Epstein Secrets

d. "But these groups have supporters who are very rich, and if our revolution continues like this, with

has a much bigger population and can sustain a much larger conventional army than Pakistan. A nuclear capability thus serves, from the viewpoint of Islamabad, as the main deterrent against being overrun—Pakistan would maintain its arsenal even if the US. and Russia dismantled their last nukes. Iran seek

y assured, however. Despite popular notions of a rich, privileged Alawite class dominating Syria, the

ving that his cousin was innocent, and not involved in any insurgent activities, Tariq joined a group of tribal elders last October at a meeting in Islamabad organized by Reprieve, the human rights group. Neil Williams, a volunteer for Reprieve, spent an hour speaking with Tariq at the meeting. "We star

ources of funding via Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich Arab states. Such a strategy would enable the Pa

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ens tend to ignore its Arab citizens, just as the rich elsewhere often do not see the poor in their mid

Barack Obama set his sights on reorienting the United States' relationship with Pakistan. For decades, Washington had been a fair-weather friend to Islamabad, eager to work together when its own security interests were at stake, but otherwise indifferent to Pakistan's domestic challenges. But recognizing

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est it was the work of a group of Pasdaransi or a rich religious foundation, an institution that could a

d two million refugees.2° In 1991-92 there were nearly three million. But the two countries have had different policies towards the Afghan refugees: Islamabad confined them to refugee camps. It gave the Pakistanis a better political control over those foreigners but made the latter totally dependent on in