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POPSU.S. Is Looking Past Musharraf in Case He Falls This could get pretty gross, very quickly. Musharraf is, as the article says, the 'West's alternative to radical Islamists,' and yet his behavior is very similar to the behavior we accuse Ahmadinejad of. And yet, Iran has open elections, and in Pakistan protesters are in jail. Something's fucked here.
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POPSNYT: Musharraf Sets No Date to End Emergency Rule Why I'm concerned: 1) This is a threat to the values we espouse in the Middle East, and yet in line with our practices - it does nothing good for our international image 2) Americans have no idea what's going on 3) This could easily happen here 3)
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POPSPakistan Attempts to Crush Protests by Lawyers This is very, very bad. Pakistan is a critical US ally, and has the Bomb. Additionally, the US has stated that we will continue to fund Pakistan, despite the UN SG Ban Ki Moon stating that this situation gravely concerns him. This will certainly affect the US's image abroad. Bad, bad news.
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