Suggesting that their relation for the base attack may have been done with an eye toward a rapprochement with the Pakistani Taliban, the three major responses from Pakistan, including the closing of supply routes, the closure of Shamsi Airfield and the reevaluation of US ties are the three primary demands made by the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) last month as conditions for peace talks between the TTP and the Pakistani government.
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ALL-CLASS DEMOCRACY
Money over people and property ownership over human rights — what the ultimate conclusion of democratic Empire USA is all about.
For allowing the 51% most educated and wealthy to vote, this will always establish a dictatorship ruled by the upper half of society.
But, if you stop the 25% most educated and wealthy from voting, that will give the lower half of society a full 50% of vote, 50% of the power and turn upper half dictatorship into all-class democracy.