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Corrupt PPP President Asif Ali Zardari Could be Locked Up in a Jail
Again:
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For Pakistani President, Goodbye to Goodwill
After little more than a year in office, Zardari faces criticism over
U.S. alliance, battle with insurgents and widespread shortages
By PAMELA CONSTABLE
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 16 November 2009 (The Washington Post - Excerpts)
- [PPP] President Asif Ali Zardari, who entered office 14 months ago
on a wave of post-dictatorship goodwill and sympathy for his slain
wife, Benazir Bhutto, now faces growing public anger and
disillusionment over his remote presidency. Some critics are urging
him to step down and others predict he will be forced from office
within months.
In interviews, opinion articles and talk shows, a diverse range of
people are denouncing Zardari as a corrupt and indifferent ruler. They
accuse him of living in posh isolation while his country battles
Islamists, energy and food shortages, and a host of other problems.
[Pakistan] Army officials, although considered unlikely to stage a
coup, have made no secret of their unhappiness over [Traitor]
Zardari's compliant relationship with Washington. The United States is
allied with Pakistan in the [fraudulent] 'war against extremists', but
Army leaders here remain wary of U.S. ties with India, and they were
infuriated by the controls on military spending included in a recent
American aid package for Pakistan [the Kerry-Lugar-Berman U.S. aid
bribes scam].
Poor and working-class Pakistanis, meanwhile, blame the [corrupt and
tyrannical PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-F, PML-F coalition] government for
protracted shortages of gas, [oil/petroleum], electricity and staple
foods [flour, sugar, water, fruits and vegetables, etc.]. They also
feel increasingly unprotected, as 'suicide' bombings have killed more
than 350 people in two months.
"There is a sense that the [corrupt and repressive PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-
F, PML-F coalition] government is adrift and rudderless at a time the
nation needs strong leadership," said S. Rifaat Hussain, a professor
at Quaid-i-Azam University, adding that Zardari is widely seen as
using his power for personal benefit. "He has alienated the best
people and filled his cabinet with those who sit around waiting for
orders. There is huge disillusionment."
Zardari's deepening unpopularity has put Washington in a bind because
of its avowed commitment to bolstering democratic politics in Pakistan
after a decade of military rule. If he is forced from power, either on
old corruption charges or through a collapse of the [corrupt and
barbarous PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-F, PML-F] ruling coalition, analysts
said, Washington might have to deal with new leaders who are less
friendly and no better able to solve Pakistan's problems.
Zardari rarely gives long interviews or unscripted speeches, but [PPP]
aides insist he is not the man his critics portray. They describe him
as hardworking, tough-minded and bursting with ideas for improving the
economy. They say he is not corrupt, and attribute such accusations to
a mix of political rivalry and the country's sensationalistic TV talk-
show culture.
Legally, the issue most likely to bring Zardari down is corruption. A
businessman known as "Mr. Ten Percent" when his late wife [Benazir
Bhutto] was [PPP] prime minister in the 1990s, he was accused of
orchestrating [illegal] kickback schemes and spent nearly eight years
in prison on various charges, although he was never convicted of a
crime.
Last week, charges resurfaced from a 1994 case in which Pakistani
naval officials allegedly took huge commissions in the sale of three
French submarines. A French newspaper reported that Zardari was also
paid more than $ 4 million and may have been complicit in the killings
of 11 French maritime engineers in Karachi in 2002. Pakistani [PPP]
officials denied the charges, noting that he was in prison at the
time.
- http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... 2ba544b28c
For the moment at least, Zardari cannot be prosecuted on any past
charges -- an immunity he gained under a [fraudulent, illegal,
unlawful and unconstitutional] provisional constitutional change
[National Robbers Ordinance (NRO)] decreed by his predecessor, General
[R] Pervez Musharraf, before leaving office. But Parliament
unexpectedly did not give the decree final approval last month, and it
is due to expire November 28 [2009].
After that date, the [Pakistan] Supreme Court, led by the iconoclastic
Chief Justice [Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry] whose reinstatement
Zardari fought to prevent, could declare his election illegal and
reopen [murder and corruption] cases against him and some of his [PPP]
aides. Even though he will probably not be sent back to prison, the
specter of prosecution could deal Zardari a fatal political blow,
leaving leaders scrambling to form a new government in the middle of a
[fraudulent] 'war against terrorism'.
