tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post342066988284274792..comments2024-03-25T16:03:36.810-07:00Comments on The Existentialist Cowboy: The Blood on Musharraf's HandsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-12048647099733018942008-01-04T02:32:00.000-08:002008-01-04T02:32:00.000-08:00Indeed meremark, that book is a classic and it sup...Indeed meremark, that book is a classic and it supports Bhutto's statement that US policies create world terrorism. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting the link. It's a valuable resource.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-87504758143147105962008-01-04T00:27:00.000-08:002008-01-04T00:27:00.000-08:00len hart,Have you ever had time to see this book? ...len hart,<BR/><BR/>Have you ever had time to see this book? <A HREF="http://www.tarpley.net/bushb.htm" REL="nofollow"> <B>George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography</B>, <I>by Webster G. Tarpley & Anton Chaitkin</I>.</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tarpley.net/bush11.htm" REL="nofollow"> Chapter 11 </A>describes how Bush put the dictator in Pakistan ('71-'72), and slipped them The Bomb plans and paraphenalia -- made it happen -- shortly thereafter ('74), to cement his puppet(s) in power.<BR/><BR/>The Chapter is representative of the book's flavor, yet my enjoyment of its telling of those times is amplified in knowing, meanwhile, those were the years ('72, etc.) the imbecile son went AWOL and deserter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-70606931108677856432007-12-29T14:05:00.000-08:002007-12-29T14:05:00.000-08:00The American Philosopher wrote: Democracy is more ...The American Philosopher wrote: <I>Democracy is more vile that just about anything else on this sweet planet.</I><BR/><BR/>Please tell us what is less vile than democracy. I've spent time or lived in countries under military dictatorships, communist dictatorship, police states, and democracies of several kinds. Nothing beats democracy, and no democracy beats Swiss democracy.Vierotchkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028919670102869922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-62034213442890712202007-12-29T07:07:00.000-08:002007-12-29T07:07:00.000-08:00benmerc, excellent comments and I am in complete a...benmerc, excellent comments and I am in complete agreement with you. Too bad I've just posted a follow up Bhutto article. If I had checked here first, I would have quoted you. Anyway, great post. And thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-10987218957909256822007-12-29T05:21:00.000-08:002007-12-29T05:21:00.000-08:00Not to mention that out of the past 40 years, 27 o...Not to mention that out of the past 40 years, 27 of those years, or 2/3 of that time, Republican executives ruled, and during their tenures specifically the Reagan-Bush stint, the U.S. armed and in some cases agitated many relations between countries in the Middle East. Spurring the militarization of the region, Bush jr. has continued the errant policies, carrying it all a step further, in what appears to be intentional or not, the creation or beginning of several failed states, a term conservatives seem to us frequently in the rhetoric of defense of their current idiotic foreign policy and protocol. <BR/><BR/>The only "successful" ME policy move by these fucktards, was Poppy Bush's run into Iraq the first time, at least he accomplished what he set out to do, (get Saddam out of Kuwait's face) & secure the southern oil fields and then leave.<BR/><BR/>It is funny, or ironic how we NEVER hear of the peace agreements spurred on by Jimmy Carter's efforts, the STILL held, successful peace by Israel, Egypt & Jordan. I agree Carter had a fairly dysfunctional administration, but one thing he did correctly, and pursues to this day, is helping to make peace in these highly troubled regions, with some current success in the lower regions. The only time we hear about Carter is when sanctimonious assholes like Joe Scarborough or Sean Hannity disparage his name if and when he dare to speak out against their idiot king. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wonder if Americans even pay any attention to the details, the truth...do they even give a damn about peace, and the continued rein of death we have subsidized for decades in this region, it is a dismal and shameful way to carry on, just for cheap oil and over-seas arms sales. <BR/><BR/>benmercAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-31248627616199134952007-12-29T00:58:00.000-08:002007-12-29T00:58:00.000-08:00benmerc said...who knows which fanatical wing may ...benmerc said...