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...political amnesia and lack of scrutiny is rearing its ugly head again as Nawaz Sharif imposes himself on the political landscape of Pakistan. With the many challenges facing President Zardari and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the pro-Islamist Sharif is now being uncritically labeled Pakistan's most popular leading figure, even though his party (Pakistan Muslim League -PML) was defeated electorally by the PPP in last years elections. In fact, Sharif's entire political focus has been on Islamic populism fused with vigorous anti-Western sentiments, pandering to extremist views, and labeling his opponents in the 1990 election campaigns as agents of an "Indo-Zionist" lobby.

Two words -- Smart bomb.