Musharraf has finally acknowledged that hosing down the forensic evidence immediately after the attack on Benazir Bhutto was a very stupid thing to do. I didn’t like his pathetic excuse though. He blames it on incompetence. He said some policemen thought it best to clean up the area as soon as possible. POLICE? Are you freaking kidding me? Police know that a crime scene should be sealed off and thoroughly investigated. If someone in the police doesn’t know that, they should be fired!
Gimme a break. At least Mush has indirectly acknowledged that he is working with fools and madmen- all his own.
And you’re leaving the country when?
If you think back to my original comment on your blog you might see that I warned if this general trend. We (the US) have SpecOps – my old teams – read to step in to “protect” Pakistan nuclear arsenal. We’re also ready to do a lot more.
It’s going to get worse before it gets better and you’re, as a an avowed feminist, in particular danger if things get out of of hand.
I have to confirm things with my wives – yes more than one – but I, conditionally on their agreement, offer you living space with us if you can get here.
Comment by jonolan — January 5, 2008 @ 8:23 am |
I’m not leaving. I don’t have an option. I have a Pakistani passport, and immigrating is really, really tough, especially under the circumstances.
I do realize that you’re willing to do a lot more. I also feel that the US will step in, despite the fact that no one wants to believe it. I also acknowledge that I can be in danger, but I know I’m not alone. I’ve been born into a family where we all do what we can for our society and country. If I leave, I will feel terribly guilty. I can’t just get up and go. I’m one of the very few people who are vying for change. I feel a very strong sense of social responsibility and duty. As Benazir Bhutto said: “We are prepared to risk our lives. We’re prepared to risk our liberty. But we’re not prepared to surrender this great nation to militants.” We’ve worked too hard for this country to let it disintegrate. We love it to much. It’s the only place we can call home.
Your comment on your wives interests me. Isn’t that against the law in the US?
Comment by Nabiha Meher — January 5, 2008 @ 4:23 pm |
Good for you! I salute your courage, especially since you’re specifically very much at risk if the islamists gain power.
My “wives” are not both legally recognized, so we’re fairly legal; the laws forbidding what we’re doing would require my 1st wife to be a “complaining witness” and it’s very doubtful that this would happen.
Comment by jonolan — January 5, 2008 @ 8:35 pm |
I think I understand your situation. Please don’t be offended when I say this, but I saw an episode of “Boston Legal” that portrayed a situation where a man wanted to marry two women. Since it’s not legal, they just all ended up living together. However, he did refer to them as his wives.
Comment by Nabiha Meher — January 5, 2008 @ 8:56 pm |
You have the gist of it, though one (Kitsa) is my legal spouse.
Comment by jonolan — January 5, 2008 @ 9:19 pm |
I just got this garbage in my email Nabiha:
Hope you can respond. I am so revulsed I cannot digest it.
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- Publisher: INFORMATION PRESS – News Views Media – USA
- Chief Editor: Journalist SYED ADEEB
- http://www.InformPress.com
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Pervez Musharraf – the Mercenary of CIA, MI6, Mossad and RAW – is
Destroying Pakistan
Corrupt Tyrant Mush Must Resign Immediately
By MUHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF
(InformPress.com) – There is no law and certainly no order in my
country. What happened this past week has shaken every Pakistani. Ms.
Benazir Bhutto was no ordinary person. She served as Prime Minister
twice and had returned to Pakistan in an effort to restore our country
to the path of democracy. With her assassination I have lost a friend
and a partner in democracy.
It is not too early to blame anybody for her death. One thing,
however, is beyond any doubt: The country is paying a very heavy price
for the many unpardonable actions of only one tyrant – Pervez
Musharraf.
Musharraf alone is responsible for the chaos in Pakistan. Over the
past eight years he has assiduously worked at demolishing
institutions, subverting the Constitution, dismantling the judiciary
and gagging the media. Pakistan today is a tyrannical military-police
state in which a former Prime Minister can be gunned down in broad
daylight. One of my own political rallies was fired upon by PML-Q
terrorists on Thursday, 27 December 2007, the day PPP Chairwoman Ms.
Benazir Bhutto was killed in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, near the
Pakistan Army GHQ.
These are the darkest days in Pakistan’s history and such are the
wages of dictatorship. There is widespread disillusionment. At all the
election rallies I have addressed, people have asked a simple
question: Criminals are punished for breaking laws, so why should
those who subvert the Constitution not be punished? Those who killed
Ms. Benazir Bhutto are the evil forces of darkness and
authoritarianism. They are the ones who prefer rifles to reason.
