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Pakistan's Army: At War with Al Qaeda and In Bed With It

The Pakistani army, the fifth largest in the world, is a maze of contradictions and complexities. Meanwhile, it steadily builds more nuclear weapons faster than any other country in the world today.

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The Pakistani army. Credit: Anjum Naveed / AP Photo

Unraveling the mystery of who sheltered Osama bin Laden won’t be easy. Ex-CIA officer Bruce Riedel on how the army is both at war with al Qaeda and in bed with it.

Plus, Pakistan's

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