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Taliban a creation of CIA and ISI, says Zardari
Published on Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:23, Updated on Mon, May 11, 2009 at 13:35 in World section
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Washington: In a new revelation, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the CIA of the United States and his country's ISI together created the Taliban.
"I think it was part of your past and our past, and the ISI and CIA created them together," Zardari told the NBC news channel in an interview.
In the interview, which was given to the NBC on May 7, Zardari also accused the US of supporting the military rule of Pervez Musharraf who was alleged to be taking sides of the Taliban.
He disagreed with the popular belief in the US that the Pakistan military and intelligent services still have sympathies for the Taliban.
"I think General Musharraf may have had a mindset to run head and hand with the hound but certainly not on our watch. We don't have a tough process at all," Zardari said.
Asked about the influential role of the Pakistan Army, Zardari said he is in control of everything in the country, including the military.
"Parliament has final say. It's Parliament form of government, and I am a product of Parliament," he said.
Earlier, Zardari in an another interview had said that India was not a "threat" to his country and that Pakistan had moved some of its forces from its Indian border to western frontier to eliminate Taliban in its tribal belt.
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This is no news the Pakistani Govt, the Army and the ISI are the creators of the Taliban with active
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What Zardari has 'DISCOVERED' now is what India has been telling for years together....
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Taliban cannot be a creation of CIA but it is certainly a creation of Pakistan and in particular the ISI
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