Musharraf's new court to give him 5-year term

[Leo 9]

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Musharraf's new court to give him 5-year term

By Isambard Wilkinson in Islamabad
Last Updated: 2:07am GMT 08/11/2007



Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to declare within days that President Pervez Musharraf can legally stay in office for another five years.



Protests continue in the Pakistani capital Islamabad as former prime minister Benazir Bhutto met other opposition leaders


If this landmark endorsement emerges, it would clear the way for Gen Musharraf to end the state of emergency having secured his grip on power. Allies predict he would then resign as army chief, in accordance with Western demands, and allow elections to be held.

Gen Musharraf imposed emergency rule when the Supreme Court was about to strike down his re-election by the National Assembly last month on the grounds that the constitution forbids anyone from combining the offices of president and army chief.

Having seized emergency powers, Gen Musharraf immediately sacked the Chief Justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, and purged other independent judges.

He has since packed the Court with new justices. So far nine have been enlisted, eight of whom duly struck down the last decision of the previous bench who had declared Gen Musharraf's order imposing emergency rule to be illegal.


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[jimshoes]

1. He learned well from li'l boots

Nice job george.

[Leo 9]

3. Mush & Bush

Just like two peas in a pod.

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. I hope he takes off his uniform!

Mike Malloy is having fun with Shrub's admonition to Mushy!

[laconicsax]

4. Our staunch ally in the war on terra

A shining beacon of democracy!

[aquart]

5. George is dying of envy.

[Sam Ervin jret]

6. My "New COURT" made me a fairy princess.

I wish my court had an army!

Will all the delusional middle aged men, who feel they have "climaxed" too early in their political careers (Musharraf, Putin, Bush..) ,who feel they are the ONLY answers to their respective countries troubles, who want to feel the power just a little longer.... .... ..they just don't want to go... don't want to be irrelevant.....

GET OVER YOU SELVES !!! GET OUT OF THE JOBS !! GET A HOBBY OR SOMETHING!

TIMES UP.