During the Cold War - the USA used Pakistan for its ends. Before the USA had set up its spy satellite network, it planned to fly it space planes. The country for this purpose was Pakistan. From Pakistan the plane would take cover the USSR and land in the USA. In order to pull this off - Pakistan had to become dependable ally. Which meant that Pakistan's government should have to agree to this arrangement. The USA did not want to compensate Pakistan for the use of the air base. In order to keep it 'Top Secret' - Pakistan's press had to be completely controlled.
Democracy ended in Pakistan on the behest of the USA. Press freedom also vanished. General Ayub was the president of the country and his foreign minister was ZA Bhutto. The U2 spy planes flew from Peshawar air base. Since the press was in complete control of General Ayub's regime - any journalist who stumble upon the 'secret US air base' - such a news item would never be published. Someone did, he was captured and tortured into silence. But the U2 missions came to an abrupt end when one of these spy planes was shot down by the Soviet Union. The pilot of the U2 spy plane Gary Powers was caught. The presence of the air base in Pakistan was 'discovered'.
However the USA's prowess in building space based spy satellites became more advanced. the USA did not care about the air base in Pakistan and abandoned - they even got rid of General Ayub - he stepped down and General Yahya took over.
The USA needed the Western half of Pakistan for a future conflict with the USSR. Which meant that Pakistan's Eastern half had to be severed by any means. The USA had a hand in the break up of Pakistan. Funding an uprising and subsequent massacre to quell the massacre. After Western Pakistan remained the only Pakistan - ZA Bhutto was heading it as prime minister and civilian martial administrator. ZA Bhutto was following the guidelines given to him by the USA. Press freedom must never exist in Pakistan - it was against US interest.Pakistan public opinion was very dangerous for the USA's long term military objectives. After Bhutto was removed by General Zia - the first Afghan war started. Pakistanis were accept an extremist Islam. The press and TV were manipulated to accept this. The laws of the country were made to suit this objective. A moderate and liberal Islam was not in the interest of the USA - which had trained Mujahideen to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Islamic fighters - The Mujahideen trained and supported by the USA. Volunteers such Osama bin Laden fought the Soviