Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf last night became the first head of state to appear on The Daily Show, the top-rated American TV satire show hosted by Jon Stewart. Having agreed to appear in order to promote his memoir In the Line of Fire, he soon found himself under fire, but handled it with humour. Stewart asked: "Where's Osama bin Laden?'' Musharraf replied: "I don't know...you know where he is? You lead on, we'll follow you.''
When Stewart asked whether he had failed to mention the war in Iraq in his book because it has "gone so well", Musharraf said: "It has led certainly to more extremism and terrorism around the world." Throughout the interview Musharraf was quick-witted and jovial. It concluded with Stewart asking him who would win a popular vote in Pakistan between Bush and bin Laden. "I think they'll both lose miserably," Musharraf replied to loud applause from the studio audience. (Via Reuters)
