Posted on 06/20/2005 9:51:35 AM PDT by Srirangan
Source: TheNation.com.pk
PRESIDENT General Pervez Musharraf has said nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, was pardoned as the latter had provided security to the country when it was facing near extinction.
He said this was the reason why Dr AQ Khan despite charges of proliferation levelled against him, was still a national hero. “He gave us security when we were threatened with extinction... That is why he is a hero. But the world doesn’t understand this,” The New Zealand Herald quoted him as saying.
(Excerpt) Read more at india-defence.com ...
Backstabber Musharraf shows his true face. The biggest mistake made thus far in 21st Century geopolitical strategy has been the USA's getting duped by Pakistan, and walking away from India's excellent 9/12/2001 offer of support in the initial phases of the WOT. Western self proclaimed "experts" claimed that we needed access to a country contiguous with Afghanistan, and therefore, we went with Pakistan, warts and all. A truly creative thinker would have realized that by partnering with India, would could have made Pakistan job one, and ended up controlled Pakistan, along side our Indian brothers, lock stock and barrel. From there, we could have surged into Afghanistan. But creative thinkers were in short supply during the late summer of 2001.
Of course he his. He made the first nuclear bomb with the Islamic Crescent on it.
controlled > controlling. Oooops, sorry! ... :-)
CIA should snuff this bastard Kahn as a lesson to others.
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