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N.Beltov
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posted 10 September 2007 05:59 AM      Profile for N.Beltov   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Despite having a Supreme Court Ruling in his favour, allowing him to return to Pakistan for the first time since the 1999 coup d'etat that overthrew him and put dictator Gen. Musharraf in power, the Pakistani government deported Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif anyway.

So much for the rule of law in Pakistan. The more pro-US leader, Benazir Bhutto, may have more success getting back into Pakistan. What a surprise.
Rule of law in Pakistan: Out the Window.


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posted 10 September 2007 06:58 AM      Profile for quelar     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
This is bad news. Sharif and Bhutto seemed to be putting aside differences and working with Musharraf to stabalize the country, I was under the impression that both of them were about to be invited back to work on a democratic election, but now it just looks like Musharraf has dug himself a deeper hole.

Get ready for another military coup in Pakistan, this time removing Musharraf.


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N.Beltov
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posted 10 September 2007 07:04 AM      Profile for N.Beltov   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I see things differently. Bhutto looks to be the U.S. choice for a cosmetic change in Pakistani leadership - especially if Musharraf can't hold things together to the satisfaction of the U.S..

OTOH, I expect Bhutto to be allowed back in the country.


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posted 10 September 2007 07:20 AM      Profile for quelar     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
So you think it's a good thing he got bounced so Bhutto can come back in without any competition for the spot?
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posted 10 September 2007 07:26 AM      Profile for N.Beltov   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Not at all. I think Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would be a better choice for Pakistanis that Bhutto. Sorry if I wasn't clear.
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posted 10 September 2007 09:09 AM      Profile for quelar     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Ah, that makes sense then.

From what I've been able to tell is seems that Bhutto was holding the more centrist support compared to Musharraf and Sharif so I'm wondering if that's really a bad thing or not.


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posted 10 September 2007 09:35 AM      Profile for N.Beltov   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I think Sharif is to the left of Bhutto. Don't be fooled by her gender.
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posted 10 September 2007 10:22 AM      Profile for quelar     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
That's what I was trying to get at, you've got Sharif to the left, Musharraf to the befuddled confused somewhat right, and then her in the middle trying to balance between the two.

In this case I'll take eitherof them whole can lay a sense of calm on a Nuclear nation.


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posted 10 September 2007 10:47 AM      Profile for N.Beltov   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
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quelar: That's what I was trying to get at, you've got Sharif to the left, Musharraf to the befuddled confused somewhat right, and then her in the middle trying to balance between the two.

The Pakistani left is much weaker than, say, the Canadian left. Military regimes, torture and repression, U.S. interfereence, poor leadership, Stalinism, etc., have all left their terrible mark. I would agree with you in placing, from left to right, Sharif, Bhutto and then Musharraf, but even Sharif isn't left like we might consider it.


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posted 10 September 2007 10:51 AM      Profile for quelar     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
No, I certainly wouldn't expect so. But then, if Sharif does get in, is that not asking for yet another Military Coup?

There's only been 5 now... according to the timeline they've been due for a while now, almost 9 years!


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posted 10 September 2007 11:08 AM      Profile for N.Beltov   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Good leadership and hard work organizing people is still the answer. It's true in Pakistan and it's true in Canada. And maybe their experience with previous coups will make them more wary of politicians who rely on thuggery rather than organizing the masses.
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quote:
Originally posted by quelar:
No, I certainly wouldn't expect so. But then, if Sharif does get in, is that not asking for yet another Military Coup?

There's only been 5 now... according to the timeline they've been due for a while now, almost 9 years!


I don't think the "coup coup clock" runs while the regime installed by the previous coup is still in power.


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