Pakistan's military ruler Pervez Musharraf reportedly told the US ambassador in Islamabad that he would rather hang Sheikh Omar Sayeed himself rather than extradite him, one of many instances of backsliding that has called into question Pakistan's credibility as a frontline state in the war against terrorism. Musharraf's comment on the danger (to Pakistan) in extraditing Saeed was reportedly made to US Ambassador Wendy Chamberlain, who conveyed it back to Washington, according to Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland. Behind the refusal to extradite Saeed lie fears that he may expose the deep ties between Pakistani intelligence services and terrorist organisations.
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