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 Pakistani President Musharraf ResignsPosted on Aug 18, 2008
After months of mounting pressure and speculation, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced Monday that he is stepping down, but not before defending his legacy, challenging his detractors and admitting that he “may have committed follies.”
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By A Khokar, August 19, 2008 at 4:24 pm Link to this comment
Musharraf: Another Causality of War on Terrorism
If this can be claimed and proved that there is certainly a truth behind the war on Terror; that there are some stooges called Al Qaeda and Taliban operating from the safe haven created in the far flung and inaccessible areas of FATA and that earlier they carried out 9/11 Attack on US soil to strike the oppressor at his base and ever since they are trying to frustrated the plans of most invincible forces of the sole super power US in the Middle East, in Iraq and in Afghanistan that Imperialist America occupy these country physically. If this is the plan of these dissidents that they want to see the sole super power be evicted from the sacred lands of Middle East or from Afghanistan; then on what accounts are all the atrocities, the killings of thousand and thousands of innocent people, infliction of pain, disruption, the mass exodus n displacement of people at the hands of the so called Terrorist-Taliban? On what account and what wisdom is being implied behind all this? They are serving whose cause?
General Pervez Musharraf deputed by US to act as leader of the front state in the US war against terror had come on the scene of Pakistan through Coup and later owing to Pakistans involvement in 9/11 incident became the key ally in US. Hundreds of Taliban and Al Qaeda dissidents were hauled up by General Musharraf and handed over to US. Although the top notches of Al Qaeda and most wanted man Osama bin Laden, the head of Al Qaeda and his active team are still at large hiding in the same areas and reportedly they are all live and kicking but they were restricted to their FATA holes. President Musharraf a man with the nerves of steel; who knows how to remain stead fast in his resolve against all the odds has twice been savagely attacked by Al Qaeda for his assassination and happens to be the top enemy of Al Qaeda.
Where as at the home front President Musharraf was facing a charge sheet floated under orchestrated nemesis by his opponents seen joining hands in the newly formed government to impeach him and see him go. These arrant and bald faced had only come in power with the blessing bestowed by General Musharraf under the provision of National Rehabilitation Order (NRO). They wanted to see him off the scene to have their free hand. Since this impeachment business was stretching too far and a state of anarchy and despondency was creating the instability in the country. The man had already transferred all the executive powers to civil government; so in the best interest of the nation he elected to resign from his post. Where it is being taken as good riddance by his opponents, it is also a big rejoicing day in the camps of Taliban and Al Qaeda. The top foe declared by Al Qaeda has since gone and General Pervez Musharraf becomes another causality of War on Terror!
Any how the show of the War on Terror goes on and Pakistan status as usual stays as vital as always to serve as the most important ally of US. Now US will certainly look for another person in the new government to become a US partner who will follow as usual the US policy lines and her dictates to fight the radicalism found spreading fast in Pakistani streets.
But Pakistan has lost another loyal and patriot son, sacrificed at the Alter of Feudalistic Pakistani boorish society perusing the power and their ego only.
Report thisBy samosamo, August 19, 2008 at 3:45 pm Link to this comment
By WARIS SHERE, Canada, August 19 at 10:50 am
I hope, really hope that you’re right. But this as with many other such countries is not a stable state at all. And with nukes in the bargin, I would venture to say that as soon as tomorrow some nut job could have overthrown the whole country, just to maintain instability in the region. And don’t rule out OUR government being behind it.
Report thisBy Frank Cajon, August 19, 2008 at 2:23 pm Link to this comment
So the assassination of Benazir Bhutto was a ‘folly’, as well as taking money from both Bush/Cheney Reich and Osama Bin Laden? One less thug makes the world a better place, and you can bet he is dead meat in Pakistan. His new home in Newport Beach, California is being pimped up as this is written by his fascist US pals. He can join in the next Cheney turkey shoot and visit the Chancellor on the ranch after he leaves office, if he ever does.
