November 12, 2007
Musharraf Orders Bhutto Detention Again
Seems to me that the Pakistani leader is out to delegitimize himself even further. He has again ordered the most popular
opposition leader placed under house arrest to prevent her from leading public demonstrations in opposition to his suspension of the Constitution.
Hundreds of riot policemen today blocked the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and her supporters from making a planned long march from this eastern city 160 miles through Punjab Province to the capital, Islamabad.
Police officers surrounded the house where Ms. Bhutto was staying here and arrested party workers who tried to cross police lines to reach her. Riot policemen using barbed wire and dump trucks loaded with sand blocked off the neighborhood.
“We will definitely try to come out,” said Farzana Raja, a party spokesman, referring to street protests. “She will definitely try to come out.”
Minutes later, the police arrested Ms. Raja and several dozen other party workers. With the police deployed across the city, it appeared that Ms. BhuttoÂ’s supporters would again be blocked from demonstrating.
The question is, will Bhutto and others again seek to take to the streets? Will they be stopped? And how much force is Musharraf prepared to use in the process? Given the recent example in Burma, I don't see how he believes that he can avoid international condemnation and ostracism if he continues down this path.
Has the time come for the US to send a plane to take him out of the country into a well-deserved exile? Or should Pervez Musharraf be left behind, to suffer the fate of Mussolini?
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We, in USA, are too heavily getting worked up. That is a Muslim country and in Muslim countries there is always a one-man's rule. Banzir Bhutto will not be able to control the country. There are other political leaders like Nawaz Sharif, also an ex-Prime Minister, who holds a sway in Punjab Province of Pakistan. As we are thinking that if Bhutto were to share power with Musharaf, everything is going to be fine, No, not so. Nawaz Sharif, the ex-prime Minister and another figure Arman Khan, they all will suface to claim a piece of pie. The best thing for us (Americans) is to stop interfering with the internal politics of the country. As regards fighting terrorism and taking Pakistan as our ally, we better forget it. The sooner the better. The solution of fighting terrorism lies within our borders not outside our borders. Enforce a foolproof identity law, secure our borders, not only from south with Mexico, but with Canada also. All the insurgents infiltrated from Canadian border and not from South. In short fighting terrorism does not lie in searching for Asman Bin (dust bin) Laden in Pakistan, etc. we better concentrate infiltration into US, and enforce security measures, in a democratic and fair way, within our own country. Leave Pakistan, etc. alone, let us mind our own business. We are wasting a hell of money and resources.
Posted by: Roger at Mon Nov 12 23:47:37 2007 (EiUip)
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