Ruthless and Corrupt
An article by Marjorie Cohn, a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law provided the following information.
Pakistan’s President Musharraf declared a state of emergency after the Pakistani Supreme Court indicated it would overturn the results of an illegitimate election that would have extended Musharraf’s term as president. His declaration of emergency attacked the entire population of Pakistan by suspending fundamental constitutional rights to life and liberty, freedom of speech, assembly and association, and equal protection of the law.
Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has held under house arrest, and over 2500 lawyers in different parts of Pakistan were detained. The detainees include the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association and officials of the Democratic Lawyers Association of Pakistan. Furthermore, the government ordered that journalists who brought ridicule or disrepute to Musharraf could face three years in prison.
The motivation for Musharraf’s declared emergency is not to defend the country against Islamic extremists, but to maintain power. He has succeeded in getting his hand-picked Supreme Court to rule, that he can remain in power for five more years.
Bush claims that Musharraf is an indispensable ally in the war against terror, and the money sent to Pakistan supports that goal. Musharraf claims that he will help destroy the Taliban. However, Pakistani Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy believe Musharraf is secretly supporting the Taliban, because most Pakistanis see the Taliban as the only group standing up against the unwelcome American presence in the region.
Bush claimed that he wants to spread democracy throughout the Islamic world, but Musharraf’s mass arrests of his political opponents, isn’t very democratic. Musharraf has received $11 billion of American aid since 9/11. Our tax dollars are being used to prop up this ruthless and corrupt regime.
Marjorie Cohn shouldn’t be surprised, because the Bush regime is also ruthless and corrupt.
Pakistan’s President Musharraf declared a state of emergency after the Pakistani Supreme Court indicated it would overturn the results of an illegitimate election that would have extended Musharraf’s term as president. His declaration of emergency attacked the entire population of Pakistan by suspending fundamental constitutional rights to life and liberty, freedom of speech, assembly and association, and equal protection of the law.
Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has held under house arrest, and over 2500 lawyers in different parts of Pakistan were detained. The detainees include the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association and officials of the Democratic Lawyers Association of Pakistan. Furthermore, the government ordered that journalists who brought ridicule or disrepute to Musharraf could face three years in prison.
The motivation for Musharraf’s declared emergency is not to defend the country against Islamic extremists, but to maintain power. He has succeeded in getting his hand-picked Supreme Court to rule, that he can remain in power for five more years.
Bush claims that Musharraf is an indispensable ally in the war against terror, and the money sent to Pakistan supports that goal. Musharraf claims that he will help destroy the Taliban. However, Pakistani Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy believe Musharraf is secretly supporting the Taliban, because most Pakistanis see the Taliban as the only group standing up against the unwelcome American presence in the region.
Bush claimed that he wants to spread democracy throughout the Islamic world, but Musharraf’s mass arrests of his political opponents, isn’t very democratic. Musharraf has received $11 billion of American aid since 9/11. Our tax dollars are being used to prop up this ruthless and corrupt regime.
Marjorie Cohn shouldn’t be surprised, because the Bush regime is also ruthless and corrupt.
posted by Jim O'Leary | 12:00 AM
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