Monday, November 12, 2007
Pakistan: WTF??!!!
From an AP report by Matthew Pennington titled, "Musharraf imposes emergency measures":
"Gen. Pervez Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution and deployed troops in the capital Saturday, declaring that rising Islamic extremism had forced him to take emergency measures. He also replaced the nation's chief justice and blacked out the independent media that refused to support him.
Authorities began rounding up opposition politicians, cut phone lines in the capital and took all but the state television station off air despite calls from Washington and other Western allies not to take authoritarian measures.
The U.S. called for Musharraf to restore democracy. However, the Pentagon said the emergency declaration does not affect U.S. military support for Pakistan and its efforts in the war on terrorism. [emphasis added]"
Click here for full story.
More:
- How Musharraf's Move Could Backfire. [Time]
- Pakistan Rounds Up Musharraf’s Political Foes. [NYT]
- Ousted Chief Justice in Pakistan Urges Defiance. [NYT]
- Chaos around Benazir Bhutto's house arrest and subsequent release. [ABC News | CBS News]
- And while the US is bogged down spreading democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan and ratcheting up the rhetoric about needing to invade Iran to quell the nuclear threat there, Pakistan's weaknesses, nuclear arms pose threat. [amNY.com]
- Pakistan political instability raises nuclear risk. [Reuters via WaPo]
Labels: Benazir Bhutto, GOP incompetence, Pakistan, War on Terror
