Musharraf assures Bush of cooperation

dawn ^ | Sept 12, 2001

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ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: President Pervez Musharraf early on Thursday assured US President George Bush of Pakistan's "unstinted cooperation" in the fight against terrorism. "We regard terrorism as an evil that threatens the world community," Musharraf said in a statement following urgent talks with his key aides following Tuesday's kamikaze bombings in the US. Musharraf presided over a three-hour meeting at his official residence in Rawalpindi. The talks ended well after midnight Wednesday. Musharraf reiterated that concerted international efforts were needed to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. "All countries must join hands in this common cause," he said. "I wish to assure President Bush and the US government of our unstinted cooperation in the fight against terrorism." He said Pakistan strongly condemned the acts of terrorism. Musharraf's urgent consultations with aides came before a meeting later on Thursday with the United States ambassador to Islamabad Wendy Chamberlin. American Secretary of State Colin Powell told a briefing in Washington that the US was looking towards Pakistan for its support and cooperation in fighting terrorism. Powell said the US has not yet determined who was responsible for Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington but alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden, living in Afghanistan, has been described as a prime suspect in international media reports quoting US officials. Pakistan is one of the only three countries which recognise Taliban rule in Afghanistan.-AFP

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Related Link " Specifically, the United States should maximize international pressure on the Taliban, including additional United Nations sanctions, to halt its support of terrorism, pressure Pakistan to end its support of the Taliban.; and designate the Taliban as a terrorist organization to set the stage for declaring Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism if it continues to support the Taliban. " This bastard is one lucky SOB.

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"We regard terrorism as an evil that threatens the world community,"

Talk is cheap. Speaking of which, we need to have every single Muslim government publicly denounce this act of terror in no uncertain terms (in other words, no consultations before hand with the likes of Harry Browne or his waffling quislings). We need to hear all of the Muslim organizations inside the U.S. likewise denounce terror and mass murder in no uncertain terms. Then they have to prove their words by delivering over to the proper U.S. authorities those responsible for this outrage. Give them 30 days of sack cloth and ashes, and then we'll spare their backward countries.