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#1 2008-08-18 8:59 am
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Musharraf resigns
Parvez Musharraf addresses the nation, announces his resignation to avoid impeachment
The country's information minister told Sky News the president had no choice but to go.
"He tried to justify pretty much what he had done, but I think at the end of the day this was the only option, because the space for him to remain president had shrunk so much that it had become impossible to carry on," said Sherry Rehman.
Sky News correspondent Alex Crawford in Islamabad said the reaction in Pakistan was one of celebration.
"There are already celebrations on the streets," she said.
"People are dancing around with Pakistan flags, because Pervez Musharraf had become increasingly unpopular."
Seems to me he was a pretty lousy leader. Question is, what happens now? Will it be the usual Pakistani process of a departing dictator, followed by elected government, followed by infighting and political paralysis, followed by a coup d'etat? Or will they actually be able to make it work this time?
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#2 2008-08-18 9:00 am
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Re: Musharraf resigns
Did this really happen or are you still yanking us?
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#3 2008-08-18 9:02 am
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Lawyers celebrate in Karachi
Now that's bizarre.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
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#4 2008-08-18 9:14 am
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Re: Musharraf resigns
user wrote:
Lawyers celebrate in Karachi
Now that's bizarre.
Not really. The legal system in Pakistan was under attack for quite a while, with lawyers going to jail for various reasons. With Musharraf gone, they probably believe that the attacks will stop.
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#5 2008-08-18 2:46 pm
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Re: Musharraf resigns
Hopefully the new government can get its ass into gear, and at least insure that the country itself remains half-stable. It will be interesting, I'm happy that they got Musharraf out without much fuss.
I could bore you with a philosophical tirade about freedom and tyranny, or try and explain to you what new horizons are suddenly open to me, but I doubt you would understand and if you did it might frighten you. That amuses me.
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#6 2008-08-18 2:50 pm
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[Tycho?] wrote:
Hopefully the new government can get its ass into gear, and at least insure that the country itself remains half-stable. It will be interesting, I'm happy that they got Musharraf out without much fuss.
Day ain't over yet...
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#7 2008-08-18 3:09 pm
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Re: Musharraf resigns
[Tycho?] wrote:
Hopefully the new government can get its ass into gear, and at least insure that the country itself remains half-stable. It will be interesting, I'm happy that they got Musharraf out without much fuss.
Its difficult to be optimistic about Pakistan, as they've never really had it together.
Not sure you could say "8 years after seizing power in a coup" is getting him out without a fuss. Without violence, yes.
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#8 2008-08-19 11:47 am
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I'd wager that if the threat of an impeachment brought our C-i-C to resignation, there'd be plenty of dancin' in the streets too. I sure would.
His ascension begins around the same time, using essentially the same method.
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#9 2008-08-19 12:52 pm
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But would the lawyers be dancing and would they be dancing for entirely different reasons?
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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