The warped world of Pervez Musharraf

I think the comments that he [the Pope] made were absolutely irresponsible, nobody I believe has the right to hurt anybody sentiments [sic]. Nobody, even if you believe otherwise, even if you believe something to be true, but you don't have to speak the truth if it is hurting about one-and-half billion people around the ...

I think the comments that he [the Pope] made were absolutely irresponsible, nobody I believe has the right to hurt anybody sentiments [sic]. Nobody, even if you believe otherwise, even if you believe something to be true, but you don't have to speak the truth if it is hurting about one-and-half billion people around the world."

I think the comments that he [the Pope] made were absolutely irresponsible, nobody I believe has the right to hurt anybody sentiments [sic]. Nobody, even if you believe otherwise, even if you believe something to be true, but you don't have to speak the truth if it is hurting about one-and-half billion people around the world."

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on the Pope quoting a 14th-century Byzantine Emperor.

Now, Musharraf on the Bush administration's "ludicrous" post-9/11 demand that he stop demonstrations in Pakistan supporting anti-U.S. terrorism:

If somebody's expressing views, we cannot curb the expression of views."

Musharraf, as reliable a logician as he is an ally.

James Forsyth is assistant editor at Foreign Policy.

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