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2007-09-24 India-Pakistan

Pakistan police round up Musharraf opponents

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Posted by Steve White 2007-09-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Note the common thread: the leaders, be they alleged Democrats or Islamists, all want to prevent the elections from taking place in the first place.

This points to a fear that Musharraf, who actually isn't too unpopular right now, at least compared to the other candidates, might actually *win*, and reasonably fairly. This would be a disaster for them.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-09-24 10:33|| 2007-09-24 10:33|| Front Page Top

#2 What would happen to Benzir Bhutto's ambitions should President Gen. Dr. Musharraf actually win re-election? Question: I seem to recall that Mushharraf was constitutionally forbidden from taking office for another term?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-24 12:58|| 2007-09-24 12:58|| Front Page Top

#3 yup. At least until he removed the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.....

Posted by Clash Trotsky4685 2007-09-24 21:58|| 2007-09-24 21:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Don't they threaten that about every other week or so? Somehow they never seem to get around to actually doing it ...

It's a lot like how all these radical imams keep threatening to fight us to their ~~followers'~~ last drop of blood while throwing their bodiesplus those of their entire family'supon our swordpoints but somehow never manage to find any time to actually do so.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-09-24 23:37|| 2007-09-24 23:37|| Front Page Top

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