Pakistan president pledges to quit army

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Guardian Unlimited

President Pervez Musharraf today said he would give up his uniform and become a civilian president in the face of protests at his decision to impose emergency rule.

"I am determined to execute this third stage of transition fully and I'm determined to remove my uniform once we correct these pillars in judiciary and the executive and the parliament," he told foreign diplomats in comments broadcast on state-run Pakistan Television.

The US president, George Bush, tonight called on Gen Musharraf to hold elections and relinquish his army post "as soon as possible".

During the day, Pakistani police launched a harsh crackdown on the first street protests since Gen Musharraf assumed sweeping emergency powers last Saturday. Police fired teargas and baton-charged a crowd of 2,000 lawyers at the largest protest in the southern city of Lahore.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2205486,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12

[BOSSHOG]

1. Is there a drug test pending?

[kestrel91316]

2. I don't want to hear that he's GONNA do it. I want to hear that

he has actually DONE it.

[LakeSamish706]

3. And I want to hear that he has reinstated the fired SCJ as well and ...

canceled his State of Emergency.. In other words go back to last Friday....

[Duer 157099]

4. But will he still be the Commander in Chief?

Who cares if he gives up his fancy uniform? Maybe he's learning something from us?

He don't need no stinkin badge!

[movonne]

5. Who knows if he still would be pulling the strings..I read that chaney

gives him advice...maybe he will end up like libby...

[Nostradammit]

6. In other news, Mukasey vows to condemn torture

once he's Attorney General.

[Tempest]

7. It won't make a damned bit of difference

He still controls the military.

[Sam Ervin jret]

8. I heard he wants a compromise. Can he wear the uniform as underwear?

What the hell is the matter with all the middle aged power hungry idiots (Putin, Musharraf, Bushetc.....)

Get out of the JOB!! Your Done! You Had Your Chance! It's not supposed to be about YOU!! There must be SOME ONE, SOME SINGLE OTHER PERSON in the whole of your large countries who can do the job as well if not better than you.

Get over yourselves! Think of getting hobbies or something.

[robinlynne]

9. who cares whether or not he's in the military after he institutes martial law?