A second coup in Pakistan
By Ahmed Rashid | Monday, November 5, 2007 | The Washington Post
“…The key question Musharraf faces is how long the army will continue to back him. Rank-and-file soldiers are keenly aware of the widening gulf between them and the public they are supposed to protect. The army, already demoralized, is unwilling to fight a never-ending war against its own people. For now, the judges are gone, the media has been censored, the opposition and lawyers jailed and curtailed. But Musharraf’s emergency is not sustainable. Ruling by force without any political support will prove impossible….”…BS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/04/AR2007110401224_pf.html
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