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To: JPR who wrote (12422)	9/9/2002 8:22:51 AM
From: JPR	Read Replies (3) of 12475

PAK-IT-IN DEMOCRAZY in Mush Country -- Pakistan is MUSH COUNTRY- Pak. democracy low on U.S. agenda? By B. Muralidhar Reddy ISLAMABAD SEPT. 8. Has the United States downgraded the issue of `full restoration' of democracy in Pakistan in its agenda in lieu of its dependence on the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, in its fight against terrorism? Yes. According to an influential section of civil society and a majority of the mainstream political parties in Pakistan. They believe that the repeated platitudes of the Bush administration about the `bold and courageous' decisions of Gen. Musharraf in the fight against terrorism have made it easy for him to arm himself with sweeping powers with little resistance ahead of the October general election. The statement made by the U.S. President, George W. Bush's National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, on Saturday that the U.S. had made clear to Gen. Musharraf its objections to his moves to bolster his power was seen as rhetoric with little substance. In an interview to Reuters on the eve of Gen. Musharraf's visit to New York, Ms. Rice has dismissed suggestions that Mr. Bush was compromising his democratic principles by keeping close ties with Gen. Musharraf. "It's just frankly not true. The President has raised with Gen. Musharraf our expectations for elections in October. We made clear to Gen. Musharraf that we objected to some of the moves he has made recently,'' she said. But critics point out that the United States has done precious little in the last few weeks as Gen. Musharraf went about re-drawing the electoral laws and he suspended the 1973 Constitution to stay on as the President and Chief of the Army Staff till October 2007. The Pakistan President has had his way in keeping out the two former Prime Ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, from the October election by promulgating laws considered `Benazir and Nawaz specific'. Not only has he made sweeping changes to the Constitution but also has armed himself with powers to dismiss the new Parliament. The role of the Army in governance has been formalised through the creation of the National Security Council. It should be said to the credit of the Bush Administration about `return of democracy' in Pakistan that it has been consistent in its approach ever since Gen. Musharraf announced the controversial referendum in April.

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