Paki Prez- "Ha! This time it's not our fault!"

Pakistani President (the general who led the coup but now wears a suit) Pervez Musharraf says the London Bombings were "homegrown," and at the most, the bombers only got some "tips" in Pakistan. It's an interesting PR push for the Pakis, who tend to get blamed (quite rightly) for fomenting chaos by supporting Islamic fundamentalist extremist groups.

The background: Pakistan used to be part of India. It's not anymore, but some disputed border regions continue to be the fly in the Indo-Paki peace ointment. When the Taliban swept through Afghanistan, Pakistan was more than willing to ferry fervant fighters to the front to raise some deniable hell - supported by Paki's intel service, the ISI. Also PM hoped support for the Taliban would secure the Western border and reduce the number of Afghan refugees. It didn't go as well as he'd hoped.

With 9/11, Prez. PM seized cooperation as his best chance to gain US support and stop a situation he wasn't too keen about anymore anyway. Goodbye military outfits and support for the Talibanese - hello suits, ties and "War on Terror." Despite the new attitude, there is still a great deal of support for fundamentalists in both the streets and the ISI. A fact that hobbles PM's Mr. Clean image. That's why it's so hiliarious when he gets a chance to say Pakistan ain't got nuttin' to do wit it.

"Radicalisation took place back at home, wherever they live, in whatever condition and whoever they've been meeting and interacting with." - Prez. PM

But not in Pakistan! Thank goodness for that! Does he want a cookie?

"Not-it," he says, smoothing his suit. "And no tag-backs."