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Riga 43:
:''Once a paratrooper, always a paratrooper. That's how Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf could be described in the wake of his decision over the weekend to suspend the Constitution and impose a state of emergency. He has always managed to shoot his way out of tight corners in the past. But will the tactic work this time? [...] In 1999, Musharraf came to power through a coup and didn't impose martial law. Eight years later, he has opted for a second coup, this time with the iron fist – a biting comment on his own performance in office.''<ref>Da [http://nypost.com/2007/11/07/musharrafs-coup-what-to-do/ ''Musharraf's coup: What to do''], ''New York Post'', 7 novembre 2007.</ref>
*Il Pakistan, malgrado l'indubbio attaccamento della maggior parte del suo popolo verso un certo tipo di politica elettorale, resta una nazione costruita attorno ad un esercito. Paradossalmente, persino i cittadini che parlano di più di democrazia, spesso guardano all'esercito come a un potenziale salvatore, una sorta di deus ex machina che, nei momenti cruciali, può intervenire per far uscire la nazione da un'impasse. In poco più di mezzo secolo come stato, il Pakistan ha subito quattro golpe militari, ognuno dei quali accolto inizialmente con favore dalla maggior parte del popolo.
:''Despite the undoubted attachment of most of its people to some form of electoral politics, Pakistan remains a nation built around an army. Paradoxically, even the citizens who most talk of democracy often look to the army as potential savior – a kind of deus ex machina that, at crucial moments, can intervene to bring the nation out of an impasse. In just over half a century as a state, Pakistan has experienced four military coups – each initially welcomed by a majority of the people.''<ref>{{en}} Da [http://nypost.com/2007/11/29/citizen-musharraf/ ''Citizen Musharraf''], ''NYPost.com'', 29 novembre 2007.</ref>
Riga 52:
:''Yes, Afghanistan is composed of 18 different communities marked by ethnic, linguistic and religious differences. But ask any Afghan who he is, and he won't hesitate to reply: an Afghan! The national identity has taken shape over 300 years — after all, as a state, Afghanistan is older than America, Germany and Italy. It is also one of the oldest Muslim nation-states.''<ref>{{en}} Da [http://nypost.com/2009/10/15/myths-of-our-afghanistan-debate/ ''Myths of our Afghanistan debate''], ''NYPost.com'', 15 ottobre 2009.</ref>
*Per anni, ogni volta che
:''For years, whenever I saw Mubarak, he reminded me of a mummy. He spent a considerable time each day to “prepare” himself. That meant dying his hair and eyebrows jet black, and applying rouge to his cheeks to make them look rosy, in more or less the same way Egyptian mummy makers did with dead pharaohs. He also wore heels to look taller and used a corset to keep his belly in. Despite declining eyesight, he shunned glasses in public. Even in his 80s, he wanted to appear alive and young, just as pharaohs had done. Mubarak's attempts at securing eternal youth were faintly comical and ultimately harmless. What was not comical and certainly harmless was the mummification of his regime.''<ref>{{en}} Da [http://nypost.com/2011/02/13/curse-of-the-mummy/ ''Curse of the mummy''], ''NYPost.com'', 13 febbraio 2011.</ref>
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