I haven't changed my position on what pak should have done with al qaeda after they slipped down the mountain slope
Sir can you explain more...
Thanks
Hi,
At that time, Al qaeda was the wind of death, in the land that it passed through, it left dead bodies in its wake---it was the black plague of its time---every thing that al qaeda touched, it was destroyed. They had no compassion and no love for anyone. They brought death and destruction to everyone who gave them a sanctuary---was it in sudan---somalia, afghanistan or pakistan---one after the other. They were the outcasts of every nation.
The sudanese---they saw the light---they are muslims too---they also support the idea of giving refuge to one who asks---but to them, nation came first and foremost. So when the u s threatend to bomb them---they openly stated to hand over OBL to the u s---when the u s didnot accept---they expelled him out of sudan---. Sudan---yemen---saudi arabia---they are all brothers---first cousins---where does afg come into the picture---.
I have always and forcefully stated that the afg govt of mullah Omar and pak govt should have made everything possible to stop the invasion of christian armies into the muslim lands of afg, at all cost---even if that cost was the execution of OBL and his troika and the rest the cohorts.
The taliban wanted to get into the intricacies of proof---give us the proof ---. They should have had the vision to avail the oppurtunity to build afghanistan on the skeletons of al qaeda---.
Allah---our Lord the merciful and benvolent gives in mysterious and strange ways---and HE The Almighty says so as well---Allah gave the taliban the oppurtunity to make a nation for themselves---they could have sold the murderer of 3000 people to america and in return taken the resources to build the nation of afg---.
What is the death of 50 odd al qaeda fighters and their leaders in comparison to the death of 250000 plus afghans killed since the war starting in 2002---the land of the muslims occupied by christian armies---who at one time had a lots opf NGO's teaching christianity---.
You have to ask youself---what is the worth and welfare of a free nation----if you asked the muhajirs at the time of 1947----they would have said---everything and anything---me---my life---the life of my family---my property--my job---everything and anything just to be free of the shackles.
The taliban chose to be conquered again and put in shackles---and the paks took it upon themselves not to pursue the al qaeda at the slopes of the mountains on the other side of tora bora.
It is analyzed that OBL and his cohorts were done at tora bora---he had already read his last rites---our forces just let them get away. Let them escape so easily, without realizing what the consequences would be.
In one instance---FC jawan capture around 30 al qaeda operatives coming down the mountains---they want to shackle and secure the prisoners---the officer incharge states---these are our muslim brother---let them be---they are being put in the bus---when they turn around at an oppurtune moment and grab the rifles of the FC men and shoot and kill ten or twelve of them and escape into the mountain armed---this was in the news and the officers admittance of his error as well---on the dead bodies of FC jawans---.
These people should have been executed right then and there---no questions asked---pakistan was not a free for all nation.
Then Musharraf stated in one of his speehces---al qaeda men holed up in a house---soldiers are telling the major to blow up the house---the major states that no---these are our brother--I will go and talk to them to lay down their arms---he goes in with five soldiers---all are slaughtered.
Coming back---pak army at that time was playing games with the u s media---whenever any u s dignitary came into pakistan---pak army would show the arrest of an al qaeda head honcho---it became so predictable that it was embarrassing to watch.
Al qaeda is like a cancerous growth---if you didnot stop it in time---the growth will increase multifolds and that will do major damage to the system. And it did happen---all the world was telling pakistan what was coming---the only person who didnot hear it was the pakistani.
They had to face and exoperience the taste of death and destruction of their loved ones first hand---a perverse pleasure of kinds.
Pakistan army thought that they would capture OBL just like that---the problem is that the ispr were on the television all the time, telling the way the terrorists were being captured---they would talk about the technology the pak army was using to trace them---it was all in the open to show the western world that we were capable---well that is fine and good---but the al qaeda brass was also listening.
At that time, the govt could have controlled the release of sttrategic and tactical information to be broadcast by the media---but nobody cared---for them it was like a new found game---a new found toy---that he tv was---a pakistani form of CNN---let us show the world that pakistanis can do it CNN style---well they missed it---CNN doesnot intentionally release tactical and strategic information or any information that could be harmful to the u s soldiers---our media cared less.
So---look at what we have to confront today---we have india on one side of our borders---we have indian navy covering our seas---we have iran, which is unhappy with us and has given raodways to india to access afghanistan---then we are looking at troops of indian army being based in afghanistan---we have a string of indian consulates running stationed parrallel to our borders with afg---then we have a supposed indian air force base right next to afghanistan.
And that is only in the past 7 years time period----. From the most favourable to the most despised---it took us only 4 years---now who is to be blamed for that---the genarals were in power along with Ch Shujaat and his entourage---it is all like an open book---laying flat in front of us.
