The honourable military dictator of Pakistan claims he has been in the "Line of Fire" all his life. Cheap publicity stunt? Retirement booty collection? Who knows? and yes, when it comes to incredible people like the general, who cares?
The book has shot up to the top 20 on Amazon's bestselling list. Partly on speculation about what the man has claimed in the book and partly on a desire to get a perspective on what self-righteous dictators think about the rest of the world. So what does General Pervez Musharaf do in the book? Well, he does what he does best---lie. That's right. Anybody worth his salt, having read the book would confirm with a squirm on his face that the goddamn book is a pack of lies.
The General has made ludicrous claims that the Kargil infiltration was in response to Indian activity on the border.... that the whole operation was a 'victory for the Pakistani army'. Perhaps the most deliciously inappropriate claim made in the book is that the Americans promised to bomb Pakistan 'back to the stone age'. Well, maybe they did, but I guess, it wouldn't exactly help Mush to antagonize his good friend Dubya at this point in time.
All said and done, more was said than done. The book is probably a flash in the pan that will interest people for a few months because of the General's good PR. But what after that? Well, maybe Mush should answer that.....
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