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October 02, 2008

Interesting story from the "Christian Science Monitor" about a radical Muslim leader in Pakistan who has issued a fatwa against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari for comments he made about Sarah Palin.

Zardari met Governor Palin in New York last week and reportedly told her she was "gorgeous." (Watch the meeting on YouTube.)

The Muslim leader chastised Zardari for "indecent gestures, filthy remarks, and repeated praise of a non-Muslim lady wearing a short skirt."

According to the "Monitor," the Pakistani English-language daily "Dawn" asked in an editorial, "Why do our presidents always end up embarrassing us internationally by making sexist remarks?"

-- Luke Allnutt

Tags: zardari , palin , Pakistan

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by: K B Rai from: Nepal
October 02, 2008 16:31
President of Pakistan Zardari is an active politician, he is supposed to deal with various political personalities. The woman with whom he was dealing is close to Mr. McCain, who is one of the contenders for US president in near future. At the same time he has to see sometimes Condoleezza Rice also if necessary.
He should be considered as dealing with foreign colleagues.

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