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 Musharraf Declares State of Emergency in PakistanPosted on Nov 3, 2007
If any further proof was needed that Pakistan represents a major global concern at present, President Pervez Musharraf just provided it by declaring a state of emergency and storming the Pakistani Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the U.S. is “deeply disturbed” by these developments.
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By G.Anderson, November 5, 2007 at 7:56 am #
Me think’s thou dost protest too loudly…
Of course they’ll condem it in public, but privately they applaud… It suits their agenda, since their no real friend of Freedom..
Report thisBy JohnD, November 4, 2007 at 3:34 am #
Why can’t Musharraf be more like W?.... already fantasizing about early retirement and leaving the whole mess to his succeessor. (Maybe a female!)
Report thisBy Douglas Chalmers, November 4, 2007 at 2:01 am #
From NYTimes: Pakistani Leader Sets Emergency Rule - “He Suspends Constitution and Fires Chief Justice”
How is that different form the USA? Constitution is ignored and there is no attorney-general.....
Bush’s neocon-style option’s:-
Report this1. Install marial law - in the USA!
2. Press the button - on Pakistan, uhh!
3. Gimme one whiskey, one bourbon, and one more beer....
By Douglas Chalmers, November 4, 2007 at 12:42 am #
#111492 by rodney on 11/03 at 8:41 pm: “...Can’t start a war with Pakistan, they have nukes...”
More like “can’t start a war with Pakistan” WITHOUT using nukes, rodney, uhh!
Report thisBy jbart, November 3, 2007 at 11:26 pm #
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I’m starting to get real anxious about the future.
Report thisBy bachubhai, November 3, 2007 at 10:33 pm #
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not to worry though, A. Q. Khan is waiting in the wings before the other shoe falls
Report thisBy rodney, November 3, 2007 at 8:41 pm #
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Can’t start a war with Pakistan, they have nukes. Maybe Musharrif could put Osama Bin Laden under house arrest for us. Would the US allow Iran to harbor Bin Laden like they do in Pakistan? I doubt it. Democracy at the barrel of a gun. Worked for the US in Iraq. Musharrif figures it will work for him in Pakistan. He is just imitating the Decider.
Report thisBy Douglas Chalmers, November 3, 2007 at 8:19 pm #
#111474 by cyrena on 11/03 at 7:02 pm:-
#111453 by KenDen
“....I am waiting for something to happen here in the US so Bush can declare an emergency, suspend the Constitution and halt the elections."…
I have these same fears...waiting for something “to happen”, though I don’t know when....”
After the BeiJing Olympics was the original date (with EU permission) but the economic recession might make it necessary to move things forward a bit. After all, “politics” is local, uhh. Good luck with your military dictatorship, USA - oops, I mean martial law!?!?
#111478 by Lefty on 11/03 at 7:38 pm: “...It’s Israel’s fault...!”
Ha ha, did you mean Pakistan or the fact that the uSA is “deeply disturbed”???
Report thisBy thomas billis, November 3, 2007 at 8:13 pm #
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Well I guess it is time to bring Democracy to Pakistan.Oh yeah I forgot we only want to bring “democracy"to oil producing countries.
Report thisBy Lefty, November 3, 2007 at 7:38 pm #
It’s Israel’s fault!
Report thisBy cyrena, November 3, 2007 at 7:02 pm #
#111453 by KenDen
“....I am waiting for something to happen here in the US so Bush can declare an emergency, suspend the Constitution and halt the elections."…
I have these same fears...waiting for something “to happen”, though I don’t know when. The reality is pretty much that the something happened 7 years ago, (The Coup of December 2000) and then the next Coup of September 11, 2001, and since then, we’re just about finished off at this point.
Meantime, we’ve given $10 Billion to Pakistan since September, 2001, to “help them fight terrorisim”, and the help them ‘flush out’ bin Laden and al-Qaeda, who are ‘believed to be’ in the area.
How long will we stay in this created disaster, before it consumes us all, and we’ll all just one big New Orleans, or another Iraq? Or, another Pakistan?
Not sure it’s gonna take as long as 7 or 8 months.
Report thisBy QuyTran, November 3, 2007 at 5:40 pm #
This guy doesn’t care about Bush administration. A huge slap at the face of the so-called “blow job” foreign policy made by this dynasty.
Report thisBy P. T., November 3, 2007 at 4:27 pm #
Muslim rulers who get too close to the U.S. are playing with fire.
Report thisBy KenDen, November 3, 2007 at 3:39 pm #
I am waiting for something to happen here in the US so Bush can declare an emergency, suspend the Constitution and halt the elections. I’m thinking sometime next year, around July or August. Perpetual Bush - won’t that be nice. And, he has said a numbeer of times that it would be much easier if he was a dictator.
Report thisBy John Borowski, November 3, 2007 at 3:21 pm #
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Instead of looking at North Korea or Iran one should look at Pakistan. Without the dictator Musharraf it will get in the hands of people that will have the nukes and the missile capability to use them. Like the Protestants that pine for the Armageddon, I believe there are similar pipe dreams in Pakistan.
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