tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post6865861419544530932..comments2024-03-26T03:03:42.414-07:00Comments on The Glasshouse: Some Answers to Difficult QuestionsA Different Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350929185765118924noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-60167348698309553012011-04-13T19:03:49.033-07:002011-04-13T19:03:49.033-07:00replica watch are priceless assets to acquire pos...<a href="http://www.ukswisswatches.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>replica watch</strong></a> are priceless assets to acquire possessed with a dude worth it. At any time you stroll in to a club as well as a ball space as well as a conference space you can sleep assured that the Rolex wrist will make an awesome offer of eye turn. 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Even though i dislike NS and BB and would never wish them to return...i would go with your reasoning because it is the most pragmatic and i feel the same.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I really wish someone would push Aitzaz Ahsan to become the next prime minister...i really do believe he has all the qualities needed to really make a difference in Pakistan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-66849368103789925592007-08-21T11:36:00.000-07:002007-08-21T11:36:00.000-07:00Onlooker you've identified yourself as a man in a ...Onlooker you've identified yourself as a man in a previous post. Now we're onto you :-)<BR/><BR/>Seriously though - keep up the great work. May not agree with your visceral reaction to Mush - seems more emotional than rational - but your analyses are great reading and insightful.libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258039856928341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-7513576200174747172007-08-21T01:30:00.000-07:002007-08-21T01:30:00.000-07:00Ali AfzalI am not a bureaucrat, been a member of a...Ali Afzal<BR/><BR/>I am not a bureaucrat, been a member of any political party or ever held a job with any government. <BR/><BR/>And no I am not particularly well known. <BR/><BR/>To date I have written over 350 blogs, and some were about sensitive issues and yes, some attempts were made at times to track me down.<BR/><BR/>Truth be told, anonymity also provides me the freedom to write without being arbitrarily slotted into any category (i.e. age, gender, profession, ethnicity or class).A Different Drumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350929185765118924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-18239507674767201162007-08-21T00:23:00.000-07:002007-08-21T00:23:00.000-07:00Now the only question that remains is the identity...Now the only question that remains is the identity of Mr. Onlooker? Obviously someone well known who cannot/wont or does not have the conviction to voice his opinion openly with fear. Perhaps a part of the problem i.e. establishment afraid of repercussions?? Well we all have our issues, each to his own. Well done any how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-74577161533572603962007-08-20T20:57:00.000-07:002007-08-20T20:57:00.000-07:00PPP is secular?I thought most of the controversial...PPP is secular?<BR/><BR/>I thought most of the controversial religious ruling were passed under ZAB.<BR/><BR/>-iceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-85957277555116839112007-08-20T14:28:00.000-07:002007-08-20T14:28:00.000-07:00nawaz sharif? well im sure you have your reasons. ...nawaz sharif? well im sure you have your reasons. if you're as staunch a supporter of democracy as your writings suggest, i cant understand why you hold hope for someone who amassed almost unitary power for himself (everyone forgets this now, but NS in his second term was about the second most powerful leader this country has ever had, musharraf included). the man had his supporters storm the supreme court. he jailed and beat up journalists. most of all, he was (and im sure still is) a low-iq daddys boy who knows nothing about anything. <BR/><BR/>pls dont kid yourself onlooker. if a deal was being offered to the PML-N, you would see the BB and NS roles reversed. BB talked a good game on democracy too, until about last year. ones a feudal, the others a rich industrialist. neither of them have a democratic bone in their body.<BR/><BR/>all that said, i am a PPP supporter. i want them in power because i do not feel the PML-N is right for this country's security (they will not want to tackle extremism the way the PPP would), its political/religious future (one is avowedly secular, the other is not), and its ability to figure out center-province issues (PPP is much better established in NWFP, if not balochistan...sindh and punjab go without saying). <BR/><BR/>lets remember also that the PPP is the biggest party in pakistan. in an unrigged election, they could easily poll 35%. i wouldnt be so confident about what the "people" want. survey data is notoriously unreliable in developed countries, let alone in pakistan. i still say this is the PPP's election to lose. lets see what happens.Ahsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662937883149553514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-66283632981232081632007-08-20T06:47:00.000-07:002007-08-20T06:47:00.000-07:00onlooker,Your approach is sincere but I am not sur...onlooker,<BR/>Your approach is sincere but I am not sure about the intellect level of our masses and a good change after one election is hard to expect. <BR/>Anyway, the worst civilian setup should be better than the present nonsense. Just imagine, we do not have a clearly defined system for electing President and every thing else is under thick smokes as oil price regulating, sugar prices and above all electricity crisis. <BR/>Some times back there was a lot of muttering by Mush and company and their claims to bring Pakistan's economy to take off point instead they have taken the country very successfully to blow off point.<BR/>August 20, 2007<BR/>6:47 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219873.post-84348939203145442162007-08-20T04:16:00.000-07:002007-08-20T04:16:00.000-07:00Mr. OnlookerPlease keep in mind the possibility th...Mr. Onlooker<BR/>Please keep in mind the possibility that the questions and the comment might be from the same faithful reader of your blog :).<BR/><BR/>To clarify- I have great respect for you and your writing and wasn't calling you a liar. I was referring to the 'Ayesha Jalal school of denial' of Jinnah's personal years-long nationwide and international campaign for a separate geographical state. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this blog it clarifies a great deal for an outside observer. Pakistanis must get the government and institutions they want, no question. Will they also get the Afghan policy they want and what is that policy? The US government seems to be acting upon its own pre-judgement about the Afghan policy that a freely elected Pakistani government would choose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com