Our Man in Pakistan

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Bush and his cozy little terrorist-supporting dictator friend.

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Our Man in Pakistan
Posted on Nov 6, 2007
By Robert Scheer



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True, after 9/11 Musharraf did provide minimal support for the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in return for considerable aid and the lifting of the sanctions that had been imposed on his nation for developing nuclear weapons. Odd that a nation that had nuclear weapons and that had actively supported the terrorist haven in Afghanistan was welcomed back into America’s good graces only three weeks after 9/11—at the very same time that the Bush administration was drawing up plans to overthrow Saddam Hussein, who was bin Laden’s sworn enemy.

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So where did the $10 billion go, and that’s not counting covert funds, that Bush gave Musharraf to beef up his military to better combat the terrorists? Well, clearly the Pakistani army is very strong—just look at the martial law it has been able to impose on judges and other folks who actually believe in the rule of law. But wait, Musharraf will back down; a deal was all but brokered, and Benazir Bhutto, whose adherence to democracy is as compelling as her family’s rich history of corruption, is waiting in the wings.

CONTINUED: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20071106_scheer_our_man_in_pakistan/

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