it is very interesting to see how she and musharraf dealt with each other. her strategic communications was brilliant. always on target weather in washington or the international press and consistent and clear and focused while she was coming home. then she survives the assassination been when musharraf faces its reality the supreme court will not let and the both the army chief of staff and president, she comes home and denounces him. says she is very strong. he on the other hand, stumbles from one thing to another and that is why i say when the military takes over they tend not to do very well ultimately and he showed no grass but all of the need to mobilize popular support from what he stood for he did very little to make a case for why his policies and actions in rigid the support of anybody in the country. to do press releases that is not what politics is about so he became very divorced. there were a lot of lessons to be learned from that dealing with those authoritarian states the book examines what he faced in his philly years from performance why he

musharraf, was a patriot and the idea was which is important to understand. there are several instances that i examine that he used to indication and how he and benazir dealt with each other and he is brilliant in his use to separate from the media because the new wealth that hong khan did not act on his own behalf the was the road operator going off on his own to traffic nuclear weapons. that is not true but not all times the knowledge of consent to have fed general who traveled most of the time the most closely guarded installations were those who didn't just walk out with the middle of the night. but that was a problem because the posture that pakistan took was that we the government never involved with nuclear proliferation of doing bad things and to protect the military this book explains how he did that. very imaginative in the way he executed the strategy in order to protect pakistan's interest that men not being completely truthful. when he goes to a benazir benazir, we go forward through 2007 what will the do? it is interesting again to watch these t

>> it's not guarantee that they'll support musharraf.e through the ranks of the military. >> analysts say, look, the military is always concerned about its image. they know a lot of his moves are still very, very deeply unpopular in pakistan. for instance, as one analyst, he seemed to have researched out the pakistanist army. still the military is colony ant of all that. >> brian todd, thanks very much. >>> i spoke exclusively with the former pakistani president just a little while ago. joining us now from dubai, the former president of pakistan general pervez musharraf. mr. president, thank you very much for joining us. are you still plans on going back to pakistan at the end of this monday? yes, indeed i am. >> is there a specific date? >> i said i would go between the -- i haven't fixed the day as of yet. >> why are you going back? >> because i feel the country needs me. that it's high time we bring about another political alternative that can produce a government to the majority of the people, with someone who can run pakistan, inste

he does come back, musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. >>> thanks for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in new hampshire. you can find today's interviews as well as analysis, web ex-clusex ex-cluesives at cnn.com. >>> up next for viewers here in the united states, "fareed zakaria gps". >>> this is "gps," the global public squarement welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we have a great show for you today. i was asking myself whom would i like to hear from about the ups and downs this crazy republican race. my answer was alan simpson, the former republican senator from wyoming, legendary for his frankness and wit. of course, we'll also talk it america's fiscal future because he is the simpson of simpson-bowles. >>> next up, i'll talk to a scholar and former pentagon official about the administration's dramatic plan to cut the pentagon budget. is it too much, too little, or is it the goldie locks budget? >>> then, the west and iran are headed toward a serious show

i think the present crisis began with the 1999 musharraf coup, but really from 1965 onward, pakistan has been in crisis. and after musharraf's failure or collapse as a leader, i think the hope for pakistan gave way to deep pessimism, and a lot of the literature, a lot of the writingings about pakistan is characterized by pessimism. but i detect four broad scenarios about the future of pakistan. the first one is not the most popular, but the dominant seems to be the muddling-through scenario. now, that's actually a term of -- and charles wrote a marvelous article about the science of muddling through, and that happens when you're not quite sure what to do. do a lot of things when you're not sure what comes through. the forces of unity and coherence will insure that it will not dramatically change soon. despite chaos, it is best to assume stability. and i hi this is the view of -- i think this is the view of jonathan paris, wrote a fine study out of london about the future of pakistan, and the book "the hard state." and our book on the future pakistan, only at least my chapter look ahe