"It is clear the cases will be reopened eventually, but corruption is
not the real issue," said Athar Minallah, a lawyer and former aide to
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. "The [PPP illegal] president
should never be removed illegally, but if we are to build a stable
Pakistan, we need to reestablish the rule of law and the
Constitution."
The other major strike against [Traitor] Zardari is the public
perception that he is too close to the United States.
Despite generous U.S. aid offers [bribes] and the bilateral thaw that
followed the return of [corrupt and barbaric PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-F, PML-
F] civilian government, many Pakistanis are convinced the United
States wants to take over their country and use the anti-terrorism
effort as an excuse to seize its nuclear arsenal.
"There is a lot of suspicion and antagonism," said Hussain, the
professor. "Zardari needs to get out and tell people that the [PPP
corrupt and autocratic] government wants democracy, but not one that
is subservient to American interests."
Yet Pakistanis interviewed last week, from students to shopkeepers to
retirees, complained that the [corrupt and oppressive] Zardari
government has not delivered relief from any of the country's major
problems. All said they had lost the hope they had felt when military
rule was replaced by a civilian government.
"Prices keep going up and bombs keep going off, but our leaders don't
seem to care," said Jamal Hassan, 26, who sells socks in a bazaar.
"Everyone thought Zardari would become a changed person and a mature
politician, but he didn't change and he didn't deliver. We don't want
[military] dictatorship back, but since then everything has gotten
worse."
[Copyright 2009 The Washington Post Company]
INTERNET-WEB LINKS:
(1) PPP President Asif Ali Zardari is a Criminal, Fraud, Traitor and
Third-Rater: Former Pakistan Army Chief General (R) Pervez Musharraf
http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... 96436042c7
(2) PPP President Asif Ali Zardari Received Bribes in French
Submarines Sale to Pakistan Navy
http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... 2ba544b28c
(3) PPP President Asif Ali Zardari Wasted Public Funds on his
Entertainment in America
- http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... e1fd765477
- Pakistan Justice Movement (PTI) - http://www.insaf.pk
Corrupt PPP President Asif Ali Zardari Could be Locked Up in a Jail
Again:
?????????????????????????????????
For Pakistani President, Goodbye to Goodwill
After little more than a year in office, Zardari faces criticism over
U.S. alliance, battle with insurgents and widespread shortages
By PAMELA CONSTABLE
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 16 November 2009 (The Washington Post - Excerpts)
- [PPP] President Asif Ali Zardari, who entered office 14 months ago
on a wave of post-dictatorship goodwill and sympathy for his slain
wife, Benazir Bhutto, now faces growing public anger and
disillusionment over his remote presidency. Some critics are urging
him to step down and others predict he will be forced from office
within months.
In interviews, opinion articles and talk shows, a diverse range of
people are denouncing Zardari as a corrupt and indifferent ruler. They
accuse him of living in posh isolation while his country battles
Islamists, energy and food shortages, and a host of other problems.
[Pakistan] Army officials, although considered unlikely to stage a
coup, have made no secret of their unhappiness over [Traitor]
Zardari's compliant relationship with Washington. The United States is
allied with Pakistan in the [fraudulent] 'war against extremists', but
Army leaders here remain wary of U.S. ties with India, and they were
infuriated by the controls on military spending included in a recent
American aid package for Pakistan [the Kerry-Lugar-Berman U.S. aid
bribes scam].
Poor and working-class Pakistanis, meanwhile, blame the [corrupt and
tyrannical PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-F, PML-F coalition] government for
protracted shortages of gas, [oil/petroleum], electricity and staple
foods [flour, sugar, water, fruits and vegetables, etc.]. They also
feel increasingly unprotected, as 'suicide' bombings have killed more
than 350 people in two months.
"There is a sense that the [corrupt and repressive PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-
F, PML-F coalition] government is adrift and rudderless at a time the
nation needs strong leadership," said S. Rifaat Hussain, a professor
at Quaid-i-Azam University, adding that Zardari is widely seen as
using his power for personal benefit. "He has alienated the best
people and filled his cabinet with those who sit around waiting for
orders. There is huge disillusionment."
