PAK newspaper: General Musharraf's Second Coup

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http://www.thepakistaninewspaper.com/

General Musharraf's Second Coup

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: President General Pervez Musharraf, in his capacity as the chief of army staff, on Saturday declared emergency rule in the country, suspended the country�s constitution, and issued a new Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO).Text of emergency proclamation


The official announcement on the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) came within minutes of a high-level meeting at the President House (Aiwan-i-Sadr) which was chaired by the President and attended by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, senior security and intelligence officials.

[LakeSamish706]

1. Anyone see serious, serious violence following this? Is the military...

strong enough to hold the people in check, or will the military be overthrown?

[DavidDvorkin]

2. He didn't learn from Dubya

Suspending the constitution is too provocative. It's better to leave it in place, pay lip service to it, and simply ignore it.