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2007-06-27 India-Pakistan

Military reaches deep into Pakistani society

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Posted by John Frum 2007-06-27 06:03|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 More from the Rantburg archives on the role of the Pak Military in their economy....

Military Inc.

Posted by John Frum 2007-06-27 06:11|| 2007-06-27 06:11|| Front Page Top

#2 No business like milbusiness

Posted by John Frum 2007-06-27 06:13|| 2007-06-27 06:13|| Front Page Top

#3 So Riaz was surprised this spring when he learned the government had appointed a monitor to look over his shoulder as he worked. He was even more surprised when he learned the man had no medical background, had no experience supervising doctors and was functionally illiterate.

Like he's ever going to be able to read the doctor's handwriting anyway.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-27 06:19|| 2007-06-27 06:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, the USA is worse! It's under the complete control of Bu$h and the military!

-moonbat

Posted by gromky 2007-06-27 09:07|| 2007-06-27 09:07|| Front Page Top

#5 ...was functionally illiterate.

But when Riaz learned the monitor was a retired Pakistani army officer...

Ya know, they might consider being more ashamed of this than of anything happening in Kashmir, Afghanistan, or Israel. They might want to even be more ashamed of this than of a woman walking around without a male escort or with her face uncovered...

I mean, seriously -- they have nukes and an officer corps that includes functional illiterates?!

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-06-27 09:12|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-06-27 09:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, considering that Islamic extremism reaches even farther into Pakland society....

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-06-27 09:53|| 2007-06-27 09:53|| Front Page Top

#7 I suspect that Perv has long been trying to rearrange the power structure in Pakistan so that at least the monied and professional classes are loyal to the country, not Islamism.

He has probably read a lot about Ataturk, and feels that only when the army is capable of complete rule of the country will anyone else be, via Democracy.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-27 09:56|| 2007-06-27 09:56|| Front Page Top

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