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| US will consider asylum bid from Musharraf |
| 2008-08-20 |
| The United States said on Tuesday it would study any application for asylum by General (r) Pervez Musharraf but pointed out that no such bid had been made so far. "We haven't been asked to provide him with any asylum or place of residence," State Department spokesman Robert Wood said. "If he chooses to take up residence somewhere ... we would obviously look at it," he added. US President George W Bush also plans to reach out to senior Pakistan officials, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. "I ... would expect that the president will have high-level contact with the Pakistani authorities ... in the near future," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Nice little two-room walk-up in Kandahar. |
| Posted by: Sleack Guelph4631 2008-08-20 21:21 |
| #5 Unfortunately, the US is out of the question, because of our profligate herds of savage, bestial, and carnivorous lawyers. For this reason, we might arrange a new home for Perv in one of the more reasonable nations of the world. Mexico can be very beautiful, if you have money, as well as several of the South American nations. The Republic of Chile, home to many Germans, both has a Common Law based legal system and does not belong to the International Court of Justice. It has very limited extradition, and has a somewhat libertarian government, unless you are a communist or want to make trouble for other citizens. Most important, Chile is a country ruled by both reason and pragmatism. They avoid making waves or being a pest. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-08-20 12:00 |
| #4 Pakistan knew about, assisted and funded the Sept 11 attacks. Musharraf was in the thick of it and played his hand well for the maximum benefit of Pakistan. The only way he should come to the US is to be buried alive at 1 World Trade Center Plaza. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-08-20 11:35 |
| #3 He probably has some info on Khan we'd like to know also, lets make him a deal. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-20 11:31 |
| #2 Unless he really protected Al Queda in the NorthWest Frontier Province there shouldn't be any debate. He was there when we needed him and stepped aside when that was needed as well. Of course ex-dictators usually favor the South of France. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-08-20 11:29 |
| #1 Well I would hope so, he was our man after all. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Claque7564 2008-08-20 10:25 |