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  1. Under CJ Iftikhar Choudhry, the Pakistan Supreme Court follows the Doctrine of Unnecessity. It will do things because they are unnecessary.
  2. @kapisth hey, thinking with the loins yields better results than that!
  3. Or is the lack of opposition to Gen Kayani from within the ranks a sign of Gen Zia's legacy?
  4. What is interesting is how the Pakistani army leadership is tolerating Gen Kayani after he's spoiled it for them so much.
  5. @husainhaqqani But if America is out, how will the tripod balance?
  6. Okay, then it must be India's fault RT @seemasirohi Even Mani Shankar blames Pakistan for Visa fiasco: - Indian Express:
  7. @sanideos Haha! Good point.
  8. @Uberschizo Did it prompt deep existential questions? @kanchangupta
  9. But Americans shouldn't get carried always by the "Al Qaeda's centre of gravity shifting to Yemen" narrative. It's not permanent.
  10. @sjpatil Indeed.
  11. @RichardGowan1 Indeed. Decent career.
  12. @robcrilly They had a masterful one in @husainhaqqani but they got rid of him.
  13. @gkjohn Want to be arrested for sedition?
  14. @gkjohn Why credit ancient Chinese with modern Indian cleverness?
  15. Okay, they are unarmed and powerless, but at least there are UN observers in Syria. Not so in Balochistan. Not even journalists.
  16. #Syria RT @RichardGowan1: @acorn The combined geniuses of the #Security #Council! Check out my take: worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/11909… .ed
  17. @gkjohn It's not. What matters is what India is to Pakistan.
  18. Unless either US or China push India into the other's arms, India will swing between the two.
  19. Colleague says a new book argues India & China will team up to confront the US. My response: "Why settle for one when you can have both?"
  20. @RichardGowan1 Right. So which genius sent them to Syria?