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Musharraf moves up the list of world's 'worst dictators'
Jordan News.Net
Monday 12th February, 2007 (IANS)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has moved up the list of the world's 'worst dictators', from the 17th position to the 15th, as assessed by Parade magazine, which is distributed with every daily newspaper in America on Saturdays.
The listing is drawn up in part from reports by international human rights organisations and the US State Department.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) only last week criticized Musharraf, saying, 'institutions have collapsed' under his seven-year rule. Commenting on the new listing The Daily Times, reporting from Washington said that, 'The editors' own prejudices must also play a part.'
The numbering and placement of the name is determined by the perceived severity of the dictatorship. The Pakistani leader was No. 17 last year but has moved up two places to No. 15 this year, it said.
What Parade projects is essentially an American perception. Musharraf has had a split image with Americans. He is praised for his 'valiant' role in combating terrorism, but also criticised for cushioning the Taliban. His role in nuclear proliferation has been questioned, but his detention of controversial nuclear scientist A Q Khan is appreciated.
Musharraf is criticized both by secular and Islamist politicians at home for varying reasons, but both agree on one point: that he has successfully wooed the Americans, while guarding his own chair.
'He is fooling the Americans,' Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly said recently.
On top of Parade's list stands Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, followed by Kim Jong-Il of North Korea, Sayyid Ali Khamenei of Iran, Hu Jintao of China, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Than Shwe of Burma, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, Muammar al-Qaddafi of Libya, Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, King Mswati III of Swaziland, Isayas of Afewerki of Eritrea, Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, Choummaly Sayasone of Laos, Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Paul Biya of Cameroon and Vladimir Putin of Russia.
The longest ruling leader on the list of 20 is Qaddafi, who has been in power since 1969. The oldest of the rulers is King Abdullah at 83, and the youngest King Mswati III of Swaziland who is 38.  Email this story to a friend
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Anonymous
02-11-07, 11:10 AM |
Musharraf moves up the list of world's 'worst dictators'
Musharraf is fighting for his life, one day very soon we will wake up to the news of his assassination. lets hope we can put a new dictator in his place, we use these guys like they where tissue paper, disposables.
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Free Zimbabwe
02-13-07, 05:32 AM |
Bob The African Hitler
Only Ndebele Zimbabweans can tell you that, Mugabe deserves to be the number one in that list. The British and the Americans love him to bits. They have benn financing this idiot for ages and they are not going to stop.
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Anonymous
02-11-07, 12:59 PM |
Musharaf is playing various bolls in the air to save his chair. He “expresses” to satisfy his audiences and acts his ways to satisfy his own wishes. His team is clever as they are openly getting alms from the white elephent (White House) but secretly are bleeding them in Afghanistan.
If his crimes are not hidden by various tactics, Musharaf is, may be, Nr.5 of
the disgraced Presidents of the world.
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Anonymous
02-11-07, 10:34 PM |
I gues Fidel Castor must be on a list on his own.
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Anonymous
02-12-07, 05:40 AM |
Fidel Castro is zero in the list.
If you count back....3...2...1...0. In the list he is hero number zero !!
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Anonymous
02-12-07, 10:21 AM |
Musharaf, a disgraced dictator !
Only two elements are discontent with the rising Star Musharf i.e. the NAto forces in Afghanistan and the citizens of Pakistan. Musharaf satisfies the needs of Smugglers, robbers and Heroin dealers in his country.
He satisfies his Islami Jehadis on one side and the infidels in India and Afghanistan on the other side. He keeps “while House Jinn” in the bottle by collecting the fixed “JAZIA” and make proliferation to Iran and send his Jehadis in Iraq and Afghanistan. His foreign policy delights China but annoyes those who not pay “Jazia” to him.
Soon Mr. Bush shall award him the “Field-marshal of Universe” to
fight against Nato terrorism in Afghanistan and killing his countless countrymen in the name of fighting against extremism.
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Anonymous
02-12-07, 05:38 PM |
This news must be alarming for Musharraf.. Looks like the US does’nt need him anymore... is he going the way of Zia ul Haq?
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