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I may be assassinated...
By Benazir BhuttoIt is said that there is "nothing new under the sun". When it comes to politics in Pakistan, this certainly seems to ring true. Friends, allies and enemies spin around and flip like in George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Nawaz Sharif's marriage of convenience with the Pakistani military and ISI did not last very long. They ostensibly fell out over the fighting in the area known as Kargil, both blaming the other for the misadventure. Nawaz sacked Musharraf on October 12, 1999, while Musharraf was flying back to Pakistan from a foreign visit. Nawaz would not let his plane land, causing the military to seize the airport in Karachi and save Musharraf, whose plane was quickly running out of fuel and in danger of crashing. Musharraf quickly proclaimed military rule, arrested the Prime Minister and dissolved the Government and the National Assembly. This time there would be no pretense of any constitutional trappings. This was an old-style military coup. Posted by: john frum 2007-12-28 |
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