While President Musharraf's name figuring in the world's 'worst dictators' list comes as no surprise, what is somewhat hilarious is the fact that he has moved up two notches to now occupy the 15th rank in this infamous list.
While this has no foreign policy consequence in the long or short run, it is lists and rankings like this that make me sit back and muse at the absolute inanity of politics in the world today. I mean would the rankings ever absolve President Musharraf of human rights abuses in Balochistan, lead the United States to refuse to acknolwledge him as an ally in the war on terrorism or cause India to refuse to negotiate with him on Kashmir? Since the answer to all of my questions is a resounding 'No' I fail to see the purpose of such lengthy tabulations and rankings.
Still worth a look and a smirk.
While this has no foreign policy consequence in the long or short run, it is lists and rankings like this that make me sit back and muse at the absolute inanity of politics in the world today. I mean would the rankings ever absolve President Musharraf of human rights abuses in Balochistan, lead the United States to refuse to acknolwledge him as an ally in the war on terrorism or cause India to refuse to negotiate with him on Kashmir? Since the answer to all of my questions is a resounding 'No' I fail to see the purpose of such lengthy tabulations and rankings.
Still worth a look and a smirk.
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Hey! and for more entertainment, don't forget to read the crazy old man's book, In the Line of Fire where he has spewed some crap about Pakistan's foreign policy and India's responses.
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