The Duel: Pakistan On The Flight Path Of American Power
by Tariq Ali /
2009 / English / EPUB
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Now in paperback, from a writer with unrivalled access and
knowledge, a riveting portrait of America’s closest ally in the war
on terror as it spirals into political chaos.The sixth most
populous country in the world, Pakistan is the only Islamic state
to have nuclear weapons. Its border with Afghanistan extends over
1,000 miles and is the likely hideout of Osama bin Laden. Yet it is
the linchpin in the United States’ war on terror, receiving over
$10 billion of American aid since 2001 and purchasing more than $5
billion of U.S. weaponry in 2006 alone.
Now in paperback, from a writer with unrivalled access and
knowledge, a riveting portrait of America’s closest ally in the war
on terror as it spirals into political chaos.The sixth most
populous country in the world, Pakistan is the only Islamic state
to have nuclear weapons. Its border with Afghanistan extends over
1,000 miles and is the likely hideout of Osama bin Laden. Yet it is
the linchpin in the United States’ war on terror, receiving over
$10 billion of American aid since 2001 and purchasing more than $5
billion of U.S. weaponry in 2006 alone.
With unilateral incursions into Pakistan by U.S. troops pursuing
Taliban fighters, and surveys indicating that more than seventy
percent of Pakistanis fear America as a military threat,
relations between the two countries remain tense. The scion of a
famous Punjabi political family, with extraordinary contacts
inside the country and internationally, Tariq Ali has long been
acknowledged as a leading commentator on Pakistan. In
With unilateral incursions into Pakistan by U.S. troops pursuing
Taliban fighters, and surveys indicating that more than seventy
percent of Pakistanis fear America as a military threat,
relations between the two countries remain tense. The scion of a
famous Punjabi political family, with extraordinary contacts
inside the country and internationally, Tariq Ali has long been
acknowledged as a leading commentator on Pakistan. InThe
Duel
The
Duel, he combines deep understanding of the country’s history
with extensive firsthand research and unsparing political
judgment to weigh the prospects of those contending for power
today.
, he combines deep understanding of the country’s history
with extensive firsthand research and unsparing political
judgment to weigh the prospects of those contending for power
today.