shaking from minister leaving a government that seemed to be corrupt and incompetent, and general musharraf declared martial law. it may seem that history is repeating itself accept the people of pakistan do not want martial law. >> does the military have the support for a could? could it sustain role? >> this is a great question. in normal times, i would say yes. pakastani army is popular with the people, particularly in the print job -- punjab. after osama bin laden's killing, the popularity of the army has gone down. it made pushed the government over the brink. a charismatic leader could bring a new radical leader to pakistan and promise new hope and dignity and don. that may be one truth. >> the broader issue is the effect of the government of this is going on. can it still within insurgency? >> exactly. these are the huge problems facing pakistan on the horizon. you have the international crisis on the borders. america is withdrawing its troops. you have internal problems. you have a simmering civil war situation in 44% of pakistan. pakistan needs to be led by people who are wise, who

. >>> former pakistani president pervez musharraf is expected today to announce plans to return to pakistany's officials say if he does come back, musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. >>> and in what's being described as new zealand's worst maritime disaster, a cargo ship that ran aground off the country's coast three months ago has split in two. the ship's breakage spilled up to 300 containers and sparked concerns about an oil spill. >>> those are your top stories. now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> iran and the west are locked in a dangerous game of brinkmanship, a war of words and sanctions that could turn into something bigger. so what happens next? i have a panel of experts here with me. iranian-born vali nasr, professor of international politics at tufts university. he recently served in the obama state department. bret stephens is the foreign affairs columnist of the "wall street journal," formerly the editor of "the jerusalem post." hillary mann leverett worked in george w. bush's national security counscil for d

musharraf is an army man. they want to protect him and do what it can to allow him to return safely and without getting arrested. >> rescue operations were suspended aboard the costa concordia today. now, sensors determined the ship shifted, which made conditions too dangerous for divers. at least 11 people are dead. two dozen are still missing, including two americans from minnesota. five days after the ship's hull was ripped open by rocks, many are questioning who is going to be accountable. matthew chance is in italy with the latest. what is the latest in the search and recovery efforts? do they think they're going to be able to resume it or is this a ship has shifted, this will not change? >> reporter: well, they're hoping the ship will stabilize so divers can get back down there and resume that search, it's been several days since this catastrophe took place. there are still what, two dozen or so people that are missing o unaccounted for, but few people at this point with the exception of a few relatives

musharraf is an army man.y want to protect him and do what it can to allow him to return safely and without getting arrested. >> rescue operations were suspended aboard the costa concordia today. now, sensors determined the ship shifted, which made conditions too dangerous for divers. at least 11 people are dead. two dozen are still missing, including two americans from minnesota. five days after the ship's hull was ripped open by rocks, many are questioning who is going to be accountable. matthew chance is in italy with the latest. what is the latest in the search and recovery efforts? do they think they're going to be able to resume it or is this a ship has shifted, this will not change? >> reporter: well, they're hoping the ship will stabilize so divers can get back down there and resume that search, it's been several days since this catastrophe took place. there are still what, two dozen or so people that are missing o unaccounted for, but few people at this point with the exception of a few relatives are

i think the present crisis began with the 1999 musharraf coup. really from 1965 onward pakistan has been in crisis. after musharraf's failure or collapse as a leader, i think the hope of for pakistan gave way to deep pessimism. a lot of the literature, a lot of writings about pakistan is characterized by deep pessimism but i detect in this late literature four broad scenarios about the future of pakistan. one is, first one is, not that the most popular but many donant one seems to be the muddling through scenario. muddling through is not a slang term, charles lindbergh wrote a article about the science of muddling through. you're not quite sure what you to do. you do a lot things hope that some things come through. it is policy of hope. the forces of youty and coherence will insure it will not dramatic i change soon. despite chaos it is best to assume stability. this is the view of jonathan paris. wrote a fine study out of london about the future of pakistan and the book, pakistan the hard state. our book on the future of pakistan, but our book o

