To us, he's the President of Pakistan

To the rest of the world, he's viewed as (from the first 'graph of a Financial Times story):

General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's US-backed military ruler, faced calls to resign yesterday after attacks by Islamist militants claimed at least 54 more lives, bringing the death toll since Saturday to 184.

Yep, he's our "good friend".

We've got a way with our good friends...until we don't need them any longer.