CanWest: Harper silent as Pakistan PM dismisses Canadian casualties

[tuvor]

The Conservative government went out of its way Wednesday to avoid criticizing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for characterizing Canadians as complainers over the deaths of their soldiers in Afghanistan.

The Liberals, meanwhile, criticized the Pakistan strong man for the controversial remarks, which came in a CBC television interview.

''We have suffered 500 casualties,'' Musharraf told CBC in a televised interview Tuesday night. ''Canadians may have suffered four or five.

''You suffer two dead and you cry and shout all around the place that there are coffins,'' the general said. ''Well, we have had 500 coffins.''

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[daleo]

1. Under Harper, all our "allies" treat us like dirt

The Americans kill our soldiers, the Israelis kill our peacekeepers, and now the Pakistanis call us chickens and crybabies. That's what happens when people know they can take you for granted.

[Spazito]

2. harper will remain silent until he gets the fax from the bush cabal

telling him how to respond.