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PAKISTAN IN THE SHADOW OF JIHAD AND AFGHANISTAN
Mary Anne Weaver
FSG, Dec 2002, $24.00, 284 pp.
ISBN: 0374228949
PAKISTAN IN THE SHADOW OF JIHAD AND AFGHANISTAN is a frightening series of essays written by New Yorker foreign corespondent Mary Anne Weaver over a country that she has covered for the past two decades. Ms. Weaver makes a power case that the United States and the world need to pay attention to this nation that the author says could easily disintegrate into Yugoslavia with nuclear weapons. Though some of the writings seem to ramble, for the most part readers obtain an in-depth look at a potentially troubled country including the American role in building up the region's Jihad philosophy in the 1980s and now. The writings also provide a deep look at past leaders and the recently headlined president (that is the most interesting inclusions). Bottom line is that Ms. Weaver shouts the alarms as she concludes that if the Islamic extremists defeat General Musharraf, President Bush's war on terrorism turns nearly impossible to win. This easy to read pick up and put down glimpse of a nation that could push the world one step beyond the brink.
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