Report thisBy WARIS SHERE, Canada, August 19, 2008 at 11:50 am Link to this comment
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Pervez Musharrafs resignation heralds a new era of more stable, democratic government in Pakistan. Pervez Musharraf, finally bowed to intense pressure and resigned ahead of impeachment proceedings. Musharraf was warned that the prevailing situation was too charged against him that a massive public agitation might grip the country into deep crisis. “It is time for the elected government to show people their ballots were not wasted,” said an editorial in The News, one of Pakistans leading daily newspapers. The decline in his power has been on the wane since he stepped down as army chief last year and his allies were defeated in February’s election. General Pervez Musharraf came to power in a bloodless coup after overthrowing Nawaz Sharif, the then Prime Minister, on October 12, 1999. Musharraf unequivocally became the most powerful man in Pakistan’s history. He promised at the time that military rule would be short-lived, and said the coup was meant to “pave the way for true democracy to flourish in Pakistan.” Musharraf maintained a firm grasp on power all these years. The United States, which supported Musharraf even as his popularity nose-dived in the last dozen months, had moved recently to distance itself from him. Musharraf’s resignation signaled the end of a long and important relationship with the United States. According to New York Times, ” He (Musharraf) largely failed to live up to that commitment, to the increasing frustration of American officials, who invested $12 billion in assistance to Pakistan. Though Mr. Musharraf forged a personal bond with President Bush that assured American support for him even as his public standing declined precipitously, he produced only mixed results for Washington, increasing suspicions that he was playing a double game.” The political wrangling of the last several months has contributed to a slump in Pakistans financial markets, a sudden rise in inflation. Economic policies pursued by his government over the past eight years had brought Pakistan to the brink of a “critical economic impasse”. As reported in the Washington Post, ” Musharraf’s exit, facilitated by an immunity agreement, appeared to augur a new rapport between the country’s newly elected civilian government and the powerful military. But few people here seemed certain the nuclear-armed nation’s episodic clashes between military might and secular statesmanship were at an end. And the departure of a man who closely allied himself with the United States in anti-terrorism operations opens the question of how his successor will work with Washington and confront the growing insurgency within Pakistan’s borders.” At the home front the governing coalition parties are having difficulties over the reinstatement of 60 judges fired by the outgoing President. The parties have disagreed strongly over the restoration of the judges and in particular the reinstatement of the former chief justice. Reza Rabbani, a leading member of the Pakistan People’s party , one of the two main parties in the coalition, said: “This is the first time in Pakistan’s political history where you have the people winning against establishment institutions.” Pakistan’s army, which has ruled the country for more than half its tumultuous history, had quietly told Musharraf it would not back him if he decided to fight the impeachment, stripping him of the only backing that might have saved him. In the end the new leader of the army, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, tipped the scales against president Musharraf’s departure depriving the West of its most important partner in the campaign against Islamic extremism and leaves a power vacuum at the helm of a mostly Muslim country of 165 million people. According to political commentators Musharraf’s policies have weakened the federation and eroded the trust of the nation in national institutions. His resignation has robbed the West of a stalwart ally.
Report thisBy hippy pam, August 19, 2008 at 5:26 am Link to this comment
Hell yeah-He resigned after RECEIVING-over how?? long a period of time-11 BILLION DOLLARS FROM the U.S. government….to do WHAT EXACTLY???????......
Report thisBy cyrena, August 18, 2008 at 11:12 pm Link to this comment
I dunno Fadel..
“..I have a little respect for him for his seeing the light or darkness of the situation and making the courageous decision to voluntarily stepping down….”
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Richard Nixon finally ‘resigned’ as well. Impeachment was already a guarantee. And, like Musharraf here, his legal and political advisers told him as much.
So I don’t think it was about seeing any light, or even any darkness other than his own personal demise.
It’s curious how the related articles go on about how he *won’t* go into exile, like all of the former leaders.
I’d bet money (if I had any) that the Bush Connect already has a guest suite prepared for him at the mansion in Kennebunkport…same with as bin Laden.
Report thisBy samosamo, August 18, 2008 at 10:57 pm Link to this comment
Ah, he’s just getting a new position in the w & dick school of military tactics.
Report thisBy 911truthdotorg, August 18, 2008 at 8:45 pm Link to this comment
How sad is it that Pakistan has the guts to rid themselves of their monster, but the American Sheeple just let our mass murderer-in-chief off the hook.
9/11 *was* an inside job.
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By Clark, August 18, 2008 at 8:10 pm Link to this comment
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The resignation of President Musharrraf is another example of how much more seriously the majority of the people of Pakistan take the Rule of Law than do the people of the United States of America. The most impressive image of the lawyers of Pakistan taking to the streets in protest, followed by the beginning of the impeachment process, followed by Mr. Musharraf’s resignation, can easily be contrasted with the complacency toward blatant deceitful corruption which is flourishing, on both sides of the aisle, in the U.S.A.
Report thisMost of Mr. Musharraf’s failings seem to stem from what could be called a typical military perversion wherein the Image of strength becomes more important than a belief in democracy and true justice. The U.S.A. is, at best, complicitous in his corruption.
I believe the majority of the people of Pakistan want a Civil-ized society and though there are sure to be intrigues and deceptions ahead, we, in the U.S.A. could benefit from the example they are trying to acheive.
Thank you.
By Fadel Abdallah, August 18, 2008 at 7:14 pm Link to this comment
Well, this is some news, though very few posters on these threads will pay attention to it.
Because Musharraf was for me the typical hated military person usurping the presidency, I never had any liking or admiration for him, even when, or because, the Bush administration, for several years, tried to market him as an American ally in the fight against terrorism.
Now that he resigned, saving the country much trouble that it doesnt need, I have a little respect for him for his seeing the light or darkness of the situation and making the courageous decision to voluntarily stepping down.
Report thisYet, his resignation makes me wonder how and why, our lying criminal president will complete his term without being forced out or, at least, resigning with some dignity. My wonder even intensifies when I think about Musharraf being a president in a relatively poor, third world Islamic country forced to resign, while our president, in this bastion of democracy, will leave peacefully at the end of his second stolen/appointed term, while laughing all the way to the bank, and at the democracy he managed to make a mockery of, and over the souls of all those innocent American and Iraqi souls that were scarified at the altar of his evil!