Musharraf's Denial

In a 90-minute speech, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf denied that the military or intelligence community within his government was involved in Benazir Bhutto's death and placed blame on Bhutto for placing herself at risk.

According to an article appearing in today's NY Times, Musharraf said he had "invited Scotland Yard to help with the investigation into Ms. Bhutto’s death to alleviate suspicions of foul play by the government, and that he did not fear what the inquiry would reveal."

However, Musharraf will not allow the investigators to speak with the four officials named by Bhutto in a letter pointing to suspicious individuals in the event of her death. According to Musharraf, the accusations made by Bhutto last October were "political and baseless."

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