Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Problems in Pakistan
JUSTICE DENIED
President Musharraf fired his Chief Justice, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who investigated cases of government intelligence based disappearances since the 2001 US allied efforts to contain suspected terrorists. Chaudry also resisted any temptation to tip-toe around other government wrongdoings, such as illegal property sales. The President's decision is similar to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' oversight of firing eight federal lawyers because both instances reveal political motivations for protecting the executive.
http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10713FE35550C768DDDAA0894DF404482
SEX SLAVES
In his article, "Sanctuary for Sex Slaves," Nicholas Kristof documents the tale of a woman named Shakira Parveen forced into a brothel by her husband, who failed to tell her about his profession prior to their marriage. After escaping the brothel, her husband threatened to kidnap and beat her family members, and he did. Local police and council members contributed to Ms. Parveen's adversity by stating that such agreements between their forces and the brothel owner were common and they intended to uphold predetermined loyalty to ignore the incidents.
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/opinion/03kristof.html
KARZAI VS. MUSHARRAF
Afghan President Karzai blames Pakistan for making deals with Taliban militia on its border, increasing difficulty for Afghanistan's war against the group. It is likely that the tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan efforts to suppress terrorism will make awkward meeting between the United States and the two nations. Will Condi visit to reconcile the arguments?
http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F40910F93A540C728CDDAD0894DF404482
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/world/middleeast/02qaeda.html
President Musharraf fired his Chief Justice, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who investigated cases of government intelligence based disappearances since the 2001 US allied efforts to contain suspected terrorists. Chaudry also resisted any temptation to tip-toe around other government wrongdoings, such as illegal property sales. The President's decision is similar to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' oversight of firing eight federal lawyers because both instances reveal political motivations for protecting the executive.
http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10713FE35550C768DDDAA0894DF404482
SEX SLAVES
In his article, "Sanctuary for Sex Slaves," Nicholas Kristof documents the tale of a woman named Shakira Parveen forced into a brothel by her husband, who failed to tell her about his profession prior to their marriage. After escaping the brothel, her husband threatened to kidnap and beat her family members, and he did. Local police and council members contributed to Ms. Parveen's adversity by stating that such agreements between their forces and the brothel owner were common and they intended to uphold predetermined loyalty to ignore the incidents.
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/opinion/03kristof.html
KARZAI VS. MUSHARRAF
Afghan President Karzai blames Pakistan for making deals with Taliban militia on its border, increasing difficulty for Afghanistan's war against the group. It is likely that the tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan efforts to suppress terrorism will make awkward meeting between the United States and the two nations. Will Condi visit to reconcile the arguments?
http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F40910F93A540C728CDDAD0894DF404482
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/world/middleeast/02qaeda.html
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