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Musharraf: an unlikely ally

Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007 2:43 PM
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf turned Pakistan from pariah state to partner after the 9/11 attacks. Take a look at the leader that won the United States trust against many odds.

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With this guy, you've got to be kidding.
No one can really blame on Mushaarf without proper investigation. I am not involve in any politics neither i support any politician. Especially,country like America cannot blame on Mushaarf just like that. They could not  even provide security to their own president. Why bother others? If they have good security, Kennedy won't die.You talk about the country like Pakistan, where there is nothing compare to America. So, people don't just make any assumption. I am not supporting Mushaarf but look at the mirror before you say something.  
I'm 100% sure that Mush is behind the assasination of Benazir Bhutto. Because If he let her participate in upcoming elections then she would win the elections by majority and then she would do the same thing to him and he knew that.
The people's party is the only federal party having support in all the provinces of Pakistan.By killing Benazir Bhutto the elements within the establishment has harmed the future of the federation.The nationalist might now raise their heads in the of Pakistan.
Its important to realize that the world is facing a threat today, far greater than the threat the world has faced any time in the past. Musharaff knows its only a matter of time before Muslims get hold of a dirty bomb, weather radioactive, chemical or biological ( maybe even nuclear ) which is portable ( This is not my opinion - technology will MAKE this happen )

While non-muslims are busy sounding important, and while the politicians in the West are debating nothing, while opinion makers all over are yapping, while human right activists are making peace marches,  - Musharaff is sitting in Pakistan and laughing at non muslims. Because the real jehad is not bombs, or this submission nonsense.  The real jehad is PATIENCE. Patience to tide over the window period and hit when it hurts.

Musharaff will not do anything to nuetralise the grand Islamic Vision, he wont be serious about helping the U.S. Musharaff only serves to keep westerners confused and disorganised … until the window period is over. I have always maintained that 9/11 was a picnic. Soon the jehadis can put that portable dirty bomb in a merchant navy ship and let it dock in - say san francisco, maybe in apartment blocks in europe. Then the stakes will be different and you will see the real Musharaff.
Make no mistake and I am not naive enough to believe that Bin Laden does not have WMD.  If Musharraf has them, so does Bin Laden.  He has Musharraf in the palm of his hand.  Even a blind man can see that. That strained appearance Musharraf often has on his face is fear.  Fear of Bin Laden.  Musharraf knows exactly where Bin Laden can be located.  The reason Bin Laden has not used the WMD as a bargaining chip is time.  He wants to rule the world. And he is sure one day he will.  But if push comes to shove, he will use them.  The USA should be very cautious.
I have a question for Wajahit Ali and Abdul Hameed. Do the educated middle class Pakistanis really believe that Mush was behind the assassination of Benazir?. It is one thing to read from the Western press and another thing to do so from Jang/Dawn. But I would really like to get some unwashed opinions from Pakistani bloggers.

Thank you
I have a question for Wajahit Ali and Abdul Hameed. Do the educated middle class Pakistanis really believe that Mush was behind the assassination of Benazir?. It is one thing to read from the Western press and another thing to do so from Jang/Dawn. But I would really like to get some unwashed opinions from Pakistani bloggers.

