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The War Powers Act The War Powers Act of 1973 requires US presidents to get congressional consent before committing the military to armed conflict. But almost every president since WWII has ignored this Act. Under the Act, the President can only send combat troops into battle or into areas where ‘imminent’ hostilities are likely, for… Read more.
Politicians and pundits – in Pakistan and the United States – have been waxing indignant to the point of belligerence over the past week about the potential fallout from the spectacular way U.S. Special Forces willfully violated Pakistan’s sovereignty to get Osama bin Laden. For example, on the one hand, we had Pakistani Prime Minister… Read more.
When President Zardari’s government forces and Nawaz Sharif’s opposition protesters clashed on the streets of Pakistan over the weekend it confirmed this prediction I first made over a year ago: Having rid the country of bogeyman Musharraf (who at least enforced some degree of stability), Zardari and Sharif now seem determined to plunge Pakistan into sectarian political warfare… Read more.
History repeated itself in Pakistan yesterday as thousands of lawyers from cities all over the country mounted another “Long March,” which they hope will end on Monday with a sit-in at the parliament in the capital, Islamabad. And, like last year, the clarion call this year is for the president to reinstate all judges sacked… Read more.
