Pakistan's president has warned the West would be "brought to its knees" without his country's co-operation in the so-called war on terror. "If we were not with you, you won't manage anything," said President Pervez Musharraf in a BBC Radio 4 interview. He said the Taleban, not al-Qaeda, was now the focus of the struggle against militancy in the region. "The greatest danger today is if the Taleban movement gets converted into a people's movement," he warned. Earlier this week Tony Blair assured Gen Musharraf a leaked paper condemning Pakistan's intelligence service did not reflect his government's view. In the leaked report, a naval commander at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) claimed Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, had indirectly helped the Taleban and al-Qaeda. ... http://news.bbc.co.uk censor News |
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US nurtures ties with Kazakhstan. Interesting, Bush will make the Devil his Ally as long as big Oil money is involved |
| Bush has praised his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, for transforming the former Soviet republic into a 'free nation'. After talks between the two leaders in Washington, Mr Bush thanked his guest for .. full News |
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U.S. fence ends immigration dream of Mexico's Fox |
| Mexican President Vicente Fox retires in November with his dream shattered of a U.S. immigration overhaul that would allow millions more Mexicans to work legally north of the border. Fox was once warmly describ.. full News |
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American who ran private Afghan jail freed from prison |
| An American convicted of running a private prison in Afghanistan as part of a freelance hunt for terrorists left the country late Sat following his release from an Afghan jail, officials said. Court documents f.. full News |
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Kurdish rebels 'announce truce' |
| A Kurdish rebel group fighting for autonomy in south-east Turkey has declared a unilateral ceasefire, a pro-Kurdish news agency has reported. The Firat agency said the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) truce would .. full News |
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Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul |
| At least 12 people have died after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the interior ministry in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say. An interior ministry spokesman said 42 people, including two police.. full News |
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