The Nation.

Trappings of Democracy in Pakistan

By Graham Usher

November 15, 2007

Write a Web letter about this article.

What's a Web Letter?

Web Letters are continuously published e-mails from real people, signed with their real names. No registration is required. Each article page on The Nation includes a Web Letters link.

Read the best Web Letters on this page.

We're committed to publishing your comments as they are received. We place a red star () on the best submissions and may edit your e-mail for length or content. Your e-mail address will not be published or shared with any third party without your consent.

If you prefer, you may submit a letter to the print edition only.

We look forward to hearing from you.

  • Yes, the Pakistani military slides back behind a facade of democracy, which is what the current American regime wants. Here in America we have the illusion of democracy, with no really independent judicial assertiveness, and the military-industrial complex is saturated with profiteering money handlers who steer the foreign policy with our military at their beck and call.

    Civilian rule is supposed to mean something beyond this absurd formula.

    Jim Willingham
    Vets for Peace/Vietnam Vets Against the War

    St. Petersburg, FL

    11/18/2007 @ 1:09pm


  • With so much political unrest in Pakistan being a crossroad between democracy and dictatorship, the US does not need to meddle in Pakistan's affairs. It's bad enough the US foreign policy sabotaged and demised Iraq. If Musharreff really is a dictator, then our President still thinks the contrary, which has resulted in a lot of distrust in the international community.

    The only way the US can restore its reputation is to either impeach the Bush Administration for its unconstitutional crimes or just wait for the next democratically elected President on 1/20/2009 (if Guiliani is the next President, the US will surely go in the wrong direction).

    Nicholas Rosen

    Great Falls, VA

    11/18/2007 @ 12:41pm


Popular Topics
Most Searched

Issues »

Most Emailed

Issues »

Blogs

» Campaign 08

Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Palin | GOP puts its candidate in a political witness protection program.
John Nichols

» The Notion

Palin Coward Clock Starts Ticking | Palin's refusal to take questions -- from the press or investigators -- tells us about her character.
Ari Melber

» The Beat

What McCain Needs to Tell Us About Sarah Palin | Interviewing the VP choice is important, but the real questions can only be answered by McCain.
John Nichols

» The Dreyfuss Report

McCain and The Forrestal | Back in '67, McCain did recognize the horror of war. But he chose horror.
Robert Dreyfuss

» Editor's Cut

Inside Palin's Politics | A debate with Republican strategist Barbara Comstock over what McCain's running mate represents and where she would lead the country.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» Capitolism

Community Organizers Fight Back | These people are not particularly practiced in taking things lying down.
Christopher Hayes

» ActNow!

Power Vote | New effort to build a green youth voter bloc of one million is growing.
Peter Rothberg

» And Another Thing

Sarah Palin, Wrong Woman for the Job | Seriously, people! Life is not a Lifetime movie.
Katha Pollitt