Well certainly, his political opponents say that at the moment, that he plays the card, I'm the only guy that can help you, the United States, to track him down. Get rid of me, you'll get a different government. They won't help you. I'm here stopping these fundamentalists in my country rising to power. You need me.
Pervez Musharraf: “Well certainly, his political opponents say that at the moment, that he plays the card, I'm the only guy that can help…”
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Critics claim Musharraf uses the threat of terrorism to maintain his power and justify his leadership to the U.S.
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