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India-Pakistan
'Power struggle has tipped in Morticia's favour'
2007-11-12
Benazir BhuttoÂ’s defiance at the barricades has tipped PakistanÂ’s power struggle in her favour, analysts say.

After days of relative caution, Bhutto stood behind coils of barbed wire surrounding her home on Friday and attacked Musharraf’s “dictatorship” as police prevented her from leading a protest against his imposition of emergency rule.

Analysts say her actions have helped Bhutto dispel suspicions that her previous reluctance to hold protests was because of secret talks for a western-backed power-sharing deal with President General Pervez Musharraf.

Strengthening domestic position: “She can’t lose from here,” Najam Sethi, a political analyst and editor of Pakistan’s respected Daily Times newspaper. “It certainly strengthens her (Bhutto’s) position internationally, but more importantly she is strengthening her domestic position because people are beginning to believe that the deal-making may be over.” After Musharraf declared emergency rule on November 3 she at first kept the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) off the streets, while lawyers and other opposition parties bore the burnt of baton-charges and teargas.
Posted by:Fred

#4  #2 Personally I couldn't care less about the Pakiwakis. But, I would like someone to explain what the best outcome for us would be in this chaos.

The best solution is for us to invade pakistan from the north and south, while India invades from the east. Conquer the entire lot, kill half of them in the process, and divide the country along the Indus River between Afghanistan and India. Destroy A-Q, destroy the talibunnies, kill as many "clerics" as possible, destroy or shut down ALL the madrassas, tell the tribal "leaders" to either get with the program or find some country that will take them as "political exiles".

The Pashtuns will be united, which has been a sore point for them since the Brits partitioned their tribal territory. Jammu & Kashmir will no longer be a problem, although some of the muslims that live there might be - temporarily. The world's biggest supplier of fake passports will be out of business. A terrorist haven will cease to exist. The Pak nukes will be secured. Morticia can be shipped back to England in a pine box. We won't have to put up with Perv or the ISI. What's not to like about this solution?

The only people that would have heartburn would be Harry "helpless" Reid and the donkeycritters. The US military would HAVE to expand by at least five divisions, something that's needed anyway. We could work with the Indian government for a few years, then let them crush Bangladesh, the other terrorist hot-spot, and put some pressure on Burma. The entire eastern border of Iran would be held by REAL allies of the US, putting someone else's knickers in a tight twist. Nancy Peelooser would have to have another botox treatment, and John "Clueless" Murtha would have a heart attack. Win-win all the way around, IMHO.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-11-12 16:47  

#3  Lawz, Ima start to wonder ifn maybe FredMan wasn't someones hossholder in Pakilandland. He's knows too much.
Posted by: Thomas Woof   2007-11-12 15:26  

#2  Personally I couldn't care less about the Pakiwakis. But, I would like someone to explain what the best outcome for us would be in this chaos.

To me, best is no more 'bunnies being cossetted in the NWFP; no more Kashmier terrorism and no more saber-rattling against India and or any other infidels.

Doubt that all of that's in the cards, but what's available?
Posted by: AlanC   2007-11-12 14:40  

#1  All I can say on Bhutto's behalf is that I thought she'd be dead by now.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2007-11-12 04:59  

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