. >>> former pakistani president pervez musharraf is expected today to announce plans to return to pakistanays if he does come back, musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former prime minister benazir to

. >>> former pakistani president musharraf is ready to return home to pakistan.nounce when he will do so to supporters today via a video link. musharraf is hoping to rebuild his political reputation before the country's election in 2013 but officials say he will be arrested if and when he returns. >>> today marks one year since the shooting rampage in arizona that left six dead and 13 injured. among the victims, congresswoman gabby giffords. she survived after a bullet went through her brain. this is her on the left before and on the right after. she is undergoing a long recovery. giffords and her staff held a ceremony in her tucson office honoring her aide gabe zimmerman who was killed. thelma gutierrez takes a look back at that tragic day. >> we have breaking news. >> several people have been shot. the shooting occurred at a grocery store. >> we have discovered that we have 18 individuals who were shot. >> reporter: january 8th, 2011, a day tucson will never forget. >> the bodies laying on the concrete. >> the screaming, the crying, the bleeding. >> reporter: 1

you know i have address to his supporters from london pakistan's former president pervez musharraf has said he will return to pakistan to run in the forthcoming elections it faces arrest on arrival over accusations he failed to provide protection for prime minister benazir bhutto who was assassinated in two thousand and eight describe the allegations as baseless elections don't have to be held until twenty thirty but there is speculation that her and president zardari could call them for this year. our daily pathfinder series here in r.t. we introduce you to pioneering foreigners who have had business success in russia. despite a long cold war or perhaps because of it russians have always had a saying for hamburgers and bill shakes it's a yearning paul o'brian sought to satisfy when he brought the first american diner to the country. i got here in st patrick's day march eleven o'clock at night it was dark there was no neon on the street. to the hotel like going up to my room and i said to myself what if i do but i decided i want to stay and i met a young russian guy and became my partn

you know like the rest of the supporters from london pakistan's former president pervez musharraf's said he will return to pakistan to run in the forthcoming elections he faces arrest on arrival over accusations he failed to provide protection for prime minister benazir bhutto who was sas native in two thousand and eight which are often described the geishas as baseless elections don't have to be held until twenty thirteen but there is speculation the current president zardari could call them for the spear. in the u.s. republican candidates are fighting for votes ahead of tuesday's primary in new hampshire in a t.v. debate the policies of former massachusetts governor and front runner mitt romney were tagged as timid and pious by fellow contenders opinion polls put romney ahead of congressman ron paul and senator rick santorum the ultimate republican candidate will face democrat barack obama in the bamber elections. in our daily pathfinder series here in r t we introduce you to pioneering for a nurse who have had business success in russia. despite a long cold war or perhaps because of i

the supreme court whose independence it proudly reaffirmed during the days after president musharraf tried to fire the chief justice, but the definition of that independence at the moment at the very least is up for grabs. in the past, the supreme court has been overtly controlled by the elected government and is also shown deference to the military. it is not clear that both of those dimensions of independent artists still in figure. secondly, another dimension of the current crisis is a clash within the civilian political sphere. this is by no means new to pakistan. in fact, i would say it is a normal order of business that you have a government headed at the ppp in which the pakistan moving nuances the prime of her. and you now have a third at her and run hot and, in one of his advisers described to me a year ago is having fans, but not supporters. it appears that he now has supporters, whether that is going to change his ability to gather those at the polls, we will only know when the polls have him come in padilla certainly become an important part of the political landscape. i

