MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By Tom Wright, Wall Street Journal, 30 minutes ago
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani fired his defense secretary Wednesday just hours after the nation's military warned that Mr. Gilani's recent attacks on the army chief could have "grievous consequences."
Mr. Gilani, in recent weeks, has taken an unusually strident tone against the army, which has ruled Pakistan for half its 65-year history and maintains a powerful role. Last month, Mr. Gilani told a meeting he was worried about a potential conspiracy to unseat his government and warned the military to remember that it is governed by civilian institutions [....]
Also see
Firing of Pakistan’s Defense Secretary Raises Tension With Army
By Salman Masood in Islamabad, New York Times, 1 hr ago
and
Pakistan army steps up confrontation with government
Military warns that remarks made by prime minister could have 'potentially grievous consequences for country'
By Saeed Shah in Islamabad, Guardian.co.uk, 8:20 am EST
Comments
Any chance Lodhi will be picked up by another squad? There are a lot of defensive vacancies this time of year.
by Donal on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 3:08pm
LOL, sports fan!
All I know is that it's a good bet that there's probably not much call at the current time for someone of his skills and character in the much more powerful realm of Pakistani cricket.
by artappraiser on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 2:25am