good news

something positive is happening in the middle east. Yousaf Raza Gillani has been approved by the Pakistani National Assembly to step into the role of prime minister. and before even being sworn in he ordered the release of judges that Musharraf had ordered under house arrest because they would have stood in the way of his power grab.

the west has largely supported Musharraf, but the Pakistani people overwhelmingly want Mr Gallani as their prime minister. it is elections and self rule that we are supposedly after in Iraq, and perhaps this shows that it can work.

when popular and formerly exiled Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December after some failed attempts many feared that Musharraf's leadership would go unquestioned. instead, Gallani stepped up into a leadership role from his former position as a top aide and carried the election as well as the overwhelming approval of the nation's lawmakers.

its nice to see something work the way it should. to see the people get the leadership that they want. and that the constitution and the rule of law have the final say.

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