The Commonwealth has suspended Pakistan socking Gen. Pervez Musharraf with a body blow due to his placing Pakistan under emergency rule.  Musharraf failed to meet a deadline to remove the emergency deadline and among other ultimatums, step down as army chief.  Don McKinnon said A committee of foreign ministers of the Commonweath "has suspended Pakistan pending “restoration of democracy and rule of law in the country

McKinnon said in a prepared statement, "The state of emergency had not been lifted. The constitution and the independence of the judiciary not restored and fundamental rights and the rule of law remain curtailed.

US President George Bush has confounded pro-democracy advocates around the world by describing Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf as a leader who has advanced democracy and “hasn’t crossed the line”.

Speaking on ABC News, President Bush said: “He hasn’t crossed the line. As a matter of fact, I don't think that he will cross any lines. We didn’t necessarily agree with his decision to impose emergency rule, and hopefully he’ll get rid of the rule. Today, I thought, was a pretty good signal, that he released thousands of people from jail.”

Obviously, the ministers of the Commonweath felt otherwise.