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The resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is a sign of how the "war on terror" is changing. Mr Musharraf was once the lynchpin of Pakistan's alliance with the United States in President George Bush's war, but the days of a single strongman laying down and executing the policy are gone. Instead, a longer-term reliance on the emergence of democratic institutions to offer an alternative to extremism is taking place. This partly explains why for the US and Britain, the departure of their former ally matters less than it once would have. His time came and went. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, President Bush drew up battle lines and President Musharraf stepped forward to take his place in the front line. War on Terror changing But today, al-Qaeda is seen as a weakened organisation, on the defensive in Iraq and... [read full story]
