US: Friend or Foe
Posted on 28. May, 2011 by Huma Hashmi in Pak-US Relations
By Huma Hashmi-Hanley
As the Chinese proverb goes…” May you live in interesting times…” Well, it couldn’t get more interesting here in Pakistan.
Terror strikes into the heart of Pakistan again, as the Naval Base in Karachi is attacked , followed by a suicide bomber ramming his double cabin van into the building of The Works and Communication Department, killing at least 35 in Hangu.
If the world (vested interests) keeps screaming that Pakistan harbors terrorists, then why are the militants targeting all our Military and Security Establishments? To avenge Osama’s death? He died at least five years ago. The Tehreek-Taliban has claimed responsibility. Sources say, that this particular outfit is funded by the CIA with whom Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor had connections.
With these attacks on sensitive installations, who stands to gain? Pakistan’s arch rival, India? That would be pretty stupid on their part, though they are in the forefront in demonizing Pakistan after the Abbottabad DRAMA, but if the Mehran Base attack traced back to them, the threat of war cannot be ruled out. RAW tried to have its fingers in all the unholy pies in the form of non-state actors who are terrorizing the population of Pakistan.
Which other ‘brand’ of militants then? When Pakistan is being accused of ‘complicity’ with the Taliban, why would they fight them?
The mystery deepens. Not really. It’s as simple as rocket science! The Third Entity! Martians!! The little green men have had their eye on our much-hyped about nukes. Not because their kids want to play volley-ball with them. They simply want the bombs to be neutralized as they are a deterrence to their plans for the invasion of Central Russia where exploitation of natural resources will be easy-peasy! You see, Mars NEEDS those resources. And it will not let anything get in its way! Which country on this planet calls tourists and outsiders Aliens? Pakistanis view the Americans as Martians! Cute, aren’t they?
Thus the Drama of Osama’s death …and lately the attacks on military installations. The point being, to demonstrate that Pakistan is incapable of protecting anything of value, especially its nuclear arsenal. Which is not true! Pakistan has the utmost capability in guarding its nuclear assets.
In 1999, General Musharaf created the National Command Authority (NCA) to assert control of Pakistan’s nuclear program. The NCA then authorized a branch of the Army called the Strategic Plans Division.
A report last year recommended that the US send in Special Forces to help "secure the Pakistani nuclear arsenal". Pakistan's foreign office dismissed the report as "outlandish musings", insisting there was no danger of the country's strategic assets falling into the wrong hands. Reporting in the Frontier Post, Mohammad Jamil again stresses this argument:
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was confident that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons were safe; but in the same breath he remarked it was a matter of concern in the wake of the worst assault on Pakistan Navy’s airbase. There is inherent contradiction in NATO chief’s statement, because when he admits Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are safe and well-protected there is no reason or ground for expressing concern about them. What the NATO chief has said is in fact reflective of a clearly-defined US policy, which is articulated by US Generals, think tanks, former members of US administration to prove that Pakistan government and the army cannot control the militants and terrorists who could lay their hands on the nukes, which will be dangerous for the region and the world at large.
The question is who is funding and providing the militants sophisticated weapons and even night goggles, which our military did not have until recently. There are reports that whatever is happening in FATA and Balochistan, attacks on the GHQ, Mehran Naval air base and other security assets is a part of the scripted plan by the enemies of Pakistan . In 2006, small group of US military experts and intelligence officials, convened in Washington for a classified war game, explored strategies for securing Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal if the country’s political institutions and military safeguards began to fall apart.
Later, there was a leak in the press that the secret exercise initiated one of several such games the US government had conducted to examine various options and scenarios for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons vis-à-vis “How many troops might be required for a military intervention in Pakistan? Could Pakistani nuclear bunkers be isolated by saturating the surrounding areas with tens of thousands of high-powered mines, dropped from the air and packed with anti-tank and anti-personnel munitions? Or might such a move only worsen the security of Pakistan’s arsenal”? America and NATO and for that matter India should not remain under the illusion that they could use militants to cause harm to Pakistan’s nuclear installations. To attack GHQ and Mehran Naval Base located in congested cities like Rawalpindi and Karachi is different than attacking Pakistani nukes that are scattered and under multi-layered command and control.
