Asim Munir: One General, Too Much Power? | Iran's Deadly 'Assassin Network' | Russia's Mine-killer
Five more years in uniform. Immunity for life. Asim Munir isn't just Pakistan's most powerful general: he may be its most powerful man in five decades. The civilian government, in true Pakistani tradition, is toothless. While Munir consolidates power, the man he removed from that equation three years ago remains Munir's biggest concern. As his detention crosses the three-year mark this month, here's why, even from a jail cell, Imran Khan remains the one variable Rawalpindi hasn't fully controlled. Iran is allegedly taking its campaign against dissidents overseas to a new level: by outsourcing attacks to foreign criminals. A weapon straight out of a science-fiction movie is now being showcased by the Russian military. Russia has revealed a man-portable laser gun designed to take on one of the most dangerous threats on the battlefield: mines and unexploded bombs.
