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Print Print 2007-01-25

Partly Facetious: another personality leadership

"King Abdullah conferred the highest civilian award in Saudi Arabia on Musharraf."
Published January 25, 2007

"King Abdullah conferred the highest civilian award in Saudi Arabia on Musharraf."
"That is an affront. We should have a diplomatic incident on this lack of sensitivity displayed by the Saudis and..."
"Why are you getting so excited?"
"Well, basically because they have conferred a civilian award on a commando! For Pete's sake that is an affront. I mean Musharraf is very proud of his military credentials and..."
"Calm down. These days I hear he is stressing his civilian credentials much more than his military credentials."
"How is that possible? I mean he does hold two offices simultaneously and we all know which office gives him the power."
"But with elections..."
"Are you referring to the one where he will reelect himself as the President for another five years before the new assemblies are..."
"Yes I am referring to those elections."
"That's not fair you know."
"All is fair in politics in this country."
"But for the Cabinet to decide the date of these presidential elections..."
"A Cabinet, rubberstamp or otherwise, is empowered to decide on the date of elections. I mean that happens even in old and tried democracies."
"That has been the bane of our politics, hasn't it? Where Lotas abound and where no one but no one, however educated he or she maybe, is willing to stay out of the government if offered a lucrative enough package."
"That is the definition of a Lota."
"I mean we have the Chosen One who is very qualified and yet he has taken on this role of yes man that any self-respecting man or woman may..."
"You are either a born leader or not."
"I disagree. BB was a born leader but let's be honest Nawaz Sharif was a nurtured leader as is Musharraf for that matter."
"And then there are those who support the nurtured leaders."
"Indeed these leaders need lawyers and they need constitutional experts and thank the Lord but the military men have been calling on the same lawyers to redraft the constitution and..."
"And so begins another personality leadership."
"Indeed. The next one would be BB or Nawaz Sharif or another COAS but not the Chosen One, not the Chaudhry cousins, not Durrani..."
"I get your drift."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2007

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