Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2769-1002550114-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 08 Oct 2001 07:12:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 12721 invoked by uid 510); 8 Oct 2001 14:11:28 -0000 Received: from n26.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.76) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 8 Oct 2001 14:11:28 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2769-1002550114-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.220] by n26.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 08 Oct 2001 14:11:30 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 8 Oct 2001 14:08:33 -0000 Received: (qmail 6495 invoked from network); 8 Oct 2001 14:07:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by 10.1.1.220 with QMQP; 8 Oct 2001 14:07:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 8 Oct 2001 14:10:53 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id HAA10562 for iwar@onelist.com; Mon, 8 Oct 2001 07:10:53 -0700 Message-Id: <200110081410.HAA10562@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 07:10:53 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:BBC.News.|.SOUTH.ASIA.|.Musharraf.firm.as.protests.erupt] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Musharraf firm as protests erupt Low GraphicsMonday, 8 October, 2001, 08:27 GMT 09:27 UK Musharraf firm as protests erupt Protestors in Karachi shout "Death to America" Protests against the air strikes in Afghanistan broke out in two Pakistani cities as President Pervez Musharraf tried to reassure Pakistanis that the military action in Afghanistan would be "short" and "targeted". As General Musharraf held his first news conference since air strikes were launched against Afghanistan, several thousand angry protestors held demonstrations in Quetta and Peshawar. Security was tight and police fired automatic weapons and tear gas to disperse protestors in Quetta, where there were reports of burning buildings. We tried to bring moderation to the Taleban government... We tried our utmost but unfortunately it was not possible to prevent the conclusion that happened last night President Pervez Musharraf General Musharraf, visibly nervous as he began his press conference, said "the vast majority" of Pakistanis backed his government's decision to support the US-led strikes. On Sunday, he had removed two pro-Taleban Pakistani generals from key positions in a military reshuffle announced just before the strikes began. He said that "extremists" inside Pakistan were seeking to create agitation but he was sure the situation could be controlled. Afghanistan not the target With fears of a backlash against the Pakistan Government in the event of civilian casualties, General Musharraf stressed that it was not a war against Afghanistan. He said attacks were being directed against "terrorist camps" near Afghan cities and not the cities themselves. Security is tight in Pakistani cities "I have got definite assurances that this operation will be short," General Musharraf said. "It ought to be targeted and also it should not be having collateral damage." The Taleban, the Pakistani leader said, had been given every chance to avoid being attacked, but they had not handed over Osama Bin Laden. "We tried to bring moderation to the Taleban government," General Musharraf said. "We tried our utmost but unfortunately it was not possible to prevent the conclusion that happened last night." Pakistan's role General Musharraf said that Pakistan, as the only country to maintain diplomatic relations with the Taleban, could act as a channel of communication. Pakistan had previously interacted with the Taleban "in best national interest and in best international interest", he said. He said Pakistan had offered its support to the US-led coalition and he had been informed in advance of the strikes. Pakistani airspace had been used but not Pakistani territory, he confirmed. President Musharraf urged a massive rehabilitation effort after the strikes to help Afghanistan rebuild its infrastructure and achieve a stable, broad-based multi-ethnic government. But, he warned, Afghanistan's anti-Taleban Northern Alliance should not be given a chance to take advantage of the US-led strikes. He recalled the furious infighting which followed the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he described as a time of "anarchy and atrocities". "The Northern Alliance must be kept in check so that we don't return to the period of anarchy," he said. Root causes The Pakistani leader said that the international community would eventually have to address "the roots of terrorism". "The root lies in all the sense of deprivation, the sense of powerlessness, going around the world wherever there are disputes around the world and they're not being settled," he said. General Musharraf did not mention any specific conflicts such as those between Israel and the Palestinians. But analysts said it was clear he was referring to the main grievances repeatedly mentioned by Osama Bin Laden and his supporters to justify the Sep 11 attacks in the United States. WATCH/LISTEN ------------------------ Yahoo! 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