内容简介
Itisalmostunprecedentedforaheadofstatetopublishamemoirwhilestillinoffice.ButPervezMusharrafisnoordinaryheadofstate.AsPresidentofPakistansince1999,hisisoneofthemostdangerousjobsintheworld,andhecontinuestoplayacrucialroleintheglobalwaronterror.Aone-timesupporteroftheTaliban,ageneralwhofoughtinseveralwars,PresidentMusharraftookadecisiveturnagainstmilitantIslamin2001.Sincethenhehassurvivedtwoassassinationattempts;rootedoutmilitantsinhisowngovernment;helpeddirectcountlessraidsagainstal-Qaedabothinhiscitiesandinthemountains;andtrackedOsamabinLadenwithtechnicalandhumanintelligence.INTHELINEOFFIREisastonishinglyrevealingandhonestaboutdozensoftopicsofintenseinteresttotheworld.Amongitsmanyrevelations:exactlyhowPakistaniauthoritiestrackeddownandsmashedthreemajoral-Qaedacontrolcentresinthemountains;howal-Qaeda'smany-layeredstructurewasrevealedaftertheassassinationattempts;BinLaden'scurrentpositionwithintheal-Qaedahierarchy;whatithasbeenliketodealwithBushandBlair;howPakistanandIndiahaveavoidednuclearconfrontation;andmuchmore.Theterribleearthquakeof2005,killingnearly40,000Pakistanis,isjustonechapterinalifeandcareerthathasbeenfilledwithdangeranddrama.TheworldwidelaunchofPresidentMusharraf'smemoirpromisestobeasensation.
作者简介
PervezMusharraf(Urdu:?????????,born11August1943),isaretiredfour-stargeneralwhoservedasthe13thChiefofArmyStaffand10thPresidentofPakistanaswellas10thChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffCommittee.MusharrafheadedandledanadministrativemilitarygovernmentfromOctober1999tillAugust2007.HeruledPakistanasChiefExecutivefrom1999–2001andasPresidentfrom2001-08.Inthefaceofimpeachment,heresignedon18August2008.Afteryearsofmilitaryservice,herosetoprominencewhenPrimeMinisterNawazSharifappointedhimastheChiefofArmyStaffinOctober1998.MusharrafwasthestrategicmastermindbehindtheKargilinfiltrationandthenlaterplayedavitalroleintheAfghanistancivilwar(1996-2001)wherehesentthousandsofyoungPakistanArmyandparamilitarystafftoparticipateinthewaragainsttheNorthernAlliance.AftermonthsofcontentiousrelationswithSharif,Musharraftookpowerthroughabloodlessmilitarycoup,andplacedhiminunderhouse-arrest,latershiftinghimAdialaJail.AsPakistan'sheadofstate,hewasaU.S.allyintheWaronTerror.HewascreditedwiththedevelopmentofPakistan'seconomyduringtheearlyyearsofhisrule.HislimitedpopularitysufferedafterhissuspensionoftheSupremeCourtChiefJusticeandtheLalMasjidsiege.Hisattempttoinstituteemergencyrulefailedascallsforhisimpeachmentescalated.ThereturnofBenazirBhuttoandNavazShariffromexilefast-trackedthenationtowardsparliamentarydemocracyendingMusharraf'sreign.InFebruary2011,aPakistanicourtissuedanarrestwarrantforhimbecauseofhisallegedinvolvementintheassassinationofBenazirBhutto.AsofJune2011,helivesinself-exileinLondonbuthasvowedtoreturnforthenextelection.HehasannouncedthatheintendstoreturntoPakistanon23March2012.佩尔韦兹·穆沙拉夫(PervezMusharraf)，巴基斯坦前总统，前陆军总参谋长，上将军衔，政治家。参加过两次印巴战争，主张对印度采取强硬立场。曾做过突击队员，而且曾两度参加过与巴基斯坦夙敌印度的战斗。夫人：赛赫巴·穆沙拉夫，他们育有一子一女。
