Posted on 12/17/2009 3:32:22 PM PST by Flavius
Just what the United states needed in Pakistan right now, their unstable government took another big hit today when the Pakistan Supreme Court ruled that the amnesty protection afforded President Zadari will be treated as if it never happened. President Zadari who with his wife Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who has since been murdered is suspected in stealing millions of dollars from the Pakistan government coffers through out the years. The Pakistani people have a nick name for Zardari, "Mr. 10%".
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the National Reconciliation Ordinance, which grants amnesty to some 8,000 senior politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen, conflicts with Pakistan's constitution.
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I expect our Congress to pass their own version of the National Reconciliation Ordinance soon after we find out how the Stimulus money was REALLY spent.
Coup? Seriously, with a Muslim in the White House?
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