Monday, June 02, 2008

"The Lawyers' Crusade" from New York Times


"
Ahsan is almost recklessly outspoken about P.P.P. leaders, even though
they are his own political patrons. He speaks admiringly of Benazir
Bhutto's courage and steadfastness but also points out with disdain
that she viewed herself as the P.P.P.'s "life chairperson." And he
does not bother to conceal his dim view of Zardari. In the car, as we
drove back through the night to Lahore, I asked him how many of the
allegations of corruption he believed were justified. "Most of them,"
Ahsan said, after a moment's reflection. "The type of expenses that
she had and he has are not from sources of income that can be lawfully
explained and accounted for."


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