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Pakistan's general problem
by KEARNEY | June 28, 2007 at 08:39 am
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Pakistan's general problemPopular resistance to Musharraf's rule has seemingly caught the U.S. off-guard.
By Ali Dayan Hasan, ALI DAYAN HASAN is South Asia researcher for Human Rights Watch.
June 27, 2007
IN RETURN FOR cooperation in the war on terror since 9/11, the United States has provided Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, with billions of dollars in aid and almost total support in his quest to remain president — until recently.
Eight years after seizing power in a coup, Musharraf is trying to grab five more years through political manipulation and blatant coercion. However, even as he rewrote it, the Pakistani Constitution prohibits him from being president unless he stops being army chief.
That would normally be a minor irritant, easily ignored. But the ground is shifting under Musharraf's feet. Pakistanis are turning out in mass demonstrations led by lawyers whose tolerance for Musharraf has been replaced with a newfound regard for the rule of law. The slogan on the street: "The U.S. has a pet dog in Pakistan — he wears a uniform."
June 28, 2007 at 08:39 am by KEARNEY, 200 views, add comment
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