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…from the war; the Marshall Plan; Cold War military spending; investments in universities, highways and scientific research; and falling oil prices. This will not do. Here there is an effort…

Sigh.

…concept of “lone wolf” terrorist sympathizers encouraged via the Internet or even by television news reporting on military conflicts and radical groups—including those who, like Mateen, were born in this…

Pakistan Today, Here Tomorrow

…marked by tussles between state institutions and the army. The chain of events that started with a seemingly whimsical news item about the war of words between the military and…