Pakistan angrily reacts to Rice's comments (on democratic elections)

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Pakistan angrily reacts to Rice's comments

By MUNIR AHMAD, Associated Press Wrier
Thu Jun 29, 3:51 AM ET

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry responded angrily to a call by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for democratic elections next year, saying it doesn't need "outside" advice.

The comments came in a statement late Wednesday, a day after Rice met with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan's capital.

En route to Islamabad, Rice told reporters "there has to be, the world expects there to be, democratic, free and fair elections in Pakistan in 2007."

Snip...

"On the democratic processes in Pakistan, we do not require advice from outside," the statement said, adding that Pakistan's leadership is committed to having "free and fair elections."

more...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060629/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_rice

[spanone]

1. Someone tell Condi she doesn't rule the world.

[madokie]

6. something tells me that 'ho bites the head off anyone who tries

to tell her anything. gives me the heebeegeebees just looking at her. Just thinking about her will give me nightmares fore shore.

[NNadir]

2. What would Rice know about free and fair elections?

[Hubert Flottz]

3. "democratic, free and fair elections"

In the USA would be a nice switch too!

[MidwestTransplant]

4. Hey in 1999 * said that Musharaff was democratically elected.

[WCGreen]

5. Like a republican would be....

Pakistani elections are like Ohio and Florida elections....

[saltpoint]

7. Condi tends to look down on "all the little people" of the world as she

casually selects JUST the right pair of shoes for her next global cameo.

Good for the Pakistani Foreign Ministry to announce: "On the democratic processes in Pakistan, we do not require advice from outside," adding that Pakistan's leadership is committed to having "free and fair elections."

The woman needs to re-evaluate her own self-importance.

When the evil witch in the fairy tale asks the mirror, "Who's the fairest of them all" the question is more or less rhetorical. Even a 4-year old knows the witch is bad news.

If anything, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry showed remarkable restraint in its phrasing.

[Maestro]

8. Apparently Pakistan's Foreign Ministry did not read

the PNAC manifesto or it would have understood where Condi is coming from. Tsk, Tsk. :sarcasm: