{"id":790,"date":"2004-12-06T21:43:32","date_gmt":"2004-12-07T02:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=790"},"modified":"2005-04-13T13:16:15","modified_gmt":"2005-04-13T18:16:15","slug":"gen_musharraf_g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/06\/gen_musharraf_g\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Musharraf goes to Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Pakistan\nPresident Pervez Musharraf paid a visit to Washington, D.C. over the weekend,\nwhere he met with U.S. President George W. Bush, and more notably, gave a series\nof tantalizing interviews to the capital’s press corps.<\/p>\n\n

During a closed door meeting, Bush and Musharraf discussed the war on terror,\ntrade between their two countries, and the Palestine-Israel conflict. In a joint\npress conference<\/a> where Bush did most of the talking, he praised his Pakistani\ncounterpart, saying, “our relationships are good, they’re strong, and they\nwill remain that way.” <\/p>\n\n

In turn, Musharraf congratulated Bush on his victory in last month’s elections. “All\nthat I would like to say, that I’ve come here basically to congratulate the President\nvery sincerely, with all my sincerity, for having won the elections,” he\nsaid.<\/p>\n\n

The lovefest between the two men ended shortly after the\nbrief photo opportunity. Free of the White House muzzle, Musharraf sounded\noff on a number of topics in subsequent interviews with various media outlets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Search for Osama Bin Laden:<\/td>\n“He is alive, but more than that, where he is, no…we don’t know where\nhe is.” — Washington\nPost\/Yahoo!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India and Kashmir:<\/td>\n“I’m very optimistic of the future.” — AFP\/Yahoo!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. request for access to nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan:<\/td>\n“It shows a lack of trust.” — Washington\nPost\/Yahoo!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World’s safety after Iraq invasion:<\/td>\n“I think it’s less safe, certainly…we have landed ourselves in more\nproblems.” — Wolf\nBlitzer\/CNN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purchase of U.S. F-16 fighter jets:<\/td>\n“We discussed the F-16 issue…that is all I would like to say.” — AFP\/Yahoo!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timetable for democratic elections in Pakistan:<\/td>\n(Crickets chirping)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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