Comments on: The Latest from Pakistan http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/ Thu, 24 May 2012 03:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Bhutto Behind Barbed Wire & More Friday News : NO QUARTER http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44929 Bhutto Behind Barbed Wire & More Friday News : NO QUARTER Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:44:27 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44929 [...] — all the news. Here’s some of the latest from Pakistan via Reuters/Yahoo … and see the earlier post on Pakistan, which also features a link to Amnesty’s plea for restoration of rights, as well [...] [...] — all the news. Here’s some of the latest from Pakistan via Reuters/Yahoo … and see the earlier post on Pakistan, which also features a link to Amnesty’s plea for restoration of rights, as well [...]

]]> By: Cee http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44818 Cee Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:46:10 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44818 I don't see how to email you. I found this and have to give Bhutto credit today. She tried to attend the protest http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7193EA83-A4A3-4BA8-8667-07A8F24D9649.htm I don’t see how to email you. I found this and have to give Bhutto credit today. She tried to attend the protest

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7193EA83-A4A3-4BA8-8667-07A8F24D9649.htm

]]> By: Mr.Murder http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44555 Mr.Murder Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:31:53 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44555 <em>Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House cannot respond to every message.</em> Not rich enough to be heard. Taxation without representation. Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House cannot respond to every message.

Not rich enough to be heard. Taxation without representation.

]]> By: SusanUnPC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44020 SusanUnPC Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:46:20 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44020 THANKS, Cee. And feel free to e-mail me if there's anything critical, or post it here in this thread. THANKS, Cee. And feel free to e-mail me if there’s anything critical, or post it here in this thread.

]]> By: Cee http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44015 Cee Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:26:49 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44015 We can try to follow some news here http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/ http://dawn.com/2007/11/08/index.htm http://karachi.metblogs.com/ We can try to follow some news here

http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/

http://dawn.com/2007/11/08/index.htm

http://karachi.metblogs.com/

]]> By: Cee http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44010 Cee Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:22:30 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-44010 Susan, I've forgiven Uncle Fester for past deeds long ago. LOL! I'm desperate for any lifeboat in this storm. Susan,

I’ve forgiven Uncle Fester for past deeds long ago. LOL! I’m desperate for any lifeboat in this storm.

]]> By: SusanUnPC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43882 SusanUnPC Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:51:11 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43882 Yeah, I believe it. One thing that astonishes me is that when I write to our junior senator, Maria Cantwell, her response always factors in precisely what I said. Patty Murray's are more boilerplate, but she's very good on so many issues. Shirin, I am curious about your view of the planned Bhutto demonstration. Yeah, I believe it. One thing that astonishes me is that when I write to our junior senator, Maria Cantwell, her response always factors in precisely what I said. Patty Murray’s are more boilerplate, but she’s very good on so many issues.

Shirin, I am curious about your view of the planned Bhutto demonstration.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43873 Shirin Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:38:06 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43873 Well, Susan, I gave up writing to Diane Feinstein because they always sent back a boilerplate that said how important it was to hear from me about my concerns, but that basically these are her views, so eff you. And of course the content of the biolerplate message almost never addressed, either directly or indirectly, the issue I had expressed by very important-to-them concerns. Well, Susan, I gave up writing to Diane Feinstein because they always sent back a boilerplate that said how important it was to hear from me about my concerns, but that basically these are her views, so eff you. And of course the content of the biolerplate message almost never addressed, either directly or indirectly, the issue I had expressed by very important-to-them concerns.

]]> By: SusanUnPC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43859 SusanUnPC Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:19:02 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43859 DAMN. My post about Amnesty International didn't show up. But I did add the link as an update at the top of the story. You can go there and send an e-mail to Bush complaining about the human rights violations in Pakistan. I just got my reply from the White House. Wow. They can't even bother to send me a boilerplate response specific to the TOPIC about which I wrote them: On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence. We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions. Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House cannot respond to every message. Thank you again for taking the time to write. DAMN. My post about Amnesty International didn’t show up. But I did add the link as an update at the top of the story. You can go there and send an e-mail to Bush complaining about the human rights violations in Pakistan.

I just got my reply from the White House. Wow. They can’t even bother to send me a boilerplate response specific to the TOPIC about which I wrote them:

On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.

We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions.

Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House cannot respond to every message.

Thank you again for taking the time to write.

