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 For Musharraf, Abuse of Power Speaks Louder Than WordsPosted on Nov 8, 2007
The Pakistani president, general and “Daily Show” cutup has promised to hold elections a mere month after the constitutional deadline, but, as the Musharraf regime continues to arrest political rivals, whether anyone will be left to run against him is a different question altogether.
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By jatihoon, November 9, 2007 at 8:33 am #
Who let the dogs out......who who who.
Barking dogs seldom bite but mad dogs do
Report thisBy thomas billis, November 9, 2007 at 6:18 am #
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Bush and the neo cons were right again Democracy is just bursting out all over the muslim world.The good news is that Pakistan already has nuclear weapons.Under Musharaff Pakistan has been caught trying to sell nuclear technology to other rogue nations.Well Pakistani people do not thank us for your freedom yet.When we are done in Iraq we will bring all of our freedom giving to you.
Report thisBy Douglas Chalmers, November 9, 2007 at 2:17 am #
Musharraf, at least isn’t as UGLY as Bush - and he isn’t as stupid, either.
This is not “an abuse of power” so much as ‘use of power’ in the traditional sense of the post-tribal kingdom state. Musharraf is ruler the same as the Gulf states have rulers and as Zia ul Haq was before him.
The entire episode is only of interest to the USA in so much as Pakistan can be used or manipulated one way or another. At the moment, what have we got? Bush ‘dictating’ democracy to stage a show for the “politics is local” reality TV audiences at home, uhh.
Report thisBy PARAMASVARAN Kandiah, November 9, 2007 at 1:49 am #
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Let us have some sympathy for President Musharraf. He unwittingly became a ‘stooge’ - of course a very willing stooge - in the hope of bringing Pakistan into the 21st century. As a man trained for military services his thinking was or may have obviously been towards loyalty to his nation. He apparently did not understand the reality of ‘politics’. God forbid that he does not become a victim of the grand plans of the US like Noreiga; Saddam Hussein; the Shah of Persia etc.
That would not in all sincereity be a fitting end to this General caught in the turbulence of religious and ethnic conflicts added on by the GREED for power.
Report thisBy A Khokar, November 9, 2007 at 12:37 am #
Face change
Musharraf is only doing what he has been told to do…To arrange a hand over of rein of Pakistan to another US proxy …Miss Benazir Bhutto… and find himself a way out.
In the words of Habib Jalib; (translation) The killers never change, they only change their faces.
Report thisBy waxman, November 8, 2007 at 7:07 pm #
SOMEBODY GET DOG THE BOUNTY HUNER OFF TV .. PLEASE..
Report thisBy DennisD, November 8, 2007 at 6:29 pm #
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Attention Repubniks - here’s your write in candidate in 08.
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