Would I actually expect Musharraf to admit he gives comfort to the enemy? Wouldn't be my first reaction.
Musharraf rejects Karzai claim on Mulla Omar
[2007-04-14 4:14:11 PM GMT]
WASHINGTON: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is pursuing a correct strategy to fight the menace of terrorism and strongly rejected Afghan president's allegation that Taliban leader Mullah Omar is hiding in Quetta.
"Even if we are succeeding 20 percent, 30 percent, 40 percent, the direction is correct, end goal is correct, strategy is correct," he told American CBS news channel, while forcefully defending Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts.
Responding to a question he dismissed as "absolute non-sense" Afghan President Karzai's allegation that Mulla Omar is hiding in Quetta. President Musharraf said the Taliban leader is somewhere in south of Afghanistan.
The President said, "He (Mullah Omar) is in south of Afghanistan somewhere -- he is not in Pakistan, although President Karzai and everyone keeps saying he is in Quetta - absolute non-sense, absolute total non-sense-- he has never been in Pakistan - they are trying to make a scapegoat of Pakistan and we don't like that at all."
But, allas, the India balance of power. Nukes, Mushy. A man that faces threats of assination can clearly understand the balance of power extended in support of the Karzai government.
Musharraf lashes out at Karzai (Caution, as always with India sites, mulltiple pop ups with link)
WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD/ SYDNEY: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has hit out at his Afghan counterpart, saying he is "very angry" at criticism of Pakistani progress in fighting cross-border terrorism in a continuing war of words between the two South Asian neighbours. He has also ruled out "absolutely and totally" any US-Pak joint military operations, saying that "the whole population of Pakistan will rise against it." "Pakistan is being maligned by the West ... unfairly" in criticism that it is not doing enough to root out terrorists on its soil and to help crush the Taliban in Afghanistan. He blamed the criticism on a "total lack of understanding of the environment and reality by President (Hamid) Karzai himself." Asked if he was "angry" with Karzai, he replied: "Yes, indeed. Very angry."
If anyone wants to know how stupid this mess is because of the threat of USA OCCUPATION under Bush, which is what Musharraf fears more than anything else under these circumstances INCLUDING the occupation of al Qaeda, ask the Brits.
Operation Fingel : On patrol and at work
