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To: JPR who wrote (12433)	9/14/2002 8:30:37 AM
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Natural friends One of the major meetings that Mr. Vajpayee had was with several Jewish organisations. The nearly one-hour meeting saw the participation of at least five leading Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee and the B'nai B'rth, discussing a vast range of subjects including terrorism. Mr. Vajpayee is said to have pointed out that India was one of the very few countries where there was no anti-Semitism. He thanked the Jewish community groups for contributing to the promotion of India-United States relations and expressed appreciation for the support extended to India by several Jewish members of Congress.

To: JPR who wrote (12433)	9/26/2002 5:11:45 AM
From: JPR	Respond to of 12475

Washington backs polls in Valley By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Sept 25: The United States expressed its support for the state elections in the Indian-held Kashmir when Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Inamul Haq met US officials in Washington earlier this week; US and Pakistani officials told Dawn on Wednesday. "The two sides also discussed US support for free and fair elections in Kashmir," said a State Department official while commenting on Haq's meetings with Secretary of State Colin Powell and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage in Washington on Tuesday. "The United States believes that the state elections will be free of interference," the official added. "Mr Armitage raised this issue during the talks," said a senior Pakistani diplomat. Armitage, according to him, said India would resume bilateral talks with Pakistan if Islamabad accepted the state elections. "We reminded him that the Indian foreign secretary has already rejected this idea, saying that bilateral talks are not linked to the elections in Kashmir," the diplomat said.

To: JPR who wrote (12433)	10/13/2002 8:45:15 AM
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Democracy according to Mush Dawn.com "The failure by the ECP to protect an area clearly within its mandate from interference by state authorities caste serious doubts over its independence. This became apparent when both President Pervez Musharraf and the commissioner of Islamabad imposed serious restrictions on campaign activities which clearly ran contrary to the code of conduct for political parties issued by the ECP," Mr Cushnahan pointed out. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ORDER: About the promulgation of the LFO, the observer team said it seemed to weaken the national and provincial assemblies and could lead to the concentration of power in the hands of a single individual who could dismiss elected governments. The LFO also institutionalizes the role of the military in the governance through the NSC, which could subordinate civilian governments to military control. Besides, it could overstep the limits set by the judgment of the Supreme Court (May 12, 2000) as it alters the "salient features" of the 1973 Constitution" from a parliamentary one to a presidential one. The Legal Framework Order also introduces new qualification criteria for the nomination of candidates, some of which were not in accordance with international standards or were clearly targeting specific prominent politicians, the report said. Only two days before the polling day the government amended the LFO to allow independent candidates to join political parties after the elections. It also introduced provisions for the disqualification of candidates which could have confused the electorate.