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| Taleban winning war, says Zardari | |
| 2008-08-25 | |
| The Pakistani Taleban have "the upper hand" and should be put on the list of banned organisations in Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, has said. He says the world and Pakistan are losing the war on terror. "It is an insurgency", he said, "and an ideological war. It is our country and we will defend it. "The world is losing the war. I think at the moment they (the Taleban) definitely have the upper hand. "The issue, which is not just a bad case scenario as far as Pakistan is concerned or as Afghanistan is concerned but it is going to be spreading further. The whole world is going to be affected by it."
Asif Zardari spent more than a decade in prison on murder and corruption charges but he insisted that the cases had failed because they were politically motivated. He also dismissed reports that the Swiss authorities were still considering whether they should pursue a money-laundering case against him there. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Did you hear Zardari blow up at the NPR guy when he mentioned his prison time on Saturday? What a clown. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2008-08-25 10:58 |
| #1 To beat the Taliban: 1) Say what you mean. Clearly. 2) Do what you say you are going to do. Strongly. But this requires unity, will, and leadership - all of which are in short supply. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-08-25 09:45 |