"I am extremely impressed."
"Yes the blackout seems kind of total."
"I had argued a few months ago that coups now would have to change their modus operandi so to speak, as blackouts can't be total given the information technology available today."
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Well, in the old days state-run television and Radio Pakistan had to be surrounded by troops or security personnel so that nothing negative about a coup was aired..."
"But PTV and Radio Pakistan have been surrounded and..."
"Why? I mean it's not as if Musharraf didn't have control over these two state institutions any way."
"I agree and I wonder who his advisors are."
"Then, all the independent, local and foreign news channels had to be put off the air."
"That is done but the internet is still on and we can access what the world is saying about the declaration of emergency."
"Even the Burmese junta, a country far behind us in terms of available information technology, shut the internet systems..."
"Maybe our generals are not that savvy about the information technology..."
"I don't think there is a maybe in that."
"Right, and now everyone who is anyone, is being arrested."
"But not BB!"
"Not BB though she has given a call to the opposition to join hands..."
"And she is off to Islamabad and..."
"And she will now have trouble emerging as a liberal leader as the entire liberal element of the country is busy questioning the imposition of emergency..."
"The judiciary..."
"There will always be those who accept the PCO number two...after all many accepted PCO number 1." "True, too true...without support from the civilians as well, the state of emergency could not have been imposed."
"Yes indeed."
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