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Bush, Musharraf Hold Talks at Camp David
Aired June 25, 2003 - 06:37 ET
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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now to the war on terror elsewhere. Hide-and-seek in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden is alive and shifting sides along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. That's the word from the Pakistani president and the talk in Washington this morning.
Let's head live to the White House and Dana Bash to get more.
Good morning -- Dana.
DANA BASH, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Well, President Musharraf's invitation to a summit in Camp David yesterday was to thank the Pakistanis for helping in the war on terrorism and to reward them as well. The president said that the Pakistanis did help, of course, topple the Taliban in Afghanistan, and he also said that 500 members of al Qaeda have been captured with their help.
But as you mentioned, it also served as a reminder that Osama bin Laden is someone who has not yet been caught. And Mr. Musharraf said that for the first time his military is in the area, the treacherous area, he called it, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, searching for bin Laden.
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PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, PAKISTANI PRESIDENT: Now, if at all any al Qaeda operative is hiding in this region, we are after them. Now, whether Osama bin Laden is here or across the border, your guess, sir, will be as good as mine. So, I wouldn't like to venture into a guess, but the possibility of his maybe shifting sides on the border is very much there. But as I said, we are fully inside the area, which are treacherous areas.
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BASH: Now, as for Mr. Bush, he also said that this is a part of a war that is bigger than one man. That has been the White House line for some time. And also that it could take months, perhaps years, to find Osama bin Laden.
Now, the two men also, Carol, discussed the dispute between -- over Kashmir between Pakistan and India, and the Pakistani president went home with a promise for $3 billion over five years as a reward for the help in the war against terrorism, as long as they continue on the road to democracy -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Dana Bash live from Washington this morning.
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Aired June 25, 2003 - 06:37 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now to the war on terror elsewhere. Hide-and-seek in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden is alive and shifting sides along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. That's the word from the Pakistani president and the talk in Washington this morning.
Let's head live to the White House and Dana Bash to get more.
Good morning -- Dana.
DANA BASH, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Well, President Musharraf's invitation to a summit in Camp David yesterday was to thank the Pakistanis for helping in the war on terrorism and to reward them as well. The president said that the Pakistanis did help, of course, topple the Taliban in Afghanistan, and he also said that 500 members of al Qaeda have been captured with their help.
But as you mentioned, it also served as a reminder that Osama bin Laden is someone who has not yet been caught. And Mr. Musharraf said that for the first time his military is in the area, the treacherous area, he called it, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, searching for bin Laden.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, PAKISTANI PRESIDENT: Now, if at all any al Qaeda operative is hiding in this region, we are after them. Now, whether Osama bin Laden is here or across the border, your guess, sir, will be as good as mine. So, I wouldn't like to venture into a guess, but the possibility of his maybe shifting sides on the border is very much there. But as I said, we are fully inside the area, which are treacherous areas.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BASH: Now, as for Mr. Bush, he also said that this is a part of a war that is bigger than one man. That has been the White House line for some time. And also that it could take months, perhaps years, to find Osama bin Laden.
Now, the two men also, Carol, discussed the dispute between -- over Kashmir between Pakistan and India, and the Pakistani president went home with a promise for $3 billion over five years as a reward for the help in the war against terrorism, as long as they continue on the road to democracy -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Dana Bash live from Washington this morning.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