Getting back to Strategic Plans Division, the aim is to oversee a security structure intended to protect Pakistan’s Nuclear arsenal from Islamic militants, Al Qaeda scientists, Indian saboteurs, and those commando teams whom Pakistanis fear and with good reason ,who may be ready to seize their nuclear assets.
Now, returning to the theatre of war games, in this War OF Terror, the Economic Survey for the Fiscal Year 2010-11, to be released soon by Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh, will show that since Pakistan allied itself with the US after the events of 9/11 2001, it has suffered a colossal loss of $68 billion due to the war. According to statistics recorded till April 2010, the country suffered 8,141 incidents of terrorism – many more have occurred since then. In return, the country has received only $15 billion to $17 billion in assistance, at an average of some $374 million a year. It doesn’t take an expert to establish the strain this places on the economy.
Russ Wellon of Asia Times says of Veteran British reporter Brian Coughley, a South Asian Defense Analyst for Jane’s Intelligence Review : that Coughley’s extensive experience with the Pakistan military has left him with respect for its professionalism and much less concern for the security of its nuclear weapons than Washington.
So if they are any plans to strike, those plans should be thought out twice and revised. We do not want war, but if war is thrust upon us…. We are not Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Libya, etc. I rest my case.
Another fact, China has been the only country to support Pakistan in world forums. So why should not Pakistan trust China to build an oil pipeline from Gwadar to North West China, as well as lay two railway lines connecting Gwadar to China. It plans to accelerate supply of 50 new JF-17 Thunder multi-role combat jets to Pakistan.
Pakistan also opened a nuclear power plant in central Punjab province with Chinese help and said Beijing had been contracted to construct two more reactors.
U.S will commence the withdrawal of its troops in July. Hillary Clinton and Admiral Mike Mullen visited Pakistan and held a joint press briefing. As was expected, they want Pakistan to remain engaged with them on the War Of Terror..to DO MORE …reminded Pakistan of the AID doled out …and expand the war to North Waziristan. Of course, the issue of Drone attacks every fifth day which kills innocent people was brushed aside. It was emphasized how the Americans were aware of the sacrificed rendered by the Pakistanis …strangely the press briefings to the media and the media’s portrayal somehow always reflects the reverse.
All the smooth talking while visiting Pakistan, and stressing on common objectives to wipe away all evil will not allow Pakistan to lower its guard. Which are the shared interests, one may ask? In my humble opinion, I think that the U.S is waiting for most of its troops to leave before it launches a crusade against Pakistan, if it harbors such designs. The argument would be, that would it not be easier for them sitting in Afghanistan and within reach? No. The casualties on their side would be much more. Safer to attack from the skies, cut aid and apply sanctions may do the trick; but maybe not. On how many fronts is the US willing to fight ? Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, the Middle East etc. Is it worth the cost in monetary terms…maye it is , with the Military Complexes hitting the jackpot every day. Who cares about human lives ?
As an aside…when I was in Dawn TV , sometimes a day would pass, there was no news of a bomb blast in the northern region, and I would wonder why. Was it the ‘murderers’ day off? If FOREIGN POLICY is the new name for GREED and AVARICE we are indeed doomed. One does not have to be a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jew, or anything to believe that Apocalypse is around the corner. It’s a sad state of events, my friends. Stay well.
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samson simon sharaf
28. May, 2011
For a Long time USA has War Gamed Pakistan as neither friend nor foe
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28. May, 2011
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Maid Shtupper
29. May, 2011
They should nuke Pakistan and get it over with. Nobody likes the Pakistanis. Not too many like the Chinese, either.
Rotorman
29. May, 2011
You must be a zionist Jew because you said, "Nobody likes the Pakistanis. Not too many like the Chinese, either".
This is projection and you are projecting the fact that nobody likes you Yahoodies and hope, for the sake of your sanity, that being despised is something that is common.
Steve Pallister
29. May, 2011
As a well travelled Australian businessman and citizen who was only in Pakistan a couple of weeks ago, I assure you "maid Shtupper" that the reverse is true. You seem to be suffering from a common malaise of Zionists and other assorted scum of mankind by believing your own propaganda if you think otherwise. Nobody likes the USA or Israel anymore, and their bully boy tactics and increasingly bizare and repulsive behavior on the world stage is only increasing the majority of the world's people who would glady see the back of both these Heart of Evil states.
