Alarming is what is happening in Pakistan. A state of emergency has been declared and the constitution suspended. Benezir Bhutto sits in an airplane at...
Frankly I was surprised Musharaf had not done this earlier. The only viable course ahead in Pakistan is to suspend democracy and deal with the Islamists the...
Kamran, What proof do you have that Benazir Bhutto's government was corrupt? Do you have access to evidence that the rest of us do not? I did come across the...
Kamran: The Islamists are going to want to gain more no matter what. Ordinary people, and especially a populace like the Pakistani’s, would be naïve enough...
Kamran writes: Frankly I was surprised Musharaf had not done this earlier. The only viable course ahead in Pakistan is to suspend democracy and deal with the...
Kamran: I am also in favor of democratic rule as soon as it's achievable. Democracy works when people don't act, or are not legally allowed to act, like...
Below is an op-ed article from today’s New York Times by Benazir Bhutto. Is Bhutto being naïve in her support of democracy? Regards, Gerry Musharraf’s...
Benazir Bhutto's protest rally has been blocked. Bhutto is under house arrest. Regards, Gerry Pakistan's Bhutto Under House Arrest, 5,000 Supporters Rounded...
And the saga continues. Bhutto is no longer under house arrest. Will she and Musharraf be able to form an alliance? Stay tuned. Regards, Gerry House Arrest...
Hi ya Gerry: here the conjeture that A common ancestor ( what do you suppose that was?) of great apes & humans.. ( ok so we are related to apes?) Left Africa...
Bhutto will not be sharing power with Musharraf, or so she claims today. g Bhutto Calls for President to Resign David Guttenfelder/Associated Press A supporter...
Apparently Ahmadinejad's defiance towards the west is raising concerns in Iran. Regards, Gerry Ahmadinejad's defiance raises concerns By SANA ABDALLAH (Middle...
Hi Silk: Says below "The details of Homer's life are a mystery; some scholars believe that no such man ever existed, and that the works credited to him were...
Nuclear weapons in Pakistan are best contained by supporting Musharraf. Regards, Gerry US Envoy Voices Support for Musharraf, Urges End to Emergency Rule By...
Just in case everyone was busy feasting on turkey and fixings, events in Pakistan continue. A group of 53 nations of former British colonies have decided to...
Politically Pakistan is hotting up with the return of Nawaz Sharif and his brother. The drama unfolds. Musharraf is ready to quit the army and give up his...
World outraged, fearful over Bhutto assassination <http://in.news.yahoo.com/071227/137/6ox6g.html> <http://in.news.yahoo.com/071227/137/6ox6g.html> Enlarge...
<http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/12/27/18468971.php> Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Assasinated Thu Dec 27 2007 Benazir Bhutto, 1953-2007...
A very tragic event for Pakistan and the rest of the World. For all practical purposes she sealed her gloomy fate when she decided to return to Pakistan to...
Will a presence of U.S. troops in Pakistan help in deterring anti-government extremists? Admiral: Pakistan OKs Bigger U.S. Role By ROBERT BURNS - ST....
Do you remember Doris Lessing? She won the British Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007. Anyhow, here is something interesting that she noted. Regards, Gerry ...
Likely based on her careful interpretation of what she saw in her crystal ball. _____ From: GlobalBrain@yahoogroups.com [mailto:GlobalBrain@yahoogroups.com] On...
Obama WILL NOT become the next US president even if he wins the democratic party nomination. He is getting a boost from the Hillary Clinton dislikability...
I think it is a good opportunity for U.S.A. to go to a real democratic society that non-white person becomes a president of U.S.A. ...
Hisano Atsushi
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For one thing, democracy is not a screening tool for racism and tribalism. In fact real democracy can work to magnify racism and tribalism. Obama will not...