The Pakistani Army was still commanded by British officers, and the commanding officer, General Sir Douglas Gracey, refused the order, stating that he would not move into what he considered the territory of another nation without approval from higher authority, which was not forthcoming.
Jackson sank into delirium, talking as though he were still commanding his troops.
And their verdicts, flawed though they sometimes are, still command enormous popular respect, as well they should.
While the celebrity culture "may make a few talentless yobs famous", the privately educated were "still commanding the heights of British life".
The army is still largely commanded by Christian generals who were trained in the United States.
Yet he is still in command.
The more "capitalist" it is, the deeper the downturn now; the more it is still a command economy, the better the chance of recovery in 2009.
In response a spokesman for Erdoğan says the coup is supported by only a faction of the army and that he is still in command of the country.
Mr Papandreou is still in command of his party—he received a standing ovation today but his slim majority means it would only take six defections to bring the government down at either vote.
Because the technology is still immature, commands have to be given slowly and clearly and often have to be repeated.
