Outside View: Pakistani SOS

Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2010 -
If Shakespeare were to write a tragedy today, it could well begin: "Alas poor Pakistan. I knew it well." Facing existential economic and security threats, it hardly needed a third, in this case the catastrophic "super flood" that became a massive water sword slashing through Pakistan's underbelly. Estimates are that as many as 20 million of Pakistan's 170 million-180 million citizens co ... more

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