<BR/><BR/><EM>who knows which fanatical wing may take over, it is certainly something to be concerned about. </EM><BR/><BR/>That's the scary bit. Being stuck with Mushie is bad enough but going from Mushie to worse is ...uh...even worse! <BR/><BR/>I would like to find a cave in the Swiss Alps, impervious to fallout. Otherwise, we'll just have to hope that someone, somewhere can convince the nuclear powers to dismantle their warheads. Sigh.....<BR/><BR/>Gorbachev put total nuclear disarmament on the table at Rejkavik. Alas, Ronald Reagan --a goddamned Republican --blinked! Had the US and the USSR, the two super-powers, disarmed, other powers might have followed suit. <BR/><BR/>Alas ...the GOP has screwed over the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-14248416699475298812007-12-28T17:32:00.000-08:002007-12-28T17:32:00.000-08:00The question now, is this another half planned fai...The question now, is this another half planned failed state by the neo-cons to yet continue to destabilize the region? Who knows, but I do not count thoughts as that out. And even if the intentions were other then destabilizing, it appears they have meddled, and screwed up once again (they have got to be used to that feeling at this point...I know most everyone else has). <BR/><BR/>One thing is certain Len, as you said India will not take all of this lightly, and neither should the rest of the world. If in fact there is a structural melt down of the current leadership along with it's myriad of national political treaties and alliances not to mention the usual surrounding pecking orders of the various religious, ethnic / tribal masses, who knows which fanatical wing may take over, it is certainly something to be concerned about. <BR/><BR/>I did hear an ex-Pakistani political sci professor state today that the military was to well trained and professional, espicially concerning the nuclear weapons...he sounded convincing, let's hope so...but in these days of radical political unrest, I believe most anything can "happen". <BR/><BR/>benmercAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-28803605657531774282007-12-28T11:03:00.000-08:002007-12-28T11:03:00.000-08:00don robertson, your points are well taken. So far,...don robertson, your points are well taken. So far, I have not been censored over several years of blogging. But thanks for the caveat. <BR/><BR/>I am following the developments today. It's incredible. Pakistan has come up with at least two incompatible cover stories today. Two bald faced lies. Both cover Musharraf's ass. One version says Bhutto did not die of gunshot wounds but from shrapnel from a "terrorist" explosion. <BR/><BR/>Bullshit! <BR/><BR/>Then they came up with yet another cover: Bhutto, they said, bumped her head --fatally --when she fell back into the car. <BR/><BR/>BULLSHIT! <BR/><BR/>CNN has a picture of the shooter, holding the gun, aiming!!!<BR/><BR/>It is a still shot, obviously snapped perhaps a milli-second before firing. <BR/><BR/>The powers that be are trying to pull a "Warren Commission" on this to hide what reasonable people have already concluded: Bhutto was murdered --NOT by "terrorists --but by government agents acting perhaps on behalf of Bush, Musharraf or both. <BR/><BR/>Why else would this gang of murderous criminals put out two obvious phony baloney cover stories?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-86447450593865202622007-12-28T10:13:00.000-08:002007-12-28T10:13:00.000-08:00http://www.privatisation.gov.pk/about/faq1.htm#q1~...http://www.privatisation.gov.pk/about/faq1.htm#q1<BR/>~~~~~~~~~~<BR/><BR/>http://www.ptudc.org/News/privatisation_pakistan_steel_.htm<BR/><BR/>Privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills by Naveed Aftab <BR/>(Pakistan Steel Mills) Karachi, Pakistan<BR/><BR/>Pakistan Steel Karachi, the biggest industrial complex in Pakistan, is under attack by the Musharraf dictatorship. The regime wants to privatise the massive plant. This huge mill was planned and inaugurated by Zulifqar Ali Bhutto, founder and chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party on November 30, 1973.... ...After Musharraf overthrew Nawaz Sharif in 1999, he introduced his “Seven Point Agenda” to the nation. Not surprisingly his top priority was the introduction of the brutal policies of rightsizing and downsizing, which in practice meant maximizing unemployment....<BR/><BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~<BR/><BR/>http://www.privatisation.gov.pk/<BR/><BR/>PAKISTAN'S PRIVATISATION PROGRAM OFFERS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR POTENTIAL INVESTORS-Salim Gul Shaikh addresses in Tehran<BR/><BR/>Islamabad, July 05, 2004<BR/>The Privatisation Program in Pakistan offers tremendous opportunities for potential investors in power, oil& gas, telecom, banking and financial, infrastructure and industries sectors. Mr. Salim Gul Shaikh Federal Secretary Ministry of Privatisation stated this while addressing the 'First meeting of Heads of Privatisation Administrations of ECO Member States' being held in Tehran from July 3-6,2004, says a message received from Tehran here today. ... Highlighting Pakistan's privatisation policies, Mr. Salim Gul said, the government of Pakistan is firmly committed to the deregulation and privatisation of oil & gas, power, banking & Finance, telecom and industries sectors....