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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (45563)	2/4/2004 5:13:23 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Only individuals, and not the Pakistan government, are involved in nuclear proliferation, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has said. The US has held significant discussions with the Pakistan government, which has been "very forthright in the last several years with us about proliferation", Armitage, who was interviewed by a Japan's newspaper, said. He added: "I think there is a growing realisation that President Pervez Musharraf is the right man in the right time in the leadership of Pakistan. The very fact that some people are trying to assassinate him indicates to me that he is being successful in trying to bring Pakistan into a modern and productive life, both in South Asia and more broadly in the world." Musharraf in power "is something to be applauded and supported, and the Government of Japan is supportive of Pakistan. We certainly are, and we will continue."

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (45563)	2/4/2004 5:16:15 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Now that President Pervez Musharraf has exposed one of the greatest nuclear proliferation scandals in history, the question gripping Pakistan is who will take the blame. President Musharraf has already said the government and army were not involved in the sale of nuclear technology to Libya and two "axis of evil" countries, Iran and North Korea. Instead, he has blamed scientists acting for personal gain. Last week, the mastermind of Pakistan's nuclear program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, was sacked as adviser to the prime minister on science after reportedly confessing to his role. But can Musharraf let national heroes such as Khan carry the can, when many Pakistanis and diplomats think they could not have acted without the knowledge and involvement of the military? Khan is widely reported to have said he was acting on the indirect instructions of two former army chiefs, General Aslam Beg and General Jehangir Karamat. (Reuters)