Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Pakistan's Struggle For Modernity -- A Commentary

From The Wall Street Journal:

The drama of the Swat Valley -- its cynical abandonment to the mercy of the Taliban, the terror unleashed on it by the militants, then the recognition that the concession to the forces of darkness had not worked -- is of a piece with the larger history of religious extremism in the world of Islam. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was the latest in a long line of secularists who cut deals with the zealots, only to discover that for the believers in political Islam these deals are at best a breathing spell before the fight for their utopia is taken up again.

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My Comment: Fouad Ajami sums up the Pakistan situation perfectly .... this is a must read post.

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