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Pervez Musharraf: They want the politics backed, democratic politics. They don't want a military dictator, which they feel he's become.

On the recordSeptember 13, 2006
They want the politics backed, democratic politics. They don't want a military dictator, which they feel he's become.
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Pervez Musharraf

Editor's note · Context

Robertson explains the desires of Musharraf's critics regarding governance in Pakistan.

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