Note that I am not suggesting that there is anything untoward going on, nor am I suggesting that the appearance of Scalia and Thomas at the event augers badly for their ability to bring objectivity and fairness to their opinion.

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But it is the convergence of public opinion and the general's weighty inclinations that dims the prospects of fairness for Mr Sharif and others caught in the new regime's dragnet.

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