Pervez Musharraf much like Saddam
Gen. Musharraf's test
Editorial, Sept. 26.
I fail to understand why Western powers and media
project Gen. Pervez Musharraf as a messiah and Saddam Hussein
as a devil, particularly when both are similar personalities.
Musharraf and Saddam both have military backgrounds;
both came to power by coup; both treat the constitution as a
Lego toy that can be distorted, scrapped and reshaped; both
have hung on to uniform as well as presidential powers; both
have crushed their political opponents; both have harboured
terrorists.
But they have one difference: Saddam, being an egoist,
foolishly challenged the authority of the United States while
Musharraf, being an opportunist, double-crossed the Taliban
and sided with America.
By giving huge coverage to a dictator at the expense of
leaders from democratic countries, I am wondering what signals
the Star is sending.
Raj Kaushik,
Richmond Hill
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