Pakistani Leader Sets Emergency Rule

[Fredda Weinberg]

Source: NY Times

He Suspends Constitution and Fires Chief Justice

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/world/asia/04pakistan.html?hp

[ShortnFiery]

1. I think the appropriate terminology is "Martial Law"

:scared: Yes, I lived under it for six weeks in the country of Singapore. I was only 6 y.o. but I remember some experiences during this brief period will haunt my psyche until my dying day. :(

Yes, loose nukes in Pakistan are of REAL concern. However, WE, in the USA are only one natural disaster and/or stock market crash away so it may be a good time to KNOW what we'll be facing as A Nation if/when President Cheney declares Martial Law. :scared:

http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_mlaw.html

http://members.tripod.com/~Sidlinger/ml.html

Martial law is defined as: military rule or authority imposed on a civilian population when the civil authorities cannot maintain law and order, as in a time of war or during an emergency.

* Get informed and stay informed.
* Understand martial law can be a temporary crisis or an extended one.
* In extreme cases the shape of a whole nation can change.
* Declaration of martial law means your rights are suspended and it is government by decree.
* Your constitutional rights may no longer apply. This could mean a state of National Emergency.
* People can be arrested and imprisoned indefinitely without charges.

[upi402]

2. BBC News reports, "...can't allow country to commit suicide..."

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has defended his decision to declare emergency rule, saying he could not allow the country to commit suicide.
In a televised address he said Pakistan had reached a crisis brought about by militant violence and a judiciary which had paralysed the government.

The chief justice has been replaced and the Supreme Court surrounded by troops.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7077310.stm


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