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Nicholas Schmidle

Nicholas Schmidle, who lived in Pakistan from 2006 to 2008, is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of T o Live or To Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan, which will be published May 12.

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The Playboy Running Pakistan

As Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari heads for Washington—amid a fresh surge of violence in his country—Nicholas Schmidle explains how a Karachi playboy and accused murderer became our ally, and why his days are numbered.

Nicholas Schmidle

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