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Just read an explosive news on Pakdef forum by member Aslan S.: Internal Security Discussion 2015 - Military & Strategic Forum - PakDef.org : Pakistan Military Consortium
Former Pakistani ISI Chief (and self appointed spokesperson) General Asad Durrani spills the beans at HeadToHead with Mehdi Hasan at Oxford Union, not televised out yet, confirming worst nightmares of many in the audience at record studios. Some quotes:
"Pakistan is an abnormal country that believes in [Muslim] Ummah... and has helped [militant Islamic] movements in Chechnya, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Central Asian Muslim Republics and Middle Eastern Arab countries"
"Pakistan has and will continue to support Taliban, who should be applauded for defeating World's sole super power" - "the blow back such as Peshawar School massacre is an inevitable and acceptable 'collateral damage' in a long war" -
"Terrorist groups are useful up to a point after which they can be eliminated" -
"Osama bin Laden was probably in ISI's custody and handed over to US for a quid-pro-quot, If this is indeed the case, then ISI did a good job" - "Pakistanis admire and support Bin Laden and Taliban" -
"After 9/11 US did not pay Pakistan [Military] enough and were only provided minimal services in return"
"There is no morality in state craft, there are no red lines or rules in the strategic games between Intelligence agencies and no amount of loses (collateral damage) makes it too high a price to pay"
"ISI cannot be answerable to the kind of Civilian governments we have in Pakistan, Military rule has proved better than Civilian rule in terms of economic growth and good governance - I attempted to destabilize Benazir Government as ISI Chief in early 90s on the order of the then President"
The Interview will be televised at Al-Jazeera Channel in April 2015.
Link to complete discussion : Internal Security Discussion 2015 - Military & Strategic Forum - PakDef.org : Pakistan Military Consortium
Former Pakistani ISI Chief (and self appointed spokesperson) General Asad Durrani spills the beans at HeadToHead with Mehdi Hasan at Oxford Union, not televised out yet, confirming worst nightmares of many in the audience at record studios. Some quotes:
"Pakistan is an abnormal country that believes in [Muslim] Ummah... and has helped [militant Islamic] movements in Chechnya, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Central Asian Muslim Republics and Middle Eastern Arab countries"
"Pakistan has and will continue to support Taliban, who should be applauded for defeating World's sole super power" - "the blow back such as Peshawar School massacre is an inevitable and acceptable 'collateral damage' in a long war" -
"Terrorist groups are useful up to a point after which they can be eliminated" -
"Osama bin Laden was probably in ISI's custody and handed over to US for a quid-pro-quot, If this is indeed the case, then ISI did a good job" - "Pakistanis admire and support Bin Laden and Taliban" -
"After 9/11 US did not pay Pakistan [Military] enough and were only provided minimal services in return"
"There is no morality in state craft, there are no red lines or rules in the strategic games between Intelligence agencies and no amount of loses (collateral damage) makes it too high a price to pay"
"ISI cannot be answerable to the kind of Civilian governments we have in Pakistan, Military rule has proved better than Civilian rule in terms of economic growth and good governance - I attempted to destabilize Benazir Government as ISI Chief in early 90s on the order of the then President"
The Interview will be televised at Al-Jazeera Channel in April 2015.
Link to complete discussion : Internal Security Discussion 2015 - Military & Strategic Forum - PakDef.org : Pakistan Military Consortium