Is he for us or against us? The military man with an excellent command of ambiguity Isambard Wilkinson sizes up Pakistani generalissimo Pervez Musharraf

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The president of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, has an unshakeable belief in his own destiny, and his chutzpah was on full display last week. The commando-turned-military ruler, a survivor of three assassination attempts who has, since taking power in a coup, held down what Time magazine called "the most dangerous job in the world'', charged through diplomatic minefields on a visit to the United States and Britain, leaving a trail of controversy.

In an interview in the US, Gen Musharraf claimed that after the September 11 attacks, Richard Armitage, then US deputy secretary of state, ...

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