President Seen Quitting To Head Off Impeachment

[ben_meyers]

By ZAHID HUSSAIN and PETER WONACOTT
August 14, 2008 2:07 p.m.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Pervez Musharraf is expected to leave office in the next few days before Pakistan's Parliament takes up impeachment proceedings against him, following a breakthrough in secret talks designed to ease his departure from office, people familiar with the situation say.

"Musharraf will neither face impeachment nor be prosecuted," one person said. Mr. Musharraf is expected to step down once a guarantee of safe passage and immunity from prosecution has been struck. "We expect a major development in the next 48 hours," this person said.

The secret talks have involved Mr. Musharraf's aides and members of the leading political party.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121873265348841195.html?mod=googlenews_wsj


More instability in the region, just what the world needs.

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Dang -- I thought you meant ours. n/t

[Andy823]

3. So did I!

One can only hope!

[lonestarnot]

6. Shit me too! But then I remembered we don't really have a President.

[Warpy]

10. This is the second "false hope" thread about this today

Stupid won't quit. My own feeling is that he's going to have to be dragged out of the White House, kicking and screaming, in full dry drunk tantrum.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Me too. What a disappointment. I had the clearest image of a Nixon-like take-off in a helicopter...

with shit-for-brains waving thru the window...and everyone having their backs to him..

[Jack Rabbit]

13. Me, too

Oh, well . . .

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. Doh! I've been rickrolled. n/t

[jayfish]

5. Count Me Too.

Excellently done.

Jay

[demnan]

4. See Nancy?

It only takes a few days.

[malaise]

15. And that is the lesson here

Bubye Mushie - good riddance. May you meet a fitting end.

[Swamp Rat]

7. Bushler&Co eagerly await the results to see if it might work for them too.

[DS1]

8. Not fair!

BOOOOOO!

[Ganja Ninja]

9. Curses!

Not the President I was hoping for.

[Alexander]

12. Good. That maniac needs to go.

Can the Pakistani Parliament show our Congresscritters how to do the same?

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Another dream dashed to bits...........