Husain Haqqani is a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. He previously served as an advisor to former Pakistani Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif and as Pakistan's ambassador to Sri Lanka.

Husain Haqqani's Salon stories

Saturday, Oct 6, 2007 04:00 PDT

Pakistan's election reckoning

How Saturday's poll could determine the fate of Musharraf, Bhutto -- and bin Laden.
Tuesday, Aug 17, 2004 12:14 PDT

Subcontracting the hunt for bin Laden

The twisted relationship between the Bush administration and Pakistan's military regime, driven by a mutual desire for survival, is undermining the war on terror.
Wednesday, Apr 14, 2004 17:32 PDT

From swatting flies to stirring up hornets' nests

A new terrorist document shows that as the U.S. flails in Iraq, only al-Qaida seems to have a strategy.
Wednesday, Apr 7, 2004 13:18 PDT

The rise of the baby al-Qaidas

Bush's failed strategy in the war on terrorism has spawned more al-Qaidas -- and they're funded by the booming heroin traffic in Afghanistan.

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