By William Tucker
Yemen is not a failed state, but it is failing. This doesn’t mean that the state is facing an imminent collapse, but it does mean that Yemen is in trouble. Before the massive uprising that gripped the country over the last year, Yemen was in dismal shape and the situation in the country has now deteriorated to the point that the writ of the state doesn’t extend beyond Sana’a.
By William Tucker
Over the past few weeks public opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect-IP Act has reached a fever pitch. Today, many major websites have taken measures to protest the legislation with some, such as Wikipedia, going offline completely. As is typically the case with any controversial legislation, supporters and detractors have gone to great lengths to demonize one another while relevant facts are tossed aside.
By William Tucker
Paksitani intelligence officers are claiming that Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a recent drone strike near Miramshah. Mehsud has been reported dead by the Pakistanis so many times that he should win a prize, but strangely this report is a bit different (For those keeping score at home this is the fourteenth time Mehsud has been reported dead by the author’s count).
By William Tucker
Thai authorities have detained a Lebanese national on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks. The individual was detained after an investigation began in late December after a tip from the Israelis. As of now, the individual has only been detained because of his immigration status and not formally arrested. This could change later today, however, as Thai police were led to a large cache of bomb making materials.
By William Tucker
Two men on a motorcycle attached a magnetic bomb to the sedan of an Iranian nuclear scientist killing him and one of his passengers on Wednesday. This is the third assassination of an Iranian scientist involved with Iran’s nuclear program in the last year, and quite possibly, the fifth assassination since the covert campaign against Iran began.
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Pervez Musharraf, the Once and Future President of Pakistan?
by wtucker on January 26, 2012 in Commentary and Analysis, Pakistan
By William Tucker
It has been quite some time that I have addressed Pakistani politics, but with the current intrigue following “Memogate” it might be time to access the situation. In 2007, I called into question the wisdom behind the U.S., and other Western powers, pushing for then President Musharraf to remove his military uniform and rule as a civilian. Shortly thereafter, Benazir Bhutto, and several other Pakistani politicians returned from exile.