TPMtv: The Devil You Know

Over the weekend President Pervez Musharraf declared a State of Emergency in Pakistan, instituting martial law, suspending the constitution, and firing the chief justice of the supreme court. Police have also begun rounding up scores of lawyers, judges, and activists, and the state has taken control of many of the private television stations and raided newspaper offices. This puts the Bush administration in a nearly impossible bind: oppose a Musharraf dictatorship or continue to support a leader who has been one of America's lone allies in the region in waging the war on terror. All this under the specter of a nuclear power teetering on the brink of failed statehood.

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[DamNationDiplomat]

And the media's worried about IRAN, what a joke!

[dafttool]

Russia (up to 16,000); America (up to 10,000); UK (750); France (350); China (130); India (up to 120); Pakistan (up to 80); North Korea (up to 10); Isreal (up to 200)

That's from Wikipedia, but I vaguely remember there being talk of South Africa having a couple several years back, but I didn't see those listed. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Ukraine and Georgia have some tucked away.

[diamondfeather]

y Bush admin puts their butts in other countries.

Osama is jst a virtual personality, there is no osama. All things happenin in the world is pre planned by CiA.

[diamondfeather]

y Bush admin puts their butts in other countries.

Osama is jst a virtual personality, there is no osama. All things happenin in the world is pre planned by CiA.

[eropa11]

Mr Mushrraff receives 115 Million in payment per month to look for Osama. He spends 10 million pm to protect Osama. Genius Mr Bush really believes that Mush will find Osama and loose his pension.

[Basilides7]

Go Obama

♥ Barack Obama ♥

[MarcusVorenus]

Isn't bin laden hiding out in Pakistan, I thought we were against countries that harboured terrorist, oh well, I'm sure we'll get around to bombing Pakistan eventually.

[MarcusVorenus]

That's exactly what we did when we supported Suddam Hussein, and that worked out wonderfully.

[lostinmaya]

Staged chaos? Sen. Hood said it. This situation WAS CREATED by the Bush administration. How convienent to have another reason to be there! The warmongers are winning.

[mannycan]

oh good flexorder, so what u r saying is" the only way to defeat terrorism is to become terrorists"!

Of the 10 or more billion dollar aid that has been given to pakistan in years after 9/11, most of it has been in form of defence equipment that can't be used for counter-terrorism, rathers it's aimed at countering India!

[djathens2]

Thank you so much for the mash-up! Great job.