israel: 12.18.2006], Middle East...

This article so far has been published in The News Journal [11.30.06], AltMuslim [11.21.06], The American Muslim [11.23.06], OpEdNews [11.23.06], The Daily Times [11.24.06], Pakistan Link [12.06.06], The Daily Times [11.24.06], and Middle East Online [11.26.06]. Serve Allah and...

This article was published in, OpEdNews [11.08.06],  AltMuslim.com [11.08.06], and The American Muslim [11.08.06]. Americans want change, but it is not clear in what directions. The Democrats have taken everything; the house [228-206] with an emphatic margin, perhaps also the...

This article was published in OpEdNews [10.04.2006], The American Muslim [10.03.2006], AltMuslim [10.02.2006], Al Ahram [Egypt: 5-12, October, 2006], and Pakistan Link [5-12, 2006] Iraq is a man made disaster. According to the UN, 6000 Iraqi civilians were killed in July and...