The Duel
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The Duel

Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Duel

Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power

About this book

Pakistan stands on the front line of the war against terror. Yet this long-time ally of the West, whose links with the US have caused enormous friction within the country, is in deepening crisis. As President Pervez Musharraf struggles to cling to power through states of emergency, press curbs and imprisonment of his opponents, a range of forces threaten to destroy him and tip the country into a full-blown civil war. Drawing on extensive first-hand research and personal knowledge, Tariq Ali investigates both the causes and the consequences of Pakistan's rapid spiral into political chaos. Shedding new light on controversial questions (did the US greenlight the execution of President Zufikar Ali Bhutto in 1979? Is NATO negotiating to grant the Taliban a role in Afghanistan? Are those now jockeying for power any less corrupt than Musharraf's current cronies?) he examines the various disparate elements and each of the key individuals whose conflicts are tearing Pakistan apart

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. CONTENTS
  6. PREFACE
  7. 1. PAKISTAN AT SIXTY: A Conflagration of Despair
  8. 2. REWINDING PAKISTAN: Birth of Tragedy
  9. 3. THE WASHINGTON QUARTET: The Man Who Would Be Field Marshal
  10. 4. THE WASHINGTON QUARTET: The General Who Lost a Country
  11. 5. THE WASHINGTON QUARTET: The Soldier of Islam
  12. 6. THE WASHINGTON QUARTET: The General as Chief Executive
  13. 7. THE HOUSE OF BHUTTO: Daughter of the West
  14. 8. ON THE FLIGHT PATH OF AMERICAN POWER
  15. 9. OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM: Mirage of the “Good” War
  16. 10. CAN PAKISTAN BE RECYCLED?
  17. EPILOGUE: THE ZARDARI INTERREGNUM
  18. INDEX
  19. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  20. Footnote