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Part of the proceeds from the book will go to a welfare foundation the General will be setting up.
http://dawn.com/2006/09/27/top8.htm
Durrani clarifies that no state secrets revealed.
http://dawn.com/2006/09/27/top10.htm
I’m glad the official statement came quick. What an irony to hear of ‘disclosing secrets’ from Mian saab :smack:
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Here is a pretty good review of the book from Amazon:
** Engaging but honest? , September 26, 2006 Reviewer: Jvalant N. Sampat
** It is not too often that a sitting head of state pens his memoirs while still in office. Both Indian and Pakistani readers should keep this in mind. It is extremely naive of Indian readers to expect a Pakistani President and incumbent Army Chief to actually criticize the Pakistani midadventure of Kargil or be completely honest about it. Isn’t it also equally naive of Pakistani readers to expect anything but a flummoxed reaction from Indians given the fact that the Pakistani leader is pushing for peace with India? Coming to the book itself - is it engaging? Yes, it is. Is it honest? Depends on your definition of “honest”.
This book is obviously ghost-written with a fair bit of input from Mush. If “honesty” means facts, than the book is a bit lacking - because Musharraf comes across as an extremely opinionated man. He castigates everyone from Z.A. Bhutto, his daughter to Nawaz Sharif and his family and potrays himself as the saviour of Pakistan - on opinions, not facts. He also credits himself with the alleged turnaround of the Pakistani economy. I would have been more impressed if the book had stated facts and let the reader decide what he/she thought of the General.
One thing I can tell is that the man is intensely patriotic and definitely not a religious zealot. He sure has a tendency to make rather sensationalist remarks; even insinuating (he does not say it flat out) that India may have actually stolen centrifuge designs from - ahem - discarded Pakistani ones. Does he provide proof of that? No - but then, it is an insinuation and not an assertion. Nor do I think many Pakistani readers would be happy with his potrayal of disgraced scientist A Q Khan.
Do I think it is worth a buy? Sure, if nothing else, it is definitely worth a read. It gives you an insight into the mind of a leader who thinks he is great. I have reservations about that but I do believe he is in a unique position in the world. How is that? Well, he is the current Islamic poster boy of Bush - a moderate, liberal-minded leader of a nation whose population (major part of) is not necessarily moderate in its views toward the USA. What’s more - he is fighting for the American line of thought at personal risk to life and limb. 9/11 gave him the chance to reverse the trend of him being treated as an international pariah who overthrew a democractically elected government.
Remember Clinton refusing to shake hands with him? He reversed the trend by supporting the US and abandoning support of the Taliban. It was a smart move - he did not have much of a choice in the matter. As of writing this review, the book is #6 on Amazon sales. Thanks to its controversial views, it may just hit #1. Who gets the last laugh? The General of course 
I find it a touch amusing that many Indians are giving the book 1 star and Pakistanis are giving it 5 stars (probably without reading it). I hope both sides see this as a book. Is it being used for propoganda? Only if you let the author and publisher use you. I am sure you are smart enough to come to your own conclusions without having to beat the drums of war at the drop of a hat.
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PS: I will provide my own review once the book arrives (delivery on Sept 29) and i read it 
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he has even talked about his early love life in the book.he fell in love with a girl when he was in matric and could'nt express his feeling cause he was too shy.lol how funny
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^ yeah so?
I fell in love with a chick in grade 7. Wait for my Memoirs
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^ He added that part for GS cafe guppies. :)
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I fell in love when I was in grade 6. I couldn't express my feelings either.
She taught us maths.
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^ matlab aap ka Amor waheen phuss ho gya
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I agree. Karzai & Manmohan aren’t as good liars as Mushy. And most of this sensation is being created by Mushy lying through his teeth. Probably has his eye on the 2007 elections 
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Fair dinkum!
Karzai resorted to raw emotions of 9/11 by alluding to jumping bodies from the “80th or 70th. floor”. Sad, really!
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Babuji,
you hate pakistan and pakistanis so it’s pointless to argue with people like you. You only wish if Karzai and Manmohan generated such a stir in the media. 
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You got it wrong, dude. I don’t hate anyone However, I won’t shy away from calling a spade a spade. I am not the only one who thinks Mushy is a liar.
http://www.pakistan-facts.com/article.php?story=20050929211430686
And no, I dont wish that Manmohan created **such a stir **in the media 
He does not need to resort to gimmicks to get India attention.
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India’s attention? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
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You find that funny, eh ? Well this is funnier. Mushy has now backtracked on his ‘CIA paid money to Pak’ claim, when confronted by CNN -
Still think he is not a liar ?? 
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Times of India? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
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Musharraf is telling good stories, Pakistanis should know the truth.
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it is unprecedented for a serving general to publish a book while still in his post and that too with a book which openly critiques other generals and discusses the promotion system with the Army.
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Mian saab was (himself) the grand warrior of Kargil and since Musharraf has not accepted that fact in his book, he is responsible for “disclosing secrets”. 
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Looking fwd to that 5Abi :k: