Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Musharraf's update

In my April’s Fool blog, I predicted that Pervez Musharraf would get a job as a “lifty” in the nearby ski resort of Deer Valley, Utah. This past Monday, Mr. Musharraf resigned from the post of President of Pakistan under impeachment pressure from the coalition government there. That same day, Shuja Navaz, a Pakistani journalist and former IMF official said on PBS that "based on conversations with people in Pakistan, he's likely … to leave the country, and that a possible immediate destination may be Dubai, and then eventually may be New Mexico in the United States." A US state department spokesman told reporters that day that Musharraf has so far not asked for asylum in America but added that the resigned president "has a right to live wherever he wants".
So after all, if you visit Taos ski area this winter, you might be able to spot the former general. I remember having said that he wanted to ride a snowboard, and unlike Deer Valley, Taos has just allowed “knuckle-draggers” on its mountain. Now will Pervez be a lifty, an instructor or just a regular snowboarder? Who knows... Just make sure to look out for him!

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