To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.
Mikhail Bakunin

12 December 2007

Arguments, Messages, Rebuttals

Argument: Dr Nasim Ashraf argued that the Supreme Court of Pakistan had begun releasing “terrorists” and thus the highest court in Pakistan had to be stopped from letting terrorists roam free.
Message: The Supreme Court of Pakistan supports terrorism.
Argument: Barrister Saif said that the Chief Justice of Pakistan “took missing persons cases in which persons were ‘allegedly’ involved in terrorist activities” and was in the process of freeing them.
Message: The Chief Justice of Pakistan supports terrorism.
Fact 1: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Defence of Human Rights had filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Pakistan with a list of around 200 missing persons.
Fact 2: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has not ordered the release of any person who had been charged with any crime.
Argument: Barrister Saif said that there is a long list of charges against Chief Justice Chaudhry.
Message: The Chief Justice of Pakistan is corrupt.
Fact: Charges against the Chief Justice of Pakistan were deliberated by an 11-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and all charges were unanimously dismissed.
Argument:
Ms Kashmala Tariq said that the Pakistani “media is independent” and that the “country is moving towards full democracy”.
Message: All is well with the ‘most dangerous country’ while The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time and the San Francisco Chronicle are all lying through their teeth.

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