Adil Najam
A few readers have asked us to provide links to various media appearances by Gen. Musharraf here on ATP. A very good and constantly updated colelction is available at Trekker’s blog here.
Meanwhile, we are providing video clips of some of the most talked appearances (rather, those that are available on the web for linking).
Related ATP Posts on Gen. Musharraf’s new book, In the Line of Fire
First, the much talked about appearance on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show and then the apperance on 60 Minutes. Third we have updated this post to include the CNN interview by Wolf Blitzer. We have also added the most pertinent part of the White House Press Conference with President Bush and President Musharraf.
You can view his appearance on 60 Minutes here:
Here is the first half of his appearance in CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (cannot, yet, find the second half). FULL TRANSCRIPT of this interview can be read here:
Here is the middle part, the most pertinent and talked-about part, of the White House Press Conference with Presidents Bush and Musharraf:
Finally, here is the interview on PBS’s Charlie Rose, which has also been much discussed in the comments from our readers:
Hi, if someone would upload or point towards Musharraf’s interview with Charlie Rose, that would be great. Charlie Rose is a great interviewer mainly because he lets guests explain their point of view in detail and he does not at all go for the wow factor or for sound-bites.
His toughest interview is yet to come. On Meet the Press this Sunday. The host on that is the best prepared interviewer in America and has a habit of bringing up things that the guest has said earlier. Should be great fun!
[quote comment=”3437″]Turab sahab, After 9/11 the Americans had already made up their mind to attack Afghanistan. If Pakistan had denied help to the US, Afghanistan would have been attacked from other countries, for example India. This situation would have been really uncomfortable and Pakistan would have lost its strategic partnership status for the last fifty years. India could have definitely used this situation to gain ground at multiple levels.
On another note getting rid of the Taliban Regime was in benefit of Pakistan and Pakistanis. The spillover of extremism from Afghanistan was not healthy for the moderate majority of Pakistan.[/quote]
Altamash Bhai you got me wrong, i was quoting alam or someone, and giving the similar logical explanation that you just gave. don’t worry i m on your side….
Turab sahab, After 9/11 the Americans had already made up their mind to attack Afghanistan. If Pakistan had denied help to the US, Afghanistan would have been attacked from other countries, for example India. This situation would have been really uncomfortable and Pakistan would have lost its strategic partnership status for the last fifty years. India could have definitely used this situation to gain ground at multiple levels.
On another note getting rid of the Taliban Regime was in benefit of Pakistan and Pakistanis. The spillover of extremism from Afghanistan was not healthy for the moderate majority of Pakistan.
[quote comment=”3420″]I am not sure how pak or pakistais r getting ve image, when their leader is saying he bowed to threats. He is actually saying, Pak’s or Pak army’s fight against OBL and Talibans and terrorism, is not based on principles but on threats.
So what would happen in future, if there is anythign that USA wants from Pak, and Pak is refusing? 1 cent for guessing it correctly.[/quote]
Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and so on ….. all of these countries seem to be doing just fine while having a positive relationship with US. What is wrong if Pakistan has one too?