Taliban’s Popularity Linked To Perception It Will Lift Pakistanis From Poverty
Thu, 07 May 2009 14:54:46 -0700
by Emi Foulk The swelling power of the Taliban in Pakistan - or “Talibanistan,” as The Nation so pithily put it - has caused much alarm amongst American politicians, journalists, and commentators; and in Pakistan, too, the educated classes condemn the Taliban’s repressive and violent policies. In both countries, so-called champions of democracy are quick to cast blame. The majority cite the efficacy of ruthless intimidation - a sort of gunpoint diplomacy forcing women to stay indoors and DVD sto
Thursday, May 07, 2009
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