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Bush Administration Targets Kashmiri Freedom
Struggle
Indigenous Organizations of Kashmiri Mujahidin
Placed on
Terrorist List
by Buut Shikan (Idol Breaker)
The
U.S.
-
Indian
-
Israeli
entente
necessitates a united front against
all armed Islamic resistance. The bombing of
Afghanistan
was vastly unpopular
in
Pakistan.
General Musharraf had to find a way
of NOT becoming the focus of
anti-American dissent. The diversion of DANGER
FROM INDIA came in handy. The
Americans talked to India and Indian forces moved
to the Kashmir and
Pakistani frontier in large numbers, first in
December 2001 [helped by an
apparent gun fight at the Indian parliament] and
then in even larger numbers
in May 2002. Each time war seemed imminent.
The real purpose of the Indian military
moves was to save General
Musharraf from internal opposition [as we
pinpointed at that very time].
Musharraf was saved, through numerous artillery
exchanges between Indian and
Pakistani border forces which created the
semblance of reality.
India decided to use the situation to stop
a major Kashmiri group's
operations which had widespread support in
Pakistan, known as
Lashkar-e-Taiba. President
Bush
duly helped the
Indians, labeled
Lashkar-e-Taiba by name as a "terrorist"
organization, and the very next day
after his speech General Musharraf obliged. The
Lashkar was banned and its
leader in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed arrested and
imprisoned on vague charges
which could not be substantiated.
That was 2002. In 2003 India and the Bush
administration want to put an
end to the armed Kashmiri uprising by labeling
ALL the fighting groups as
"terrorists." The White House has issued a new
list of "terrorist"
organizations in which both Hizb al-Mujahideen
and al-Badr are included as
terrorists. Hizb is influenced by the writings of
Maulana Maudoodi while
al-Badr is a Brailvi group. [Lashkar-e-Taiba was
seen as "wahhabi."]
Though the Lashkar has scored the most
successes against the Indian
army, the Hizb is the largest group and has
widespread support in Kashmir.
Al-Badr too is very active. By declaring these
groups as "terrorist," the
Bush administration has struck a blow at
Pakistan's (and Islam's) strategic
interests in Kashmir. The "terrorism" label means
the U.S. will help India to
physically destroy the resistance movement IN
TOTO by depriving it of all
outside support, even if it is in the form of
donations for medicines and
clinics.
The blow is strategic. It implies that the
Islamic movement must not be
allowed to LIBERATE Kashmir. Pakistanis and
Kashmiris will be allowed to TALK
as much as they want with India (with U.S.
blessing) but the MILITARY DEFEAT
OF INDIA in Kashmir will not be permitted.
Musharraf's offer of talks with India, and
now (May 5) the offer that
Pakistan would be willing to accept NUCLEAR
DISARMAMENT is related to
Musharraf's participation in the American
strategy for the subcontinent. For
AMERICA, the problem with Pakistan's nukes is
that they might fall into
Islamic hands, thus posing a threat to Israel.
If India can "persuade"
Pakistan to relinquish its nukes (in return for
some kind of autonomy for
Kashmir after the Islamists have been killed),
that would fit neatly into
Israel's strategy.
The Bush strategy is largely governed by
Israeli interests and plans.
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NEW U.S. MOVES: The Advantages of "Relocation"
Saudi Concerns and Human Rights Issue Addressed
The U.S. is announcing a slow military
move out of Saud Arabia to
QATAR (next door). A subtle but unmistakable
media
campaign has been launched
to convince Muslims that this move is in response
to Osama bin Laden's demand
that the "infidels" not have military forces in
the blessed land of Arabia.
The move to Qatar is an illusion of
"withdrawal" taken right out of the
Israeli book of political games. [The Israelis
sometimes withdraw tanks from
the center of a Palestinian town to its
outskirts. The "re-location" is then
publicized all over the world as indicative of
Israel's desire for peace.]
The "withdrawal" indicates that Islamic
fervor within "Saudi" Arabia is
making life difficult for the Saudi royal family.
The Saudis repeatedly told
their people that Saudi bases were NOT used in
the attack on Iraq. The
Islamic pressure is quite strong.
However, the Americans think the Saudi public
are idiots and the move
will allow the rulers to claim that Osama's
demand has been met.
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THE GUANTANAMO BAY SITUATION too has hurt
American credibility in the area of
human rights, especially among Islamic
constituencies. Leaked reports
indicate that Colin Powell has blamed Rumsfeld
for the slow resolution of the
situation. Hence a move is now afoot to release
15 to 22 prisoners (including
children) so that the human rights organizations
may get off America's back.
This time the releases are being publicized
BEFORE THEY HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
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