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NeoCon, CIA Game Plan: Assassination of Bush, Invasion of Pakistan?
Apr 2nd
We were taught in the theories of international relations that democracies do not go to war. That notion however somehow seems lost in the erratic behaviour of the US administration regarding Pakistan. During the eight year long dictatorship in this country which also witnessed unprecedented assault on the American Twin Towers, the attitude of the US administration towards Musharraf and his regime was quite benign and full of trust. And now that the country finally has proven itself worthy of being called democracy that patience is nowhere to be seen. First Condi Rice made an uncalled for statement. Then Negroponte came rushing to Islamabad. And now Michael V Hayden the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has made similar rude remarks. All of them have now warned us against engaging the people of the tribal areas in peace talks. More >
The Great Mandate Robbery – Machinations of Musharraf Regime
Mar 20th
As soon as the popular verdict was known the incumbent government’s moles with the aid of some foreign diplomats moved with a clear view to sabotage the popular choices. The first attempt made was to cajole and coax the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to form a government without the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). That attempt as evident on March 19 blew up in their faces. But they did not give up. This is strange because a day before the elections, the PML(Q) leadership published a full page advertisement in the papers asking that had the 1970 election results been accepted by all, would Bangladesh have been created? It was a shrewd, albeit cruel, ploy to keep the opposition parties away from pre-empting the probable electoral rigging through protests. However, the league of the general has forgotten its own message. The inaugural sessions of the Provincial Assemblies have not yet been convened, which given the federal nature of the mandate seems a terrible risk. Is it that those who ruled the Islamic Republic for the last eight years are signalling us that if they do not stay in power, there would be no need for the federation itself? More >
Musharraf’s game plan: Is Pakistan preparing war with India?
Mar 11th
Pakistanis might be weary of Pervez Musharraf, yet many a foreigners are not. Yesterday, a Turk general, what knowledge does a Turk general have I ask you, claimed that Pakistan would Talibanize if Musharraf goes. I have long started believing that our foreign Muslim friends are nothing but a liability for us. Not only do they not seize to drag us into international moral dilemmas where we have to take a clearly partisan approach, damaging our own diplomacy in return, but also actively their own politics inside Pakistan. The sectarian wars of 1990s were brought to us courtesy the proxy struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Tell me why should we pay any heed to the Muslim causes when almost all Muslim countries brandish the credentials of a butcher when it comes to Pakistan. More >
