On AlterNet: musharraf

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BushCo Open to Giving Musharraf Asylum in the U.S.

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. August 20, 2008.

Bush has a soft spot for Musharraf, and it shows.

President Musharraf of Pakistan Resigns

Spencer Ackerman, Attackerman. August 18, 2008.

Just because Musharraf is out doesn't mean things are going to get better.

The Problem With Pakistan's Government

Paula R. Newberg, MIT Center for International Studies. May 27, 2008.

The inequities built into Pakistan's current political system affect efforts to stop internal violence and rationalize foreign policy.

Right-Wing 'Thinkers' Reduce Pakistani Politics to Holy War

Ali Eteraz, AlterNet. February 29, 2008.

Simplistic conservative "intellectuals" are oblivious to Pakistan's highly complex internal politics.

The 'War on Terror': a New Era of Geopolitical Stupidity

Simon Jenkins, Comment Is Free. January 31, 2008.

The language loved by Bush has translated into a global disaster bringing death and misery to millions.

Musharraf Blames Benazir Bhutto for Her Own Death [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet. January 6, 2008.

In an exclusive "60 Minutes" interview Musharraf refused to acknowledge any security lapses by his government in protecting Bhutto.

New Footage of The Bhutto Assassination Proves the Musharraf Government Is Lying [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, Cliff Schecter's Blog. January 2, 2008.

This is important. It is disturbing. And it is necessary to watch.

Bhutto's Blood Is on Bush's Hands

Shahid Buttar, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.

The complicity of the U.S. in Pakistan's violence should alarm all observers.

Bhutto Didn't Trust Bush With Sensitive Evidence of Rigging Pakistan Elections

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog. January 1, 2008.

Can't say I blame her.

Did Musharraf Manipulate Medical Reports of Bhutto's Assassination?

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake. December 31, 2007.

The Pakistani public is not buying the implausible BS coming out of Musharraf's government.

Nov '07: Bhutto Names Her Suspected Assasins, Says Bin Laden is Dead [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet. December 29, 2007.

Bhutto said in regards to working with Musharraf, "I'm not going to be the icing on the cake if it's a poisoned cake."

Bhutto: A Tragedy Born of Despotism and Anarchy

Tariq Ali, Comment Is Free. December 29, 2007.

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt.

Did Bush Risk Bhutto To Save Musharraf?

Scarecrow, Firedoglake. December 28, 2007.

The Bush Administration did not kill Benazir Bhutto, but they want us to believe that only Al Qaeda is responsible and they're not.

Another Ugly Day in Pakistani Politics

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 27, 2007.

Let's look at hard at the narratives that are emerging about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

Will Bush Be Forced to Pay Back the $5 Billion He Wasted?

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. December 24, 2007.

While Musharraf was cracking jokes at Bush's expense he was stealing billions of American taxpayer dollars from the clueless Texas clod.

Disappearing In Secret Pakistani and US Prisons

Scarecrow, Firedoglake. December 19, 2007.

Sound familiar? A lawless government engages in unlawful arrests; people just disappear and are held in secret prisons for years, without charges...

Who Is Defending Pakistan's Democracy? Not the Politicians, It's the Judges

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. November 29, 2007.

The heroes in Pakistan aren't returning former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif -- it's the Supreme Court and High Court judges who stopped Musharraf's assault on the Constitution.

How Will Pakistani Conflict Impact the World?

Paul Staniland, MIT Center for International Studies. November 23, 2007.

The conflicts on the Afghan border and within Musharraf's dictatorship could have a large rippling effect in neighboring countries and abroad.

Bush Stands By His Dictator

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. November 14, 2007.

Bush continues to bail out Gen. Musharraf under the pretense that he's an ally in the war on terror.

How Bad Is Bush's Failure in Pakistan? It's Absolute

Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films. November 12, 2007.

Cliff Schecter: This has to be the dumbest foreign policy in Asia since the Chinese figured they could hold Genghis Khan with a big wall.

Bill Moyers: When Are We Going to See Democracy In Pakistan? [VIDEO]

Bill Moyers, AlterNet. November 10, 2007.

It's now a contest between guns and power versus people and truth.

Gen. Musharraf: Our Man in Pakistan

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. November 7, 2007.

So General Musharraf has turned out to be just another crummy dictator, but at least he was George Bush's dictator.

"U.S. Complicit" in Pakistan Suppression Says Jailed Dissident

Paddy, Brave New Films. November 6, 2007.

Paddy: "They are backing Musharraf as he could never get his way if they were serious about stopping him," says Imran Khan.

In the Wake of Musharraf's "2nd Coup" There is Only Gloom

Kamila Shamsie, Comment Is Free. November 6, 2007.

An author raised in Karachi remembers the optimism of 1999.

Nuclear Power Pakistan: Musharraf Suspends Constitution; Violence Erupts

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. November 5, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: Hmmmm...Iran, no nukes, Pakistan, nukes and chaos. What do you think Bush will do about this "situation"?