Gen. Busharraf

1. Bloodless coup.	1. Hanging chads.
2. National security requires he stay in power.	2. 2004 re-election campaign.
3. Indefinite detention without trial.	3. Guantanamo Bay.
4. Sacks "activist" judges, appoints loyalists.	4. ABA judicial ratings out, Federalist Society in.
5. Suspends constitution.	5. Signing statements.
6. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz actually runs the country.	6. Dick Cheney.
7. Ignored Negroponte.	7. Ignored Iraq Study Group.
8. "I am not a dictator."	8. "We do not torture."
9. Field uniform on national television.	9. Fight suit on the USS Lincoln.
10. Nation's most prominent woman politician seeks to replace him.	10. Ditto.

Comments

[Thorn]

Oh, please.

People who have never suffered under actual dictators really get offensive.

That's you, in case you missed it.

[timeforachangenow]

funny how microcosms work....

maybe Gen M was just following his mentors lead...

is it Timeforach­angeNOW???

[iwishicouldvote]

They are completely different:
One is an autocrat who ignores the legislative branch of government and rules by fear, and the other lives in Pakistan.

[altohone]

I think you missed a more apt comparison in #2.

Musharaf- National security requires he stay in power.
Bush- National security requires we stay in Iraq.


I'd add that your "most prominent woman politician" shares the view of Bush too... unlike those who she hopes will elect her.