News Sources: New Prime Minister in Pakistan

Yusuf Raza Gillani has been elected by a huge mandate by Pakistan's parliament to be the country's next prime minister. For President Pervez Musharraf, once the country's supreme executive authority, it has been another bad day. What looks like the beginning of the end of his powers began with the sweeping victory of political parties opposed to his rule last month. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges and universities, including the following (click on names for contact information):

The Hon. Joseph Melrose - Professor of Politics and International Relations, Ursinus College - Ambassador Joseph H. Melrose Jr. retired from the U.S. Department of State in 2002, after three decades in the Foreign Service. During his diplomatic career, Ambassador Melrose held a variety of positions in Washington and abroad, including postings in Vietnam, Syria, Pakistan and Nigeria, in addition to Sierra Leone. He was Task Force Coordinator for the post-Sept. 11th task force with the Department of State, and later was a Senior Consultant on Counterterrorism for the Office of the Secretary of State’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism

Bob Snyder -Professor of Political Science, Southwestern University - Snyder can discuss Middle East politics, U.S. foreign policy and Islamist terrorism. He is the author of Hating America: Bin Laden as a Civilized Revolutionary.

Bradford Dillman - Assistant Professor of International Political Economy, University of Puget Sound - Dillman teaches courses in Middle East politics and illicit global economies. He spent a number of years teaching in Turkey and Egypt. In addition, his research has taken him to Algeria and Morocco. Current research includes Algerian politics, Middle East political economies and democratization. He's written and edited numerous publications.

Bhutto's Dream for Pakistan

Ten years before her assassination, former Pakistan President Benazir Bhutto visited DePauw University and told an audience there that she foresaw a new millenium "in which the gap between rich and poor states narrows, where we attack literacy and promote human rights universally... where the birth of a girl child is celebrated as much as a boy child, where every child is planned, supported and educated."

News Sources: Pakistani Showdown Looming?

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has issued what correspondents say is an ultimatum to President Pervez Musharraf to end emergency rule. The demands are: for the state of emergency to be called off; for General Musharraf to stand down as head of the army; and for elections to be held by mid-January. She repeated plans for a rally on Friday, despite an official ban, but authorities have warned that police will not allow the demonstration. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges, including the following (click on names for contact information):

The Hon. Joseph Melrose - Professor of Politics and International Relations, Ursinus College - Melrose retired from the U.S. Department of State in 2002, after three decades in the Foreign Service, most recently as Ambassador to Sierra Leone, where he helped broker a peace treaty. He served as Task Force Coordinator for the post-Sept. 11th task force with the Department of State, and later was a Senior Consultant on Counterterrorism for the Office of the Secretary of State’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

Martha Crenshaw - John E. Andrus Professor of Government, Wesleyan University - Crenshaw has gained an international reputation for her studies of political terrorism. She has testified before Congress and served as a consultant to the Department of State, the U.S. Naval and Army War Colleges, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Defense Nuclear Agency. She has authored three books, including Terrorism, Legitimacy, and Power: The Consequences of Political Violence.

Steven Lee - Professor of Philosophy, Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Lee possesses a plethora of knowledge on war and the use of nuclear weapons, including the cultural, psychological, and historical impact of nuclear weapons. He is also a scholar on ethics and critical thinking. Lee received the "Make a Better World Award" by The American Society of Association Executives.