Posted on 12/06/2004 8:42:45 AM PST by Saberwielder
By Sonni Efron
Times Staff Writer
December 6, 2004
WASHINGTON — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday defended his decision not to allow international investigators to interrogate Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani scientist accused of peddling nuclear secrets around the world.
Appearing on CNN's "Late Edition" on Sunday, Musharraf said the requests from United Nations nuclear inspectors indicated a lack of trust in Pakistan, portraying the issue as a matter of national pride.
President Bush met with Musharraf on Saturday and urged the Pakistani military man to ensure that all information about the Khan network's nuclear proliferation be turned over to the Americans. Musharraf promised to do so.
But the White House did not ask for direct access to Khan — apparently in deference to Pakistani sensitivities about a man who, as the father of the country's atomic bomb, had been considered a hero.
However, the International Atomic Energy Agency still wants to interview Khan, whom Musharraf has pardoned, and Khan's assistant, who is held in Malaysia....
Analysts have raised doubts about whether Musharraf is keeping Khan from speaking to international investigators for fear the scientist might reveal the extent to which some of his activities may have been condoned by the Pakistani military.
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Who in the world would want to be probed by a nuke?
Great now we are going to have to attack pakistan as well.
What is up with all these dumbass leaders in the middle east?
Let's kick Paki butt
Just tell him its only a barium enema!
How much more obvious does Mush's connivance got to be before we finally face the fact that he is working against us?
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