Bhutto placed under house arrest

Source: AP


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been placed under house arrest in Islamabad, where police have surrounded her home, a security official said Friday.


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All there is on it so far...

this might cause the "middle" people to join forces with the rebels to take their country back. Thank you for posting this. Wow.

Pakistan is in dire straits ..... Yet another product of the GOP down the fucking tubes ....

He is a Muslim, and he is acting like a fascist.

Yet he is our "ally".

All the while, Bush Inc turns to us and says "free and fair elections".

What a sad affair. :(

done to prevent the rally she was to lead today. Musharref is making many bad decisions. The people of Pakistan are feeling the crackdown on democracy in their personal lives-- Rising dissatisfaction among the middle class and tribal conflict along the borders is a real recipe for disaster.

is going on in Pakistan. We are learning about the events in the urban centers, but we don't know what is going on in other areas.

It's burning on all fronts for the United States. The current wave of crises stretches from Turkey, across Irak, Iran, Afghanistan and as far as Pakistan. There is no sign of resolution of the long-standing conflict between Palastine and Israel. Relations with Russia have been tense for months. The superpower, crippled by the addventure in Irak has lost the initiative in foreign ppolicy. With the conflicts in Irak and Afghanistan stuck in a military deadend, political and economic changes are needed. But don't expect that from George W. Bush since change would mean admitting his own defeat.

"Märkische Oderzeitung" (Frankfurt/Oder):

"Für die USA brennt es an allen Fronten. Der aktuelle Krisenbogen reicht von der Türkei über den Irak, den Iran, Afghanistan bis nach Pakistan. Im palästinensisch-israelischen Dauerkonflikt zeichnet sich keine Lösung ab. Das Verhältnis zu Russland ist seit Monaten gespannt. Die Supermacht, gelähmt durch das Irak-Abenteuer, hat die außenpolitische Initiative verloren. Da die Konflikte im Irak und in Afghanistan militärisch in der Sackgasse stecken, müsste ein Schwenk zu politischen und wirtschaftlichen Lösungsansätzen erfolgen. Von George W. Bush ist dieser nicht zu erwarten, weil damit das Eingeständnis der eigenen Niederlage verbunden wäre." (APA/dpa)

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hmmmm....
Do I have the gist of the recent Pakistan history right here? Musharef has said he would take off his uniform once his (illegal under Pakistan rules?) "presidency" was ruled ok by the court. But it had looked like the court would not rule in his favor so he sacked some of the judges and installed new ones more friendly to him. Then when lawyers objected he declared martial law and started arresting anyone who opposed him, including Bhutto and folks running in the opposition party for elections which he says will occur in February. Is that about it?

Why is it we are still referring to Pakistan as a democracy?

said it might take up to a year. I think the U.S. balked so now he's saying February - a month later than originally promised.

Wonder if he'll keep coming up with excuses when the date arrives, like Bush does with Iraq.

Lets pump more money into his "government"

they've deliberately flooded the square where today's protest was to happen, she says that 5000 of her PPP workers have been detained across the country, she has made an attempt to sneak out and was stopped "for her own protection", and all highways between Punjab and North West Frontier Province have been blocked.

Benazir's Followers Clash With Police After Her House Arrest
http://www.newspostindia.com/report-22675



Meanwhile:

200 Security Personnel Surrender to Militants in Pak
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=406375&sid=WOR&ssid=&news=200%20security%20personnel%20surrender%20to%20militants%20in%20Pak

Islamabad, Nov 09: Two hundred paramilitary personnel have surrendered to pro-Taliban militants in the troubled Swat valley, in a major embarrassment to Pakistan government which has been pushed on the backfoot in its operation to root out extremists from the northwestern tribal areas.

The 200 men of the Frontier Corps surrendered to militants led by radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah last night after their camp in the Matta area was surrounded by the extremists who are demanding imposition of strict islamic law or Shariat and have strengthened their hold on the region by driving out most security forces.

The security personnel handed over their weapons to the militants and did not put up any resistance, Dawn News channel reported.

There was no official word on the surrender, but a militant spokesman said the personnel were being taken to Imamdheri, the stronghold of Fazlullah, known as "Mullah Radio" for his sermons broadcast from an illegal FM station.

There are almost no security forces in upper Swat, where most security posts and police stations are now held by the militants.

was his agreement with the U.S. in return for the $billions. At least they know where THOSE billions went.

I wonder what law however!

Source: The Seattle Times

Pakistani police backed by armored vehicles detained opposition leader Benazir Bhutto at her Islamabad residence today and reportedly rounded up 5,000 of her supporters to block a planned mass protest against emergency rule, officials said.

Authorities were adamant that Bhutto's planned rally in nearby Rawalpindi would not go ahead. Mass gatherings are banned under emergency powers that President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared last weekend. Mayor Javed Akhlas also said there was a "credible report" of six or seven suicide bombers in the city.

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Bhutto was not formally under house arrest, Information Minister Tariq Azim said. But "we will not allow any leader to carry out any rally," he said



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... by saying that elections in Feb 08 were not good enough.

Pakistan deserves better.

she is not free to freely express her opposition to musharaff ... that is called repression. she is being chained (with actual chains or not but in this case the chains are the armored vehicle backing the Pakistani police who are preventing her from leaving her house... and in the meantime, there are claims of credible suicide bombers in the city which equal bush's cry of terror, terror, terror anytime he wants to get his way, get the focus off of his back ... whatever.

Pakistan, Musharaff, Bhutto, the Lawyers, the armored tanks, the fear planting, and the actual jackbooting of any who dare to protest is an old page of history and one we will witness here whenever bush and his homeland security team want to turn their guns on us! America Beware!

:thumbsup:

:sarcasm:

Source: Associated Press


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7064367,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7087868.stm

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been released from house arrest in the capital, Islamabad, officials say.

The order had blocked Ms Bhutto's bid to lead a rally against the emergency rule declared by President Musharraf.

Tribute to the Pakistani students, lawyers, civil right activists protesting against General Musharaf's dictatorship.

anti emergency musharaf protest in Pakistan- 9th Nov 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkwLmDEaIwc


Song reads:

we are pakistani, we will be victorious
in every field, in every struggle
we will be victorious