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2008-08-06 India-Pakistan

Pakistan's Musharraf scraps Olympic visit amid ouster talks

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Posted by john frum 2008-08-06 10:10|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 It is highly unusual for a Pakistani leader to shelve a visit to China, the country's "all-weather" ally.

An "all-weather" ally that left them in the lurch in 1965, 1971 and 1998.

Posted by john frum 2008-08-06 10:15|| 2008-08-06 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 well, another victim of Climate Change....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-08-06 10:42|| 2008-08-06 10:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Musharraf, Sharif and Zardari - I don't think that town is big enough for all three of them.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-08-06 11:57|| 2008-08-06 11:57|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't know. I would have thought Beijing would have much better connections to the Riviera or Rio which is probably where he's gonna wish he went.

Posted by AlanC 2008-08-06 13:22|| 2008-08-06 13:22|| Front Page Top

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