In his book, Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam, author Zahid Hussain wrestles with the contradictions and complexities of arguably one of the most critical alliances in America’s declared “global war on terror.” Hussain’s fundamental contention is that Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, put himself in an untenable position since allying himself with the United States after September 11, 2001. By vowing to fight extremism inside his own country, Musharref effectively pit Pakistan at war with itself. Meanwhile the…
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