Buzzflash GOP hypocrite of the week: Pres. Musharraf

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http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/04/08/edi04055.html

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How does the military dictator of Pakistan qualify as the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week? Very easy, it takes one to know one.

Here are some excerpts from a dissident Pakistani message board about why Musharraf and Bush are two peas from the same hypocritical pod:

"...Musharraf, has done such a good job of repackaging himself as a vital American ally against radical Islamic terrorism that it is easy to forget how alarming Washington rightly found so many of General Musharraf's policies not very long ago. He crushed Pakistani democracy, was, at the least, recklessly indifferent to safeguards against the proliferation of nuclear weapons and supported the Taliban and the terrorist groups active in Indian-ruled areas of Kashmir."

The spread of nuclear weapons to a lengthening list of erratic and belligerent countries rightly terrifies Americans. Now we know that the man who helped develop nuclear weapons for Pakistan, Abdul Qadeer Khan, was the international godfather of rogue nuclear programs, helping countries like Iran, Libya and North Korea acquire nuclear bomb technology and materials. Earlier this year, under strong American pressure, Pakistan questioned and then pardoned Dr. Khan."

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tell me Pakistan is not a large can of worms