WH disputes Bush telling Musharraf that threats were "unsavoury" and smacked of "electioneering"

[Kadie]

Bush reassures Musharraf over attack warnings
Sat Aug 4, 1:15 AM ET


ISLAMABAD (AFP) - US President George Bush telephoned Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf to reassure him after US threats of unilateral action against Al-Qaeda on the Islamic republic's soil, Pakistan's foreign ministry said.

But the White House firmly disputed Pakistan's account of the call, which described Bush as telling Musharraf that the threats were "unsavoury" and smacked of "electioneering" ahead of the 2008 US presidential election.

Bush's call to his embattled ally in the "war on terror" came after recent statements from US officials, and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, warning of possible US strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas.

"President Bush stated that the United States fully respected Pakistan's sovereignty and appreciated Pakistan's resolve in fighting Al-Qaeda and other terrorist elements," the Pakistani foreign ministry statement said.

"He said that such statements were unsavoury and often prompted by political considerations in an environment of electioneering. He agreed that such statements did not serve the interests of either country," it added.

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[Hieronymus]

1. Bush really is a nut case.