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:D :D :D
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And Bhattu high on drugs...
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what is the harm in him appearing on the daily show?
he is the most famous pakistani in the world
the president job is to run the country and he is doing so by promoting a good image to the american public so that they dont automatically associate pakistan with terrorism
you need to understand
most americans I speak to, when I tell them I am from pakistan, immediately think its a place of terrorists...
these kinds of media blitz helps pakistan in the long run
giving such dry answers he should be running the country and not doing this or that is in the past
the president needs to be media savvy....
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some torrent site will post it
or you can pay 1 dollar and watch it on google video
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Watch Musharraf's interview with Charlie Rose. Musharraf came accross as he is expected to by Pakistanis: Confident, articulate, informed!
Charlie Rose's facial expression said it all, Musharraf was at his best!
I agree his performance on Charlie Rose was lot better and exactly the opposite of 60 minutes interview where he looked timid, not sure and a bit nervous. He defended Pakistan and ISI really well and made charlie look stupid and lost at times. Lets see how he performs on Nightline and comedy central tonight.
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Here is the first review on the book from Amazon. It seems from someone who actually took the time to read the book in entirity rather than just the controversial clippings from it. The name of the reviewer sounds indian, but the review is pretty objective in my opinion.
Ill write my own when the book arrives :>
** 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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What city in US do you live in ? Bumfeck, Alabama? What? Never seen or met a Pakistani Consular or Ambassador in your city? Come to LA, ill take you to LA Consular's office and what he has been doing to promte good views about Pakistan and other similar orgs like Friends Of Pakistan. Or go to D.C and find out what our Ambassador has been doing :P
Sirf forum pay beth kar nukta cheeni karni aati hai logon ko.
PS: Read M2k's reply again.
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hmmm…that’s why former presidents such as Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter happen to make appearances. Or why US politicans such as current SERVING senator John Mcain dropped by…hmmm
From what i hear, it’s actually a must for all persons of political influence to appear on the Daily show particularly during election times.
hmm…low class indeed. (cough cough)
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thanks for the heads up LuxuryItem, but i can’t seem to locate the interview on youtube. Prehaps it’ll be up later down the track.
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very suitable for musharraf to not only one sign a deal with a publisher to sell his autobiography, and two take it to the US media front heads up, then three take advantage of it by scraping up any interview and publicity chance he gets.
Will Pakistan benefit from this? Allah only knows, maybe yes. More so image then materially.
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Sirf forum pay beth kar nukta cheeni karni aati hai logon ko.
I don't know if its me living in US or you living in Lala land (:p) but were any of the consulars able make any impact on views about Pakistan on region/state level? I haven't seen one such, may be you are talking about Pakistani associations inviting consulars and all that.
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gen musharraf's marketing of this book is debateable, but i think pakistans image has certainly been improved by it. its brought people closer to pakistan. acceptence and recognition. in 2006 we've been the largest contributer to world news! and softer episodes like this are good for our new found high profile. everyones intrigued and interested
consuls are always going to be limited in providing an image unless they're working on a big budget for attracting tourists
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Really…hmm…ok and Bill Clinton and Carter are serving heads of states…
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doesnt matter if they are or arent......
it matters that big and important people have appeared on this show
and if musharraf needs to go on this show to show that pakistan is not a terrorist country but can get that message across to american youth then its in the national interest of pakistan
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it matters that big and important people have appeared on this show
and if musharraf needs to go on this show to show that pakistan is not a terrorist country but can get that message across to american youth then its in the national interest of pakistan
Agreed!
He is getting better with every interview.
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He is getting better with every interview.
true but he did call president karzai an ostrich :D
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^
There is truth to that. :D
On a serious note, Musharraf is making a lot of noise about a new taliban resurgance in afghan (i.e. country other than Kabul whose mayor is Karzai). He is also proposing 'mining' the border. Why isn't Karzai flexible to that approach?
I read the Nightline trasncript and Mush is unhappy about what Karzai calls 'intelligence'.
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I think I am gonna place my order with Amazon..should be an interesting read.
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I think it's time for President Karzai to wakeup:
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how many ppl have their share in it? 