Re: Interview of President Musharraf Last Nite
This is how I think musharaf's mind works:
he is better than bb or ns or any of the other lotas in pakistan
somehow bb has gotten in strong with cundelesa rice (most likely. By promising full blast coopn in catching al qaeda and allowing aqkhan to be interrogated at will)
so he will have to let bb come in
if bb comes in, it's better for him to be around as a check rather than let her run riot
and if he and bb are both around, it makes sense toi let bb and ns duke it out amongst each other with him (musharaf) as the big guy
the one wild card is then kiyani. Musharaf's well being is now tied to how well kiyani is going to keep up his words of non-aggression.
Since kiyani does not have a public following or profile of any kind, as long as he doesn't develop further aspirations, all is well for mush. Worst case then is kiyani develops a nexus with either bb or ns. Then it's back to sqr one.
Iftikhar will be only a very minor factor going fwd. As soon he has made his deal with musharaf and bb (which is the only reason for holding of on sup court decision, so that he can get bb's promise also) on not prosecuting himself or his son, he is happy to retire (either with without a job)