Having secur passage of the "The President to occupy Another Office Act".

Having secur passage of the "The President to occupy Another Office Act", Musharraf last month retained his column as chief of the armed forces beyond 2004 He has favorably convinced the US - and other countries - that he is Pakistan's indispensable man. Claiming that solely he can save Pakistan's fragile democracy, Musharraf has essentially been given a pass in succession Pakistan's nuclear proliferation, the exile and jailing of opposition political leaders and serious human rights abuses by dint of the Pakistani armed forces.

In a widely publicised language last year, President Bush admitted that the US had move rounded a blind eye ...