Pakistanis are a people like others, they want to live and raise their families in security, and like normal people they mostly know that is done by doning it, not by stealing security from others in some Alice in Wonderland world in which such a term as pre-emptive war can seriously be used by actual leaders of actual countries and armies.
They are fruthermore, despite having many backward and ignorant people among their sprawling 70 million plus, population on the whole a lot nicer and better informed about the world than the many Westerners like you who have no excuse to be so ignorant and misinformed or so hypocritical.
Osama Bin Laden has been dead for ten years, and since they went to great pains it seems to hide all evidence of their raid and murder of someone, maybe, in Abatobad, they may not have even killed his ghost at that time. I for one will not be surrpised to see a return yet, they could always say that they didn't get him after all and he is now back to boosting US presidents ratings at convenient tiomes again via his Youtube videos.
Not that he was ever anything except the hero of the resistance who along with the Mujaheden who were named as the bravest men in the world in TIME and by US leaders back in the 80s when they were openly allies.
9/11 was not his work, as he said repeatedly before his kidneys gave out in late 2001, no for that you can look much closer to home even, as close as your bestest, bestest friend Israel and the evidence of Zionists and NeoCon carrying out 9/11 is overwhelming. Whilst the word of Dick Cheney has been good enough for the entire US government many of its allies' governments and a lot of the stupider and more gullible among their citizens, not even the generally corrupt and incompetent FBI dares to pretend they have any evidence of bin Laden's act in 9/11,
Intime, Inshallah we will be treated to the greatest show on earth. That in my opinion will be the death throes of the USA which have now begun and the aftermath which will include Israel standing all alone and facing a world fully aware and finally cognizant of the serpent within its midst.
Pakistan will suffer and I am working feverishly to get my loved ones out of there even now as I see the war clouds approaching, but Inshallah Pakistan will not fall as you and your kind are due now at long last to fall.
Maid Shtupper
31. May, 2011
Wrong, the Pakistanis are more like the Canaanites, so down with the walls of Jericho. Also, I feel that the almighty does not like the Pakistanis much, for if he did, then he would not have turned the world's most fearsome killing machine, against them.
Rotorman
29. May, 2011
Of course the US is a foe of Pakistan. It is killing its citizens, threatening its politicians and bribing power centres.
Generally Pakistanis are greedy, treacherous and very clever but they have found themselves dealing with something more monsterous and evil and they are stuck bleeding.
Ultimately the US plans to fragment Pakistan and use its territory to open up a sea port from its colony, Afghanistan. There is a trillion dollars worth of rare earths in Afghanistan that "belongs" to the US that needs moving.
Pakistan's nukes are an issue for Israel who will not accept an Islamic nuke and have demanded the US to get rid of them. This is also why the US is at war with Pakistan.
abubaqar
29. May, 2011
well said rotorman, my thoughts exactly. war is coming whether pakistan likes it or not, its only a matter of time.
isreal needs to expand its borders (to the biblical ones) to become a superpower in the world when america is taken down by them after the collapse of the american dollar.
they will occupy most of the holy land but they leader dajjal will come from isfahan with 70,000 jews hiding as muslims in the shia faith.
i hope that Allah gives wisdom and faith to those leaders who will challenge this state of affairs for the muslims in the tribulation to come!
S Balu
29. May, 2011
usa has NEVER been and will be FRIEND of Pakistan and if Indians think that that this racist SOB are their FRIENDS then they do NOT know what will become of them as game is FOR CONTROL of RESOURCES for the use of the west and NOT INDIANS
Mansoor Malik
29. May, 2011
Pakistan is a no walk over country. Time has come to show all our cards on the table. With Nukes and Cruise Missiles in our inventory, the enemies should be aware the price they have to pay to harm us and then it would be Dama Dam Must Qalander (Free for all). Want to try it, anybody out there?
moha
30. May, 2011
When you say US, what you mean really is AIPAC ( American israelis public affairs committee ) wich own the congress of the US, Israel Rule america, Israel hate that Pakistan a muslim country has nukes, this ties their hand in their planned genocide of the middle east populations, under the pretext of terrorism or whatnot, this give the exemple or a strong Muslim nation for other muslim nations to follow ( bad for shitsrael ), they want to trap pakistan into a 3 rd world war to bleed its population and empoverish it and possibly completely destroy it, pakistan should invest in its youth education and in the future, no OUTSIDE threat can destroy a nuclear nation