Negroponte backs crisis-hit Gen Musharraf

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Source: Daily Times (Pakistan)

* US diplomat says Pakistan’s leadership a voice of moderation in Islamic world
* Says Nawaz deportation a legal matter and Pakistanis should decide it

ISLAMABAD: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte offered broad support on Wednesday for President Gen Pervez Musharraf as Washington’s key ally faces mounting opposition and Al Qaeda-linked violence, AFP reported.

“We welcome Pakistan’s leadership as a voice of moderation and reason in the Islamic world. Your nation remains a valuable ally in the war on terror,” Negroponte, who arrived on Wednesday from Kabul for a one-day strategic dialogue between the US and Pakistan, told a press conference.

Sajjad Malik adds: Negroponte said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s deportation was a “legal matter” and the people of Pakistan should decide it. Negroponte said: “It (Nawaz’s deportation) is a legal matter but whatever is done should be done in a peaceful manner so that a peaceful evolution continues in Pakistan.” He said that the issue had not been discussed in the strategic dialogue meeting between the representatives of the two countries at the Foreign Office.

Read more: http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Sep07/13/07.htm

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1. Negroponte isn't helping Mushareff

He just stamped him even more US owned

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2. The Kiss of Death, was my first thought about this.

Negroponte has never shown much talent for stabilizing things, that's not his area of expertise.