Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: Musharraf’s latest move has transformed him into a liability - 'Recent events in Pakistan might suggest a need for Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf’s declaration of a state of emergency. Since Musharraf ordered a raid against the extremist Lal Masjid in early July, government forces and Islamic militants have clashed daily. Militants’ strength — and their infiltration of such institutions as the military and intelligence services — was underscored by the attempted assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, followed, less than two weeks later, by a suicide bomber’s strike within a mile of Musharraf’s military offices in Rawalpindi. However, Musharraf’s declaration is more than just counterproductive: it in fact suggests that he remains in deep denial about the problems confronting him...'