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Pakistan and the Taliban
The bloody showdown at the Red Mosque in Islamabad is evidence that Islamic extremists are increasing their power in Pakistan. The Bush Administration continues to support President Pervez Musharraf, but is he a credible ally in the war on terror? Also, a "gut feeling" about an imminent terror attack on the US, and politics and public health in the Bush Administration.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe bloody showdown at the Red Mosque in Islamabad is evidence that Islamic extremists are increasing their power in Pakistan. The Bush Administration continues to support President Pervez Musharraf, but is he a credible ally in the war on terror? Also, Homeland Security Chief Chertoff's "gut feeling" about an imminent terror attack and, on Reporter's Notebook, the former Surgeon General of the United States accuses the Bush Administration of political interference.
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