CIA paid Pakistan millions for terrorists
Furious over being bullied by the US, Musharraf tells all in book. [I smell a NYT bestseller already!]PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan says that the CIA has secretly paid his government millions of dollars for handing over hundreds of al-Qaeda suspects to America.
The US government has strict rules banning such reward payments to foreign powers involved in the war on terror.
Musharraf does not say how much the CIA gave in return for the 369 al-Qaeda figures that he ordered should be passed to the US.
The US Department of Justice said: “We didn’t know about this. It should not happen. These bounty payments are for private individuals who help to trace terrorists on the FBI’s most wanted list, not foreign governments.”
The revelation comes from Musharraf’s memoir, In the Line of Fire, which began serialisation in The Times yesterday and will further embarrass the White House at a time when relations between the US and Pakistan are already strained.
At home, his political opponents say that the book is Musharraf’s blatant attempt to bolster his own reputation before elections in October 2007 as he has signalled his determination to have another five years in power.
They are also questioning what he intends to do with the reported six-figure sum he was paid by the publishers for his book. More revelations here...
His book also says he resents having an "Islamic Bomb"...
Touchy Touchy! I'm not convinced about whose side this guy is on. I DO KNOW he is CYA'ing with this book and by making deals with the Taliban. He seems a tad too shifty to me. I'll be keeping a close eye on this "ally".
Labels: al-Qaeda, Nuclear Threat, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Taliban
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