Obama,
BB and Nawaz
By Dr. Syed Ehtisham
Bath, NY
Presidential candidates would sell their mothers
if that would get them in the White House. That
is in reference to Obama's declaration of intent
to attack Pakistani territory if the natives did
not take appropriate steps to combat terrorism.
The poor man only wanted to get an edge over Hillary
and did not know any better.
I have castigated BB for trying to make a deal
with Musharraf if only he would take off his uniform
for her.
No I am not practicing double standards. Pakistanis
are far more politically conscious and their leaders
have to be judged at a far higher standard. Talk
to a bunch of US-born and trained physicians and
general public. I have, and you will find them
more backward than even the NS, BB, Mush and fundamentalists
among the Pak doctors and other expatriates .
I watched ARY news yesterday. Mush was meeting
his MQM team and declaring that he will get re-elected
by the current assembly and will not take his
uniform off for BB's pleasure. He, it would seem,
continues to have the unstinted support of his
patrons and his military constituency. His minions
have dropped hints that imposition of emergency
could not be taken off the table.
If BB and Maulana Diesel have any sense they will
keep the opposition ranks united.
"Tumhara naam mitt jai ga…"
Aitzaz, for his and the country's sake should
let go of BB's dupatta. She is so annoyed with
the limelight he has been enjoying that she finds
it unpleasant to utter his name. He should remember
that her father ZAB had his mentors beaten and
his supporters jailed.
So far among the opposition leaders only NS has
shown a steadfast character. One cannot really
blame him for signing a ten-year exile agreement.
He had the precedent of Bhutto - a far more potent
and popular leader - murdered.
The fact that he hounded a CJ from office is neither
here nor there. He had examples of the judges
meekly signing away their independence - starting
with CJ Munir in 1954.
Why and how CJ Iftikhar, a Mush-appointee and
signatory of all documents Mush wanted, stood
up to the dictator is a mystery.
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