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To: Ilaine who wrote (39410)	8/23/2002 3:27:30 AM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Respond to of 281500

>>>if you think that Musharraf and Saddam are equivalent you really are confused.<< All despots get their start somewhere.Musharraf is off to a good start here with his " democratic dictatorship " thang. They like to invent things so no one knows exactly what they mean till it's a little late. dawn.com " democratic dictatorship " SHEESH! And I thought Castro was good. <GGG> June 20, 2001: Appoints himself President of Pakistan, but says he remains committed to returning democracy to the nation. Political ambitions Musharraf has promised to restore civilian rule when a mandate given to him by the Supreme Court expires in October 2002. Analysts see the general as a political moderate who supports economic reforms. His sudden rise to power at the head of Tuesday's coup came about after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tried to fire him over disagreements about Sharif's policies. Of particular concern was Sharif's decision to end this summer's Islamic incursion into India, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Musharraf. He has kept a distance from the Islamic rebels, however, except to encourage their fight in Kashmir. asia.cnn.com KC