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To: lorne who wrote (11169)	1/27/2002 6:31:50 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 23908

Musharraf to stay for five years Updated on 1/27/2002 9:44:49 AM ISLAMABAD (Online): President Musharraf said that he plans to lead Pakistan for the next five years to steer the country to a “fine-tuned democracy”, adding that it was necessary for the stability of the country that he continued in the post, he said in an interview with The Times.General Musharraf is convinced that, despite the threat of war with India, there will be no conflict to interrupt his plans for democratisation and the elimination of Islamic extremism in Pakistan. “It is important for the future of the country and democracy that I remain there,” General Musharraf said, and his Government’s legal department is seeking a constitutional method to formalise his stay in power. “There are questions that have to be resolved finally, but I am not going anywhere,” he said. After parliamentary elections scheduled for October General Musharraf may seek endorsement for his new five-year term through a referendum and later have the verdict ratified by the parliament, the Times said. He believes that every country has its own environment and requirement to practise democracy. The President will launch a series of policy reforms in an attempt to change the face of the country. Despite strong opposition from the conservative Islamic forces, he has granted non-Muslims voting rights and allotted 20 per cent of parliamentary seats to women. Appearing calm and poised despite the looming threat of war, “I am sure we can avoid war,” he said, after playing a tennis match with fellow generals at his sprawling house. General Musharraf has taken greater political risks than any other leader in recent months. Not only did he support the US-led war on terror, but he also wants to change the course of his country. He said his decision to join the international coalition was very important, but his greatest test came this year when he went on national television to announce his decision to ban five Islamic militant groups accused of terrorist actions in India and the disputed state of Kashmir, and to crack down on religious extremists. “It was much more important as it set a new direction for the country,” he said. “I want to finish extremism, which has given a bad image to Pakistan.” It was a difficult decision for the President, because the Islamic militants had been operating for almost two decades with the active patronage of the military. Most observers agree that the international environment has made the use of such militant groups for policy objectives untenable. frontierpost.com.pk

To: lorne who wrote (11169)	1/27/2002 6:43:04 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

Release-mean they they handed them sure 'martyrdom" or death sentences if you will..

To: lorne who wrote (11169)	1/27/2002 6:44:08 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

The Israeli daily Maariv said US envoy Anthony Zinni dubbed the Palestinian Authority "the mafia" and its leader Yasser Arafat "the Godfather" at a private dinner in Washington over the weekend. The mediator reportedly said that in his view there was no chance of reaching a political settlement with Arafat, whom another daily, Yediot Aharonot, said Zinni had branded an "incorrigible liar." According to the Hebrew-language Maariv, Zinni, an Italian American, called Arafat the "capo di tutti capi", Italian for the head of all mafia leaders, in remarks to the AIPAC Israeli lobby in Washington. arabia.com