John R. Houk
© December 29,
2011
Shoebat.com has posted a video that is a
documentary of the death of Usama Bin Laden. The important theme of this video
is that Pakistan aided Bin Laden in hiding him in plain sight.
This is not a surprise because Pakistan’s Intelligence
community – Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) – is a byzantine style government within a government and
the ISI were and are very supportive of the radical Islam of the Taliban and
al-Qaeda.
Pakistan’s military are not really supportive of radical
Islam as much as it supportive of Pakistan National Interests. The primary
objective of Pakistan’s National Interests is to focus on its mortal enemy
India. In 1947 the British succumbed to India’s nationalist movement and
departed; however the political expediency in the hope to prevent an India
civil war was to create a rough division between India’s Muslims and India’s
Hindus as well as other ethnic and religious people that were neither Muslim
nor Hindu. The non-Muslim/non-Hindu population pretty much stayed with the
Hindu side of India. The foolish non-Muslim populations that determined to live
in the Muslim majority areas which became known as Pakistan found themselves a
persecuted people. The Christians, Hindus and other non-Muslims of the new
Pakistan fled to India or became exploited in Pakistan. For the most part
Christians that could not afford to flee remained in Pakistan. In 1947 Pakistan
was one nation separated by the immense Indian Sub-Continent. East Pakistan
eventually became the independent nation of Bangladesh. It is the Pakistan of
the west that is a nuclear power that is the arch-enemy of India which also is
a nuclear power.
The one thing that unites the byzantine elements of
Pakistan is the hatred of India. The Pakistan military over the years since
1947 has taken a secular approach to its contribution in governance. The ISI
appears to be more inclined toward the religious interests of the Pakistan
people; i.e. the religious interests of Islamic Supremacism.
I would be surprised if the Pakistan military actively
hid Usama bin Laden but I am certain that ISI interaction with the military
provided elements that were aware bin Laden was in Pakistan. I am absolutely
convinced the ISI was actively hiding bin Laden in Pakistan AND that means
keeping bin Laden from America. Getting bin Laden is one of the primary
objectives in going to war with the then Taliban dominated Afghanistan.
So what would be the reason that the ISI pretend to be a
friend with America and hide UBL? I speculate that reason was hatred of India.
The ISI wanted to protect the Taliban in case they could be used as an agent of
subversive activities if the American supported Afghan government began to show
favorable relations with India. In the ISI’s eyes an economic-trade situation
between Afghanistan and India might lead to the Indian military establishing
bases of operation under the auspices of protecting Afghanistan but surrounding
Pakistan with the threat of military action. AND the threat of nuclear war
between Pakistan and India has been
on the precipice over the years.
Ultimately Pakistan cannot be trusted because their
National Interests are focused on India and Pakistan Foreign Policy as it
concerns the USA is at best an element of manipulation. It would behoove
America to begin secret negotiations of a military alliance with India.
Pakistan will eventually sell-out America especially if there is a drawdown of
the American military in Afghanistan as the perception grows that America has
down all it can for the Afghan government. It is at this point the Taliban will
test the Afghan government to see if it is too corrupt to sustain
administrative control of the Afghan nation. If the Taliban finds success, you
can count on Pakistan probably through the ISI will begin planning with the
Taliban to bring down the American supported Afghan government.
JRH
12/29/11
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