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Learning From The Bhutto Assassination Reactions
Cross Action News ^
| 12-31-07
| Rachel Marsden
Posted on 12/31/2007 9:39:39 AM PST by Victory111
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf: Up until now, Musharraf had been seen by some as a genuine US ally in the war on terrorism, despite having cut deals with terrorists to keep them out of his hair and in the northern part of his country where they could make bombing runs into Afghanistan. However, when these terrorists came into town this past summer to grab some hostages and make trouble for Musharraf in the Red Mosque standoff because they wanted Sharia law in Islamabad, Musharrafs policy of negotiating with them was proven to be a joke.
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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: bhutto; iran; lessons; middleeast; musharaff; pakistan
To: Victory111
Lesson 1. Don`t play whack-a-mole with your life.
Lesson 2. Hire ex SF or Mossad for security.
To: Victory111
Musharraf is, at best, a pragmatist. He dances best to the BeeGees “Stayin’ Alive”. He will do whatever it takes to survive. Perhaps he is driven by his love of country, I cannot say, but he is a tenuous ally at the very most.
To: Victory111
The values voters favourite who gets a solid A grade from Jesus also gets an F in foreign affairs. His reaction out of the gate was to offer his apologies for the assassination. He later said that he meant to offer his sympathies
Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, youve got it made.
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12/31/2007 11:48:11 AM PST
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Donald Rumsfeld Fan
(“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
To: Tigen; AliVeritas; Grimmy; gonzo; DeaconBenjamin; indcons; sukhoi-30mki; Eyes Unclouded; ECM; ...
Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م
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12/31/2007 11:55:17 AM PST
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G8 Diplomat
(Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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