Activists detained in Pakistan emergency »
Posted by: jesswart 9 months, 3 weeks agoPolice wielding assault rifles rounded up opposition leaders and rights activists Sunday after Pakistan's military ruler suspended the constitution, ousted the top justice and deployed troops to fight what he called rising Islamic extremism.
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ProudBlueTexan9 months, 3 weeks ago
This is right out of cheney's playbook!
"They dragged us out, including the women," he said from the police station in the eastern city. "It's inhuman, undemocratic and a violation of human rights to enter a room and arrest people gathering peacefully there."
Read Matthew Rothchild's "You Have No Rights."
First, watch this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-165688...
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ETproductions9 months, 2 weeks ago
I have a feeling that rights activists are not likely to be the biggest threat to Musharraf.
The Bush administration already is talking about whether we need to step in. With what spare army, I wonder.
First Afghanistan with 31 million but a tiny army.
Second Iraq. 27 million and moderate army.
Next Iran with 75 million and 550,000 in arms.
Now add Pakistan with 165 million and nukes.
This is starting to sound eerily like another great military leader named George. That would be Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. You remember his brilliant use of Bushian strategery. He bravely led his 208 officers and men out to surround 30,000 well armed Indian warriors. That was the battle of Little Big Horn, AKA Custer's Last Stand.
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tiredofwhiners9 months, 2 weeks ago
Custer? What a dim witted analogy!! In the case of Afghanistan and Iraq, their armies were defeated long ago. We are fighting terrorists, foreign invaders and Al-Qaeda/Taliban remnants. Your head is in la la land. Try the most advanced air power in the world which can do a lot of damage. Even though some serious destruction of Iran's nuclear and military facilities and Pakistan's Al Queda and Taliban areas would do a lot of good, it probably won't happen, mainly because of world opinion (i.e. ETproductions, et al). So save yourself all the ranting about Bush and the U.S. military and at least wait until something actually happens. And don't forget, Musharraf is on our side with his Pakistani army. It's Ahmadinejad, Iran's leader who is our enemy No. 1.
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augustine9749 months, 2 weeks ago
I don't know., I havn't seen much on Cheney lately...might be meeting with his buddies in the CIA to let in a few terrorists before the elections...ya know...kinda look the other way...
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tanglang9 months, 3 weeks ago
I guess you missed the part in the story where it said this: "U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for a return to democracy, as the American embassy urged citizens in Pakistan to remain at home and defer all nonessential travel."
Tehranchik is right, we are not happy. We are not happy that Musharref had to do this. We are not happy that al qeada has so much support in Pakistan. Hopefully they can all be wiped out and peace can be returned.
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StarLord9 months, 2 weeks ago
And of course we know what the SoS calling for a restoration of democracy is worth - absolutely nothing. This big, tough-guy Administration doesn't dare oppose its pet dictator, so they will let him literally get away with mass murder.
And you thought Chavez was bad. He hasn't done this.
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ranchhand9 months, 3 weeks ago
I agree Tang We are not happy that Islamic extremest has forced Musharaf into this.
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