Big Oops in Pakistan

[xoxoxoBruce]

But a country that beats up and jails all there lawyers, can't be all bad.

[tw]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But a country that beats up and jails all there lawyers, can't be all bad.

The lawyer today was once a royal Knight. Todays lawyers take to the streets to do battle just as in the days of old?

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Since you didn't mention it, I might perhaps point out that that "government we didn't like" was and is no less undemocratic than the Shah's...

Or Saddam's, pre-Desert Storm. He was our friend then, too.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Somehow I don't recall our government or any persons with expertise in government exclaim that Pakistan was really a democracy.

Wouldn't we invade them if they aren't?

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But a country that beats up and jails all there lawyers, can't be all bad.

I've been waiting for someone to say that.

[lookout123]

But a country that beats up and jails all there lawyers

i've been waiting for someone to dothat. here please. start in DC.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Originally Posted by TheMercenary
Somehow I don't recall our government or any persons with expertise in government exclaim that Pakistan was really a democracy.

Wouldn't we invade them if they aren't?

Why would you advocate that. They had a fairly clean coupe. He was the general, moved in and became king. Kicked out all the potential opposition. No one officially ever claimed or believed that it was a democracy.