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The Financial TimesUS warned over backing for Musharraf
By Jo Johnson and Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad
Published: June 12 2007 18:43 | Last updated: June 12 2007 18:43Leaders of Pakistan’s opposition on Tuesday urged the US to push for the restoration of democracy, warning that Washington risked an intensification of anti-American sentiment if it continued to back the military rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
The message, delivered against the backdrop of intensifying popular protests against Gen Musharraf, was targeted at Richard Boucher, US assistant secretary of state, ahead of his expected arrival in Islamabad on Tuesday.
“This is a defining moment in the history of this country,” said Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, secretary-general of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, an umbrella organisation of Pakistan’s mainstream opposition parties.
“When Boucher comes, the US must make a strong statement demanding the return of democracy. It’s not possible for the US to continue justifying a uniformed president heading a democracy. It’s a joke on democracy.”
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Bush LOVES democracy, except when he doesn't.