. >>> exiled former president pervez musharraf is delaying his return to pakistan.e has said he'll be there for parliamentary elections this month, but pakistani leaders warn he would be arrested in connection with the 2007 assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. a senior official of musharraf's party says he'll wait to return until tensions subside. >>> a drive is underway in new orleans to have the sites of two levee breaches placed on the national register of historic places. leaders of the grass roots group levees.org say it was engineering failure that flooded the city in the wake of hurricane katrina, not the storm itself, and that historic designation would underscore that. >>> and the tampa bay lightning has reportedly fired its mascot. the tampa bay times reports that kelly frank, the woman who performs as thunder bug, that she was let go in the wake of this incident which went viral on youtube. you see it there. it shows her in costume spraying a hockey fan with silly string, and has you can see there, he was not too pleased. cnn has reached

step up to musharraf. that seems to remove one final element in the institution which provides for adjudication internally. dissected it has to do with the policy approach questions -- the second thing. there was this debate that said that we could have a strategic relationship with pakistan or that we could have won or a transactional one -- we could have one or transactional one. tried to go to the strategic level to improve things to address some of the issues of paranoia that was referred to by marvin weinbaum. now what seems that we're looking at transactional and at the transactional question is between our military and their military essentially. our military seems to have lost its patience with their military. i think -- >> could you get your question? >> i wonder whether we are moving -- whether there is a kind of motion towards the kind of disengagement that comes precisely from that part of our government that has been most engaged with the pakistani government. >> i think the u.s. tried to have

. >>> former pakistani president pervez musharraf may not want to go back home any time soon.secutors in pakistan are saying he will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former prime minister benazhir bhutto. she was killed in 2007. her death at the time was blamed on the taliban. >>> thousands of people being forced out of their homes by massive flooding in brazil. and the all-out effort by police to break up a major brawl over soccer as we go around the world in 80 seconds. >>> brazil. more than 10,000 people homeless after a spring of storms since the end of december. heavy rain and flooding destroying homes. 99 cities declaring states of emergency. reports some families now living in classrooms or buildings they can find for shelter. and many children suffering skin allergies and diarrhea due to bad sanitary conditions. the forecast calling for more heavy rain next week. >>> germany. an indoor soccer tournament canceled after a mass brawl. hundreds of police brought in to break up the angry crowd after the game ended in a 3-3 tie. they used tear gas and club

eastern hour with the former president of pakistan, pervez musharr musharraf. as he gets off the plane, and there are many threats. but he's going babb irrespective, he says. we'll have that coming up in "the situation room." >>> thank you, wolf. >>> meantime, we're back in 90 seconds with some news on stephen colbert, but first a look behind the teams as my team and i decided this friday the 13th. >> good morning. good morning. we thought we would so something different. we're all walking into our morning meeting, so we'll show you a little bit of it. happy friday! got to go to black. >>> got some breaking news. provocative behavior in the strait of hormuz. barbara, what happened? >> reporter: tensions could not be higher. we now know exclusively that last friday, the u.s. navy and the u.s. coast guard had encounters with iranian forces that are considered to have been very provocative. first up, the u.s. navy "new orleans" an amphibious ship was transiting, moving into the strait of hormuz. it was harassed by three iranian fast speedboats. we're told. the ira

why former president musharraf could be arrested in connection with the assassination of an afternoon four years ago. >> rick: we'll tell i couldn't independent voters may be the ones to watch as the gop goes out in the great knit state. >> they're the biggest bloc of voters in the state of new hampshire. but often the most difficult for campaigns to target. i'll have a live report coming up. you're watching the fox news channel this new at&t 4g lte is fast. did you hear sam... ...got promoted to director? so 12 seconds ago. we should get him a present. thanks for the gift basket. you're welcome. you're welcome. did you see hr just sent out new... ...office rules? cause you're currently in violation of 6 of them. oh yeah, baby? ...and 7. did you guys hear that fred is leaving? so 30 seconds ago. [ noisemakers blow ] [ both ] we'll miss you! oh, facecake! there's some leftover cake. [ male announcer ] the new htc vivid. stay a step ahead with at&t 4g lte, with speeds up to 10x faster than 3g. ♪ i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still

. >>> former pakistani president pervez musharraf is expected today to announce plans to return to pakistan