WRAP Joint news briefing by Bush and Musharraf
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- (25 Jun 2003)
1. US President George W Bush and Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf walking to microphones
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President
"Let me start off. There's more than two principals at large. There are terrorists who still have designs on destabilising the Pakistan government and/or destroying innocent life. You've named two - there are others around others and we're on the hunt, and we'll find them, it's a matter of time. And thanks to President Musharraf's leadership, on the al-Qaida front we've dismantled the chief operators of al-Qaida. If Osama bin Laden is alive, and the president can comment on that if he cares to, but the people reporting to him, the chief operators, people like Sheik Mohammed, are no longer a threat to the United States, or Pakistan for that matter."
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani President
"In the search for all the al-Qaida operatives who are non-Afghan, non-Pakistani, pretty easy to identify, we have entered on the Pakistani side an area known as the 'fatah', the federally administered tribal areas, areas where the government never entered for over a century. It's the first time that Pakistan army and our civil armed forces have entered this region, and we are in the process of opening out this region. Now if at all any al-Qaida operative is hiding in this region we are after them. Now whether Osama bin Laden is here or across the border your guess, sir, will be as good as mine, so I wouldn't like to venture into a guess, but the possibility of him maybe shifting sides on the border is very much there. But as I said, we are fully inside the areas, which are treacherous areas, we have an interest there, and there is no doubt in my mind that the military, with every passage of time, will be able to locate any al-Qaida members hiding in this area."
5. Wide view both men at microphones
6. Cutaway wives of Bush and Musharraf
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President
"The friendship between the United States and Pakistan is vital to the security and stability of south Asia. I'm encouraged by the progress President Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee may have made in easing tensions between Pakistan and India. I'm hopeful that the two countries will deepen their engagement on all issues, including Kashmir."
8. Mid view Camp David sign
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President:
Bush: "Well the, er..
Musharraf: "You are not ever going to escape this (question)."
Bush: "Well, I know. First let me say the president is not afraid to bring up the issue of F16s. He has been a strong advocate of the sale of F16s to Pakistan. In the package that we discussed, the five year three (b) billion dollar package, half that money goes to defence matters of which the F16 won't be a part. Nevertheless we want to work closely with our friend to make sure the package meets the needs of the Pakistan people."
10. Bush and Musharraf shaking hands, wives join them for photograph
STORYLINE:
It's only a matter of time before Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are captured or accounted for, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday as he announced three (b) billion dollars in military and economic aid to reward Pakistan for its help in the war on terror.
Missing from the package were 28 F-16 jet fighters long sought by Pakistan but blocked by Congress because of Islamabad's nuclear weapons program.
At a joint news conference at the president's Maryland retreat on Tuesday, Bush and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf claimed a united front against terrorism.
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sir musharraf zindabad. the only Leader we have for the past 40 years. lakh di lanat on his enemies b/c they are Pakistan's enemies. salute sir
he was a slave of usa and he begged them for power and money
You are dog of musharaf
R.I.P. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf 🇺🇸🇵🇰🤍
Thanks love from Pakistan! 🇵🇰❤️🇺🇸
Yeah we lost a leader that was honest with our country.
Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰 islute Pak Army❤️❤️❤️
Hun sunaa kiwein haan
miss u more sir b/c now we have been cursed with zardari,sharifs and charsi niazi
100% agree
real hero of pakistan
Biggest mistake of Pakistan with reprecussions far beyond we could imagine
Musharaf actually good man but his biggest mistake is joining war in Afghanistan
As a overseas Pakistani,really disappointed with musharaf who join this evil bush and 70,000 pakistan civilians deaths,really disappointed,but now us has already fled and imran khan will not give any inch to beggar america
Ye lanti insan hai brother lekn afsos bohot log ise hero kehte hai
He didn't have many options at that time. He had to keep Pakistan army intact, even benefit from the situation. His primary loyalty was to the army which he considered the basis of Pakistani unity.
@@Renaissance861 and now he also didn’t have any other option then hell jahannum
America ka gholam.