Re: Fury over Musharraf’s ‘cry rape, get rich’ claim
There is no point in spinning for musharaff he made a complete idiot of himself by making these comments and now he is left red faced.
The interview was conducted by three Washington Post reporters and tape-recorded. A review of the recording Sunday confirmed that Musharraf – who was surrounded by aides who took notes and also recorded the interview – made the remarks and was accurately quoted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/18/AR2005091800554.html
musharraf:
“You must understand the environment in Pakistan,” Musharraf was quoted as saying in the article. “This has become a moneymaking concern. A lot of people say if you want to go abroad and get a visa for Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped.”