We'll see... Mushy has some vested interest in talking like this right now, namely a book deal coming up:
For his part, Musharraf declined to comment and cited a contract agreement with a publisher on an upcoming book. However, he told CBS the Stone
Age warning "was a very rude remark."
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Everyone's denying he said it except himself, though Armatage is saying he used strong language talking to them...Just not that strong. But then,
it's very typical of many to immediately believe the foriegn leader over anything anyone domestic says.