Ms. Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and my own Pakistan Muslim
League (PML-N) have traditionally been political rivals. We fought
each other through elections. We won some. We lost some. That is what
democracy is all about. Whoever has the majority rules. Ms. Bhutto and
I both realized while in exile that rivalry among democrats has made
the task of manipulation easier for undemocratic forces. We therefore
decided not to allow such nefarious games by the Establishment.
I fondly remember meeting with Ms. Benazir Bhutto in February 2005.
She was kind enough to visit me in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where I lived
after Musharraf forced me into exile. We realized that we were
fighting for the same thing: Real Civil Democracy. She, too, believed
in the rule of law and rule of the people. A key point of the Charter
of Democracy that we signed in May 2006 was that everyone should
respect the mandate of the people and not allow the Establishment to
play dirty politics and subvert the will of the people. After the
Jeddah meeting we regularly consulted each other on issues of national
and international importance. On many occasions we tried to
synchronize our strategies. We had agreements and disagreements, but
we both wanted to pull Pakistan back from the brink of disaster.
While the PPP may have been our traditional rival, it is a national
asset whose leadership has inspired many Pakistanis. Political parties
form part of the basis on which the entire edifice of democracy rests.
If our country is to move forward, we need an independent judiciary, a
sovereign Parliament and strong political parties that are accountable
to the people. Without political parties, there will be hopelessness
and authoritarianism will thrive. Dictators fear the power of the
people. That is why they pit parties against each other and then try
to destroy those parties – to further their own agenda. This is what
has happened in Pakistan in recent years.
So, what is the way out of the depths to which Pakistan has been
plunged? First, Musharraf should go immediately. He is the primary and
principal source of discord. Second, an interim, broad-based, national
unity government should be immediately installed to heal the wounds of
this bruised nation. Third, the Constitution should be restored to
what it was in 1973. The judiciary should be restored to its condition
before 3 November 2007 – countering the boneheaded steps Musharraf
took under the garb of illegal “Emergency” rule. All curbs on the
media-press should be removed. Finally, free, fair and impartial
elections should be held in a friendly and peaceful environment under
such a national government so that the people are able to choose their
representatives for a Parliament and government that can be trusted to
rebuild the country rather than serve the agenda of a dictator.
These are the only steps that will give the country a semblance of
stability. If Musharraf continues to illegally rule as he has for the
past eight years (1999-2008), then we are doing nothing but waiting
for another doomsday.
The world must realize that Musharraf’s policies have neither limited
nor curbed terrorism. In fact, terrorism is stronger than ever, with
far more sinister aspects, and as long as Musharraf remains, there
remains the threat of more terror. The people of Pakistan should not
be antagonized any further for the sake of only one dictator. It is
time for the international community to join hands in support of true
civilian democracy, human rights, civil liberties, freedom, equal
justice and the rule of just & fair laws in Pakistan. The answer to my
country’s problems is a democratic process that promotes justice,
peace, harmony and tolerance, and hence can play an effective role in
promoting moderation. Under the ruling corrupt tyranny, there is no
future for economic development, family prosperity and business
progress in Pakistan.
[Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, a former twice-elected Prime Minister of
Pakistan, is Chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) based in
Lahore, Pakistan. PML-N Website: http://www.pmln.org.pk ]
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(1) Commando Musharraf Misused Pakistan Army’s Rogue Commandos To
Murder Benazir Bhutto
http://groups.google.com/group/reportpress/t/e3b6e60ae11c5d51
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(2) Pakistan Army’s SSG Commandos Killed PPP Chief Benazir Bhutto
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http://www.dictatorshipwatch.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3254
(3) Benazir Bhutto Named 3 PML-Q Terrorists in her Email to David
Miliband
http://groups.google.com/group/reportpress/t/3180b6a08052f11b
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(4) U.S. NSA Exposes the Phone Recording Fraud of Criminal Liar Javed
Iqbal Cheema
Telephone Recording Fraud of Pakistan Interior Ministry Exposed by the
U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)
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Comment by moinansari — January 7, 2008 @ 10:12 am |
First of all, I don’t think Nawaz Sharif could possibly have written this. His English is not good enough. Obviously someone in his party wrote it.
Secondly, I actually agree with what he’s saying. I truly agree with the fact that Musharrraf is responsible for the spread of terrorism over the last few years. I also agree that he is a tyrant who needs to go. However, I also doubt that Mr. Sharif is capable of handling the situation without aggravating it. He isn’t secular, as we know, and he also has tendencies to oppress. His attitude towards the media is also scary.
Comment by Nabiha Meher — January 10, 2008 @ 9:58 pm |
i am alsoo agred that musharaf is main cause of su side bombing
his opration of nothren areas has created that situation
but this Zardari Governament also a part of Musharaf policies.
nothing Alse Change.
nothing Alse Change
http://www.forumpakistan.com
Comment by Sonia — October 15, 2008 @ 1:45 pm |