["Truth-Bringer";p="412869"]
#1. Allies of Bush's. ok.
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Not only is this important South Asia nation a key US ally in its conflict with anti-western Muslim groups (aka "the war of terror"),
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#2. Stopped from protesting, OK
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On Friday, she was temporarily put under house arrest, preventing her from leading a mass demonstration in Islamabad.
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#3.Masses of people want him to resign, ok
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Bhutto and other opposition leaders are calling on Musharraf to resign as military chief and run in fair, internationally supervised elections.
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#4.Accused of being behind killings, ok
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Bhutto tells me she may face another attempt to kill her. She accuses allies of President-General Pervez Musharraf of trying to assassinate her in the October 18th bombing in Karachi that that killed or wounded hundreds.
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#5.Opposition is made up of the poor class, and they are prevented from protesting by police and barriers, ok
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Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party commands broad popular support, particularly among the poor and illiterate. But her attempt to unleash mass demonstrations has so far been thwarted by violent police repression against her supporters and the arrest of her political allies.
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#6. Supreme Court involved in elections, OK
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Musharraf’s imposition of martial law, arrest of Supreme Court justices who were going to rule illegal his continued role as commander-in-chief and president, arrest of other opposition figures and muzzling the formerly feisty media have proven most embarrassing to the Bush Administration which claims to be an apostle of democracy. Bush, who claims to have invaded Afghanistan and Iraq in order to bring them the light of democracy, must continue supporting Pakistan’s military dictator or see his war in Afghanistan collapse.
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#7.Accused of running "rigged" elections to get into office, OK
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So, under heavy pressure from Washington, Musharraf agreed to hold elections on 15 January and release some jailed opponents. Washington hailed Musharraf. In reality, however, it was another cynical ploy. Every election Musharraf has held since seizing power in 1999 has been rigged. Does anyone really believe there will be fair elections in Pakistan under martial law or with the media gagged?
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#8.Part of a small minority of voters, yet wins elections, OK
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Musharraf, who commands less than 8% popular support, and is widely hated as an American stooge, knows he would lose any honest election. What he plans are the same kind of farcical "democratic elections" held by the US-backed military dictatorships of Egypt and Algeria.
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#9.Civil unrest during elections, breaking into polling places, rigging the votes, throwing away ballots, using the Supreme Court to get seated, OK
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My Pakistani sources report growing unrest in the 619,000-man armed forces. Senior commanders, recently promoted by Musharraf after pre-approval by Washington, still support him. But they are increasingly dismayed by the threat of a clash with civilians. Many senior officers fear their continued support of Musharraf is turning the public against the armed forces and injuring its good name.
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I don't doubt Bush & Musharraf are good buddies, they have so much in common, OK?? LMAO!
