tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post1701058332088600927..comments2024-03-26T03:03:42.414-07:00Comments on The Glasshouse: A New Brand of ‘Law Enforcers’?A Different Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350929185765118924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-38868726193705738372007-04-18T06:36:00.000-07:002007-04-18T06:36:00.000-07:00I do not know Mr. Sadiq Saleem but new-pakistan.co...I do not know Mr. Sadiq Saleem but new-pakistan.com has been on the mark before. They predicted Musharraf's plans to get rid of the Chief Justice.<BR/><BR/>The editor of New-Pakistan.com, Syed Hussainy, lives in Canada (Toronto, I think) and was a minor player in Karachi politics (MRD, ARD type stuff) during the 1980s and early 1990s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-63779667438607452572007-04-16T12:17:00.000-07:002007-04-16T12:17:00.000-07:00It doesn't suprise me a bit. And lets not get too...It doesn't suprise me a bit. And lets not get too "hysterical". Zulfiqar Bhutto had his own force(goons) as well and i am sure others did too in some form or shape too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-75947492271712861192007-04-16T10:17:00.000-07:002007-04-16T10:17:00.000-07:00Anonymous,There is a political party that provides...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>There is a political party that provides Musharaff with an organized broad base to keep the peace with and with whom he shares the spoils of his rule. It is the oldest, most well funded, most well organized, and most powerful political party in Pakistan: the Army.<BR/><BR/>As long as the top brass do not feel that Musharaff is hurting their or the Army's domestic political and economic interests, Musharaff will remain in power and will get away with anything including things like getting rid of the the Chief Justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-29689597145739077642007-04-15T22:55:00.000-07:002007-04-15T22:55:00.000-07:00This is a natural consequence of what is essential...This is a natural consequence of what is essentially a military dictatorship. <BR/><BR/>No ruler can rule for long without an organised popular base to keep the peace at street/regional level. Even the dictatorial governments of erstwhile Soviet Union and present-day China work with the single party, the Communist party to provide them organised broad based support as well as a method of 'distribution of spoils' to keep the base happy.<BR/><BR/>Either Musharraf will require the support of such a popular base which helps keeps the peace at street/regional level or he will have to rely increasingly on a repressive secret service to keep the peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-82160423789759893312007-04-15T08:04:00.000-07:002007-04-15T08:04:00.000-07:00This is definitely spine chilling. The way secret ...This is definitely spine chilling. The way secret services in Pakistan have been expanding, it is not at all surprising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com