]]> By: SusanUnPC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43843 SusanUnPC Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:48:38 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43843 AMNESTY wants us all to take action -- yeah, it's a letter to Bush, who I am sure really cares what we think, but it's good nonetheless to do something: The military crackdown in Pakistan represents a direct assault on human rights. Last Saturday, General Musharaff effectively declared martial law, suspended the bulk of the constitution and acquired powers to amend it without any parliamentary procedure. Since then, hundreds have been arrested and arbitrarily detained across Pakistan including lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and political activists. Yesterday, several Supreme Court Justices were sacked, including the Chief Justice, and today they are reported to be under house arrest. We fear that this assault on key institutions of accountability, combined with sweeping emergency powers, will exacerbate existing patterns of human rights abuse, including torture and other ill-treatment, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and use of excessive force to suppress peaceful dissent. » <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?lang=e&id=ENGUSA20071105001" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> » <a href="http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.2590179/k.C43E/Take_Action_Online/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&aid=9518" rel="nofollow">Take action</a> AMNESTY wants us all to take action — yeah, it’s a letter to Bush, who I am sure really cares what we think, but it’s good nonetheless to do something:

The military crackdown in Pakistan represents a direct assault on human rights.

Last Saturday, General Musharaff effectively declared martial law, suspended the bulk of the constitution and acquired powers to amend it without any parliamentary procedure.

Since then, hundreds have been arrested and arbitrarily detained across Pakistan including lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and political activists. Yesterday, several Supreme Court Justices were sacked, including the Chief Justice, and today they are reported to be under house arrest.

We fear that this assault on key institutions of accountability, combined with sweeping emergency powers, will exacerbate existing patterns of human rights abuse, including torture and other ill-treatment, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and use of excessive force to suppress peaceful dissent.

» Read more
» Take action

]]> By: SusanUnPC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43832 SusanUnPC Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:26:42 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43832 I'm worried. Let's see ... that demo will take place sometime during the night tonight. How can we follow and see what's going on? BBC World News radio? My speakers are shot, so I can't listen. But the British newspapers should have lots of good reports coming in ... I suppose the Pakistani newspapers are being heavily censored right now so they can't report much. I found it fascinating that Rozen picked out that paragraph. Bhutto has lost a lot of credibility by being a new poodle for Bush, and now she can't work cooperatively with Musharraf ... it's a mess. ALSO: I want to urge all of you to listen/watch the Charlie Rose show with Armitage and others. It is really, really good. Despite our bitterness towards Armitage re Val, he does have some fascinating insights into international policy, and he really goes after the Bush administration's rotten foreign policy. He defends what he and Powell tried to do, and some of their early successes. But, he told Charlie that he wanted the show to be about what to do in the future and, to that end, he had some very good ideas -- all common sense, but good nonetheless. I’m worried. Let’s see … that demo will take place sometime during the night tonight. How can we follow and see what’s going on? BBC World News radio? My speakers are shot, so I can’t listen. But the British newspapers should have lots of good reports coming in … I suppose the Pakistani newspapers are being heavily censored right now so they can’t report much.

I found it fascinating that Rozen picked out that paragraph. Bhutto has lost a lot of credibility by being a new poodle for Bush, and now she can’t work cooperatively with Musharraf … it’s a mess.

ALSO: I want to urge all of you to listen/watch the Charlie Rose show with Armitage and others. It is really, really good. Despite our bitterness towards Armitage re Val, he does have some fascinating insights into international policy, and he really goes after the Bush administration’s rotten foreign policy. He defends what he and Powell tried to do, and some of their early successes. But, he told Charlie that he wanted the show to be about what to do in the future and, to that end, he had some very good ideas — all common sense, but good nonetheless.

]]> By: Cee http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43674 Cee Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:01:47 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43674 Do you think Bhutto will go ahead with her (threatened) massive protest on Friday, to which she promises to attract a million Pakistanis? Will this demonstration create wholesale chaos and violence? If she calls for this I want her walking in the front of the line. She got 170 some people killed last time. I heard that Negroponte supports Musharaf. Where is General Mahmoud Ahmed these days? Do you think Bhutto will go ahead with her (threatened) massive protest on Friday, to which she promises to attract a million Pakistanis? Will this demonstration create wholesale chaos and violence?

If she calls for this I want her walking in the front of the line. She got 170 some people killed last time.
I heard that Negroponte supports Musharaf.
Where is General Mahmoud Ahmed these days?

]]> By: SusanUnPC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1040/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43373 SusanUnPC Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:43:42 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/07/the-latest-from-pakistan/#comment-43373 FYI: Charlie Rose's guest tonight is Richard Armitage, and he's telling Charlie that he can't imagine the U.S. intervening militarily in Pakistan, at this point. Oh joy. If you missed the airing, the video should be up at Rose's site tomorrow: http://www.charlierose.com I'm just listening to the beginning. Will report more as I hear it. FYI: Charlie Rose’s guest tonight is Richard Armitage, and he’s telling Charlie that he can’t imagine the U.S. intervening militarily in Pakistan, at this point. Oh joy.

If you missed the airing, the video should be up at Rose’s site tomorrow: http://www.charlierose.com

I’m just listening to the beginning. Will report more as I hear it.

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