The Presidents Book

Recently the President published his autobiography titled "In the line o fire".It should have been titled "In the line of American Fire".However as usual the President prefered to consider the public a fool.The target apparently is the Pakistani public but there is no news about the urdu version.According to unconfirmed reports about the earnings are  about US $3 million.According to the President most of the revenue will go for charity.

In his book he has touched different issues like nuclear proliferation charges against Dr. A Q Khan,Pakistan’s role in the war on terror,Kargil war etc

Dr.A Q Khan still remains a hot issue for him.The issue had died down some time back with no pressure from IAEA or the west regarding more investigation or punishment of Dr.A Q Khan.But thanks to the President the West and IAEA will reopen the case.The General claims that Dr.A Q Khan’s daughter was ready to leak Pakistan’s nuclear secrets to British journalists.Its a shame.Even if its true what was the need to publicly accuse his family. Haven’t they gone though enough harassment already?Gen.Musharraf also denies that the army had no knowledge of the the nuclear transfers.Its impossible.KRL was under full army control till our nuclear program became public.ISI,SSG and other army agencies were responsible for the protection of KRL.Secondly C-130s flew to North Korea,Iran and Libya but nobody even the pilots didn’t know where they were headed.C-130s are only owned by the army and airforce.No civilian or private airlines owns C-130s.So how is it possible that these transfers took place and the armed forces or aviation authorities had no idea about whats going on.

A few days before the launching of his book the President claimed that former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage had threatened to bomb Pakistan to stone age.Armitage was quick to deny it.The president seems to be silent now.However, he claims that he took this decision in supreme national interest and there was no sort of American pressue.

The General has given an impression that everything in Pakistan is wrong.Its a coutry full of terrorists and extremists.He is the only person who is strong enough to fight everything.

 The book seems to be an attempt to gain cheap publicity and improve his public image.