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What is your role? That is not important. I think anybody who is representing civil society and its aspirations today must be seen as the real ally of the West for restoring civilized living and for the end of conflict. The tools that will help are the tools of Western civilization: due process, rule of law, constitutional supremacy, an independent judiciary with powers like habeas corpus and citizens who feels secure in their relationship with the state. These are all the things that Pervez Musharraf has denied and denuded the country of, and these are all the deprivations that...
...skeptics said it would never happen, but six and a half years after 9/11, congressional Democrats have stood their ground against President Bush in a debate pitting civil liberties against national security. On Thursday, House Democrats refused to hold a vote on a Senate-approved bill that would permanently expand the government's eavesdropping authority and grant immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the government monitor conversations in the past. With a stopgap law expiring Saturday, the showdown has set up a political battle likely to play out through the November elections - if both sides refuse to back down...
...able to form a government. "Even if the election is rigged to some degree, it won't be a problem for us," he says. "But if it's rigged massively, I can't predict what will happen." Zardari can - he's promised to take to the streets in massive civil protests if the results show less than the predicted PPP victory. Public sentiment seems to follow. "It will be unbelievable if the PPP does not get a majority," says Abdul Satar, a textile worker. "If that happens we will not hesitate to go out and protest...
...Carole Ramsay, Morris Plains, N.J.Lawrence Spivak, who founded Meet the Press, told me before he died that the job of the host is to learn as much as you can about your guest's positions and take the other side. And to do that in a persistent and civil way. And that's what I try to do every Sunday. My views are not important...
...opponents. I mean, one of his opponents actually referred to him as monkey, and put them in the Cabinet. His most prominent members of his Cabinet were his most outspoken political opponents. It's remarkable. Just how he was able to find that within himself. And also, when the Civil War started, the pressures on him to try and hold the country together. If you think we have problems now [Laughs]. I would really welcome that opportunity...