Dear Mian Mazhar says "if somebody listen to musharraf lectures in us and other countries he is only and only defending its country PAKISTAN."
Yes, he is right. I heard Musharraf speaking to the House of Lords, London, and heard his lecture at Trinity University, Texas, USA.
Let’s talk about his speech at the House of Lords. He spoke about the history and emergence of Al Qaeda and Taliban. He said, “when American and coalition forces attacked Taliban in Afghanistan ‘all Al Qaeda’ came into the cities of Pakistan.” What did he mean by all Al Qaeda? Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri etc etc? He never talked about this ‘all Al Qaeda’ came into the cities of Pakistan issue when he was in power.
Musharraf further said, “we ‘eliminated’ Al Qaeda from our cities and ‘pushed’ them into valleys and mountains. They (Al Qaeda ) are present there in mountains. First he claims that Al Qaeda was eliminated and then he warns that they are present there in mountains.
What does he want to prove? That all Al Qaeda leaders including Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri etc came into all cities of Pakistan after 9/11, we fought them, eliminated them, pushed them into valleys and mountains and yet they are present there in mountains. What is this joke? Do you call this he is defending PAKISTAN?
Now let’s talk about his lecture at Trinity University, Texas, USA. Beside so many misperceptions he has been spreading in the west against Pakistan and presenting himself as the savoir, he blatantly lied about the threat ‘US threatened to Bomb Pakistan’ if Pakistan did not agree to support America's war on terror. Message conveyed by Richard Armitage to Gen. Mehmud, then DG ISI.
In Question answer session when asked about this threat Musharraf’s response was, “Mr. Armitage conveyed this message to the head of ISI. But he (Armitage) denies this. When he told me that he didn’t do this so I said ‘I am sorry.’ I was told that you said this and I have written this in my book. If you haven’t done, I take my words back.” May be he (Armitage) hasn’t done it. So let’s leave that aside.”
How easily said, “If you haven’t done, I take my words back.”
Musharraf used this story to browbeat the Pakistani corps commanders into falling in line and adopting his prescription for cooperation with the US.
Do you call this he is defending PAKISTAN?
Posted 2 years ago on 08 Oct 2009 12:33
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