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Musharraf is a Thug
By Micah Halpern

Thursday November 8, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf is a study in contrasts.

Musharraf is called "president" but he obtained his position after seizing power in 1999 by way of a coup.
Musharraf now rules Pakistan with an iron fist, exemplified by the state of emergency law now imposed on the country.

Musharraf is the leader of a strongly Muslim country.
Musharraf is also strongly pro-US and pro-Western.
Musharraf has begun a movement to liberalize Pakistan and has promised January elections.
Pakistan under Musharraf stores an enormous supply of nuclear missiles.

We, the United States and the West, need Musharraf in our fight against terror.
Musharraf and the West share some important goals and are in sync in several world matters, but that does not make him an ally.
We must identify Pervez Musharraf for who he is and remember what he represents.

Stability in Pakistan is essential.
Musharraf's pro-Western attitude is essential.
Musharraf's successor, in all probability, will not be as pro-Western as the present day president.

That is the situation in Pakistan today.

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