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-82692579436271860512007-12-28T09:52:00.000-08:002007-12-28T09:52:00.000-08:00Existentialist-A Fifteenth Century guy named Machi...Existentialist-<BR/><BR/>A Fifteenth Century guy named Machiavelli still holds the record for the most important political treatise ever written. So it's difficult for this philosopher to get too riled about the commonplace plugging of another Pakistani politician.<BR/><BR/>If one recalls even remotely well, <I>they</I> plugged Lincoln too and a lot of others who had it coming to them in a biggest of ways. <I>They</I> can plug anyone who ever even got a single vote to be class secretary as far as I'm concerned. Democracy is more vile that just about anything else on this sweet planet.<BR/><BR/>Politics is like that, <I>The Prince</I>. So, I sit back just amazed to see all the morons who make up the <I>populace</I> getting all steamed up under their collars and anywhere else people get steamy about political candidates, all of whom are getting ready to play <I>The Prince</I> in Oh-Ate.<BR/><BR/>Pick me! Pick ME! Okay, son, it's you. Now put that baby down and stop sucking on the pig's feet.<BR/><BR/>There's a Hell of a lot of censoring going on on the Internet these days, and the odds on favorites for gettting censored are if you happen to say anything that can even be remotely construed as dis-favoring the Interet's favorite rascally aspiring <I>Prince</I> right now, Dr. Ron Paul.<BR/><BR/>There are so many subterfuging Libertarian sites on the web it is impossible not to run across them.<BR/><BR/>Just add a blip to any comment post, something innocuous like, "Ron Paul is just a doctor, and if you can trust a doctor, you can trust just about anyone." <BR/><BR/>You'll see. Your post, if it goes up will get yanked faster than a protest sign in the Sixties around Nixon's Capitol.<BR/><BR/>Ya know folks, yes, ya certainly can catch a social disease in a voting booth. The surest way to avoid such a calamitous demise is to not touch anything while you're in there.<BR/><BR/>The chances are way-more-better-than-not that the last few scumbags who went in there to vote early and often <I>didn't</I> wash their hands.<BR/><BR/>Don Robertson, The American PhilosopherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-59029179272268330722007-12-28T08:18:00.000-08:002007-12-28T08:18:00.000-08:00And we are supposed to believe that it's mere coin...And we are supposed to believe that it's mere coincidence that it's only black people and liberals (eeek!!!) who get gunned down or "crashed" mysteriously at the end of an otherwise flawless flight. <BR/><BR/>The list of dead liberals is astounding and defies statistics. I have news for the GOP: the study of probability and statistics is not confined to GOP business majors or to members of the Skull and Bones. <BR/><BR/>It takes courage to speak the truth knowing that a right wing coward can hide away in shadows behind a wall and gun you down with a Remington XP-100 in broad daylight. <BR/><BR/>It was only Clinton's character that was assassinated --but the result is the same. Now we are stuck with his wife, a Bush supporter. <BR/><BR/>Indeed, bremertongreg, it would appear that the militants in Pakistan, the REAL terrorists, have learned much from America's right wing nuts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-46649409808635800332007-12-28T06:03:00.000-08:002007-12-28T06:03:00.000-08:00or in pakastan, a bullet in the temple and neck......or in pakastan, a bullet in the temple and neck...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-27948671038615138252007-12-28T05:59:00.000-08:002007-12-28T05:59:00.000-08:00Zapped by a taser, taken to jail and made to appol...Zapped by a taser, taken to jail and made to appologize for free speech at the risk of jail under threat of a 18 month probation periodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1262406691311731852007-12-28T05:57:00.000-08:002007-12-28T05:57:00.000-08:00Len-I am just convinced that the "powers that be" ...Len-<BR/><BR/>I am just convinced that the "powers that be" really dont want true democracy. Look at the parade of democracies martyrs: Mahatma Ghandi, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and many, many nameless, faceless others...<BR/><BR/>Democracy is all about freedoms like free speech and habeous corpus as long as you dont speak ill of the tyrants in power...As long as you roll over and play dead or chant their mantra, you are fine, but speak free at your own consequences...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com