Zardari's deepening unpopularity has put Washington in a bind because
of its avowed commitment to bolstering democratic politics in Pakistan
after a decade of military rule. If he is forced from power, either on
old corruption charges or through a collapse of the [corrupt and
barbarous PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-F, PML-F] ruling coalition, analysts
said, Washington might have to deal with new leaders who are less
friendly and no better able to solve Pakistan's problems.
Zardari rarely gives long interviews or unscripted speeches, but [PPP]
aides insist he is not the man his critics portray. They describe him
as hardworking, tough-minded and bursting with ideas for improving the
economy. They say he is not corrupt, and attribute such accusations to
a mix of political rivalry and the country's sensationalistic TV talk-
show culture.
Legally, the issue most likely to bring Zardari down is corruption. A
businessman known as "Mr. Ten Percent" when his late wife [Benazir
Bhutto] was [PPP] prime minister in the 1990s, he was accused of
orchestrating [illegal] kickback schemes and spent nearly eight years
in prison on various charges, although he was never convicted of a
crime.
Last week, charges resurfaced from a 1994 case in which Pakistani
naval officials allegedly took huge commissions in the sale of three
French submarines. A French newspaper reported that Zardari was also
paid more than $ 4 million and may have been complicit in the killings
of 11 French maritime engineers in Karachi in 2002. Pakistani [PPP]
officials denied the charges, noting that he was in prison at the
time.
- http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... 2ba544b28c
For the moment at least, Zardari cannot be prosecuted on any past
charges -- an immunity he gained under a [fraudulent, illegal,
unlawful and unconstitutional] provisional constitutional change
[National Robbers Ordinance (NRO)] decreed by his predecessor, General
[R] Pervez Musharraf, before leaving office. But Parliament
unexpectedly did not give the decree final approval last month, and it
is due to expire November 28 [2009].
After that date, the [Pakistan] Supreme Court, led by the iconoclastic
Chief Justice [Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry] whose reinstatement
Zardari fought to prevent, could declare his election illegal and
reopen [murder and corruption] cases against him and some of his [PPP]
aides. Even though he will probably not be sent back to prison, the
specter of prosecution could deal Zardari a fatal political blow,
leaving leaders scrambling to form a new government in the middle of a
[fraudulent] 'war against terrorism'.
"It is clear the cases will be reopened eventually, but corruption is
not the real issue," said Athar Minallah, a lawyer and former aide to
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. "The [PPP illegal] president
should never be removed illegally, but if we are to build a stable
Pakistan, we need to reestablish the rule of law and the
Constitution."
The other major strike against [Traitor] Zardari is the public
perception that he is too close to the United States.
Despite generous U.S. aid offers [bribes] and the bilateral thaw that
followed the return of [corrupt and barbaric PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI-F, PML-
F] civilian government, many Pakistanis are convinced the United
States wants to take over their country and use the anti-terrorism
effort as an excuse to seize its nuclear arsenal.
"There is a lot of suspicion and antagonism," said Hussain, the
professor. "Zardari needs to get out and tell people that the [PPP
corrupt and autocratic] government wants democracy, but not one that
is subservient to American interests."
Yet Pakistanis interviewed last week, from students to shopkeepers to
retirees, complained that the [corrupt and oppressive] Zardari
government has not delivered relief from any of the country's major
problems. All said they had lost the hope they had felt when military
rule was replaced by a civilian government.
"Prices keep going up and bombs keep going off, but our leaders don't
seem to care," said Jamal Hassan, 26, who sells socks in a bazaar.
"Everyone thought Zardari would become a changed person and a mature
politician, but he didn't change and he didn't deliver. We don't want
[military] dictatorship back, but since then everything has gotten
worse."
[Copyright 2009 The Washington Post Company]
INTERNET-WEB LINKS:
(1) PPP President Asif Ali Zardari is a Criminal, Fraud, Traitor and
Third-Rater: Former Pakistan Army Chief General (R) Pervez Musharraf
http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... 96436042c7
(2) PPP President Asif Ali Zardari Received Bribes in French
Submarines Sale to Pakistan Navy
http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... 2ba544b28c
(3) PPP President Asif Ali Zardari Wasted Public Funds on his
Entertainment in America
- http://groups.google.com/group/reportpr ... e1fd765477
- Pakistan Justice Movement (PTI) - http://www.insaf.pk