Thank you
Military presidents have a way with mixing the bad wine with the good. Had Bhutto lived and won an election an interesting scenario would have developed in Pakistan. Normal service is restored with her tragic demise. Whose interest does this best serve? The conduct of the forthcoming elections should shed some light.  
There will never be true democracy in Pakistan, no matter who is in control. The entire leadership of the major political parties are corrupt. It would not have mattered if Bhutto was elected again. Remember her previous rule. Her only interest was  geared toward the intellectual community. The present leadership is corrupt and has no concern for the general population. What Pakistan needs is sincere leaders who truly believe in democracy for the entire population and not cater to only select groups. I hope that the future truly produces someone with that sincere desire to do what is right.
What had really happened to the Daughter of the east, the two times Lady Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Oxford and Harvard graduate. It was the most cowardly act that was carried out on her life. Those who had commited must be brought to justice, now that government knows who the bad guys are. She had taken steps so courageously and stops the madness of the current government's Emergency rule. Not even a single Male politician had the guts to put thier life on the line like her in Pakistan.
Especially, those who talked so badly about her corruption charges, please I have question for them, Give me the name of any Non Corrupted Leader. It is so easy to make Good person into evil down there. It is very hard to find the truth and what to believe. As far as Corruption goes, in Pakistan existed since the Assination of First Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan in Liaqat garden.  The same Liaqat garden, now Pakistan's most favourable Lady former Prime Minister of Pakistan brutally assinated. It was the DARKEST DAY in the HISTORY of PAKISTAN. The people of Pakistan must take charge NOW, what she stood for THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION IN PAKISTAN. Pakistan is deeply wounded and devasted with such a collasel loss of a GREAT LEADER.
its not the death of benazir bhutto only its death of federation of pakistan and democracy in pakistan.its the big vaccume in pakistani politics which would never be filled
The history is somehow spinning in circles sometimes wide circles sometimes narrow circles.Mesharraf is at the point of Hypocrites who got Power , Money & Arms to dectate poor kind people who were shutting up their mouthes & swallowing his rocks bleedingly for long time.But at a certain point of History a polite nation like Pakistan is developping into a free nation . But My sorrows that they cannot get their freedome as nicely as they 've been reacting to Dectator. Mesharraf has brothers of his Dectation & tyran family tree in every point of circle of history...But what's better is that Free People Like Butto (peace be upon her soul) will be always suns & moons of this history.
Has anyone here looked at the history behind Benazir Bhutto? You act like she was a saint. She had her own brother killed because he opposed her. If you live by the sword, you die by the sword.
It's ashamed when a westerner has to see the solder of a BRILENT WOMAN I do feel that if she were to REMAIN IN THE COUNCIL she would be right up there with our american leagers, SHE will be missed
Mr Musharraf is a thug and a gangster and Bush is a moron.Good luck America.
lets see what comes to an end...
Pakistan needs international help in the field of education.Never any politician addressed this issue, beause they were not sincere to the people of Pakistan.The main factor of rising extremism is lack of education.
But all the previous dictators in Pkaistan are short sighted ,,they act like puppets for american admin of the time ,,but forget that america has no friends just interests ..so wait till Musharaf gets a bullet once his role is not significant. he is already  a retired general and there are lot of them looking for the job ..
Well I think if yu have lived in Pakistan then yu would understand the politics of that country, the most powerful political party in Pakistan is Punjab,and punjab knew it very well that Benazir is going to sweep in this elections, and Mian family already disqualified from the comming elections for the corruption charges, it has been very well planned by the punjab, to assasinate Be Nazir, and to blame the General Musharraf, as he is not son of the soil I mean he is migrant of India,you see to live a respectable life in Pakistan you have got to be son of the soil, don't forget till now three head of the states of Pakistan has been killed and all of them from Sindh,and surprissingly all of them in Rawalpindi,  1st, Liaquat Ali Khan asasinated in the same ground, 2nd Benazir's father Z.A.Bhutto hanged by an army (Punjabi)dictator now Be Nazir asasinated note my word history will tell us that who is the actual killer its not the General, he would dare not such a silly thing he knows very well that he is not son of the soil,look what happened to East Pakistan, Bengalis never wanted to breakaway from pakistan, but the elections of 1969 was an eye openner for punjab, they saw that if you have the majority population you cammand everything hence they got rid of East Pakistan just because they do not to share power,now again they would rather prefer to breakaway from Sindh/Balauchistan & NWFP,unite with east Punjab, to make it a greater Punjab.people blaming the General for the asasination of Be Nazir are duffers or they know every thing and pretending Idiots.    
I think He is a fallen angel. He did make some mistakes recently which costed him his popularity and credibility.However during his tenure he has done a lot for this country. As an ordinary Pakistani i am witness to the fact that Pakistan experienced its best patch during the Musharaff regime. The economy was revived,media was granted freedom, telecom made inroads,physical infrastructure was improved, the neglected megacity of Karachi was given first-aid. The politicians , no matter what they claim, have never done anything for the country except for looting the coffers.Musharaf should stay for another five years. Inflation is often cited as a major probelm brought about by the regime. What people dont understand is that it is a side-affect of high growth. Pay-scales have increased manyfolds and many new jobs have been created.
Lasting Democracy in Pakistan can prevail only when Indian Kashmir is annexed to Pakistan. As long as India has hold on its part of Kashmir, the Pakistan Army will never be at ease. Annexation of Indian Kashmir will never take place under a democratic set up in Pakistan. That is why the Pakistan Army will not allow Democracy to flourish in Pakistan because it belies its main objective to avenge its 1971 defeat at the hands of India by somehow capturing the Kashmir Valley and thereby dismember India as India did to Pakistan by creating Bangla Desh. Democratic Governments in Pakistan are soft on India which cannot be digested by the Pakistani Army. Hence these experiments of establishing democratric foundations will continue in Pakistan and will get defeated time and again by its Army as has been for the last 60 years.


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