Pakistan’s Bhutto Put Under House Arrest Again - MSNBC\AP

[WillyT]

Pakistan’s Bhutto put under house arrest again
Detention order intended to stop opposition leader from leading protests

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LAHORE, Pakistan - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was placed under house arrest for the second time in a week to prevent her staging a march on Tuesday to protest emergency rule, police said. A close aide to the former prime minister said she would try to lead the 185-mile procession anyway.

The showdown intensified the political crisis engulfing Pakistan and further clouded the prospect of a pro-U.S. alliance against rising Islamic extremism forming between Bhutto and President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

Bhutto’s aide, Sen. Safdar Abbasi, said the seven-day detention order was not binding because neither Bhutto nor one of her representatives had been served with the document.

“We will go ahead with the march,” he told The Associated Press.

Aftab Cheema, the chief of operations of Lahore city police, told the AP that a Bhutto representative had received the order issued by the government of Punjab province, where Bhutto has been staying at the house of a lawmaker from her party.

“She has been detained and she won’t be allowed to come out,” Cheema said.

He said about 600 police had been deployed around the house in Lahore and additional forces could be sent later Tuesday, when Bhutto was due to commence her procession to the capital, Islamabad.

A series of three steel-and-barbed wire barricades were erected around the house Monday and sharpshooters took up positions on surrounding rooftops.

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Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21755066/

Man...I hope this doesn't blow up in the world's face!

:shrug:

[Shlomo Yehudim]

1. Outrageous

Pervez Musharaf is making big mistakes. Benazir Bhuto is the voice he needs to support in this time of emergency.
But his true intent is clear. He intends to hold onto his power as long as he can. Pakistan is no longer a democracy. When you disolve the judicial system and the system of checks and balances you no longer have a democracy. But the same thing is slowly happening in this country. Special Interest Groups run this country and its a shame. But back to the OT, its shameful they put Benazir Bhuto back on house arrest. But we wont intervene. They dont have enough oil.

[WillyT]

3. How Do You "Share Power" With Somebody Who's Arrested You Twice ???

Ain't that supposed to be the plan here?

:shrug:

[Shlomo Yehudim]

4. Rumour Has It

That that is the case.
Heres the thing, Benazir Bhuto is the opposition, so by definition they wont be sharing power.
The People of Pakistan are sick and tired of Pervez Musharaf's utter disregard of them, and are ready for Change.
Benazir Bhuto is that change. He fears that. Hence, the house arrest. There is NO chance for a sharing of power.
However, in my previous post I was merely saying he should be treating Benazir Bhuto a bit better if he wishes to keep the peace. But that is not his intent. His country is crumbling, and if the country falls into the wrong hands, his Nuclear Weapons will put the world on high alert, and our war in Iraq will be dwarfed by this actual threat.

Anyways, I hope that made some sense ^_^

[Cha]

2. Rec'd! Yeah,

me, too.