Can Musharraf Survive?

 

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Musharrraf doubtless feared the charismatic leader's popular political appeal, although he publicly said that claims of her popularity were greatly exaggerated. But it seems inconceivable that he could have gone so far as to have her killed. Her death has diminished his already low public standing and once again called into question his ability to govern and to deal with Islamic extremism. Bhutto's assassination could conceivably lead to Musharraf's political demise, as well, if the popular mood in the wake of her death turns sharply against the president and his regime.

With Fasih Ahmed in Lahore

© 2007

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  • Posted By: mfenwick @ 01/05/2008 11:23:23 AM

    Like I have posted several times before , the three main causes of war are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. How many Wiccans or Satanists have ever started a war? That's what happens when you believe in a god or gods. Read your history; when you strip away all the politics, economics, etc. you will find that countries go to war with each other to settle the question of whose god is more powerful, ours or theirs? It's another good reason why all religions, including patriotism needs to be abolished.

  • Posted By: awfultruth @ 01/03/2008 11:29:09 AM

    Once again, The Law of Unintended Consequences has caught up with our hapless president. The Bushies
    have only been able to deceive Americans. The rest of The World sees The Bushies as they are. Here is a handpicked Bushie that was willing to cede much of Pakistan's sovereignty to a foreign military power. It may have been just a Pakistani Patriot who put a stop to The Bushies wild dreams of empire and conquest.

    TheApple-Dumpling gang

  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 01/03/2008 2:40:40 AM

    At this stage it is clear that the US is desparate to replace Musharraf with its other deputies(Note that the US brokered the return of both Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Shariff) . Musharraf will either be executed or forced to exile either in Saudi Arabia or Britain. The next person that the US will put in power will obviously be Nawaz Shariff but just for temporary - the next obedient US dog will be the present Military Chief whatisname who is being groomed by the US.

    What the US really want to achieve in Pakistan is really to ensure that the $7.4billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline will never materialise. The pipeline is crucial to the US sanction against Iran- there should be no hole in the sanction bucket. The insurgents (rag tag group) and nuclear arsenal ( individual components have been dismantled and kept at long distances and heavily guarded) in Pakistan are just smoke screens.

    Connect the dots and the picture will be clear!

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How will Musharraf's decision to postpone Pakistan's elections affect the fortunes of Benazir Bhutto's political party?