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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43242)	9/5/2002 1:37:59 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Afghan president Hamid Karzai has survived an assassination attempt, said sources on Thursday. According to details, shots were fired near Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Thursday, but Karzai was not injured, an Afghan official told by phone from Kandahar. Latest reports adds: Three suspected attackers were killed in a shooting incident around Afghan President Hamid Karzai, an official in the southern city of Kandahar told.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43242)	9/6/2002 8:16:48 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Musharraf, the army chief who seized power in a bloodless coup in October 1999 and declared himself president last year, has burnished his previously dubious image abroad since the US-led campaign began and won massive aid pledges, cash grants and debt-relief. Ike.. Just curious.. Do you think that the US is getting "it's money's worth" out of supporting Musharraf, or would you agree that it's really not in his interest to take all the steps necessary to crack down on Al-Qaida to any significant degree so that he can negotiate for even more foreign aid?? I can see him "milking" the US for decades, and having us prop up his regime, to the detriment of any democracy that existed there before. If that is the case, then I would have suggest that Bhutto, corrupt as she was (aren't they all?), might have a point that Musharraf is no Pinochet and may have greater ambitions. Ambitions that could leave the country in his hands for decades. What's your take? Hawk