Pakistan’s memo scandal pits military against Zardari government
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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's powerful army was on a collision course Friday with the beleaguered civilian government led by President Asif Ali Zardari, after they presented conflicting evidence to a Supreme Court inquiry into a scandal dubbed "Memogate."
The army is said to be furious about an unsigned memo that surfaced last month, supposedly soliciting Washington's help to rein in the military and prevent a possible coup in the aftermath of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May. The memo was allegedly drafted by a Pakistani American businessman on the instructions of Pakistan's ambassador to Washington, possibly with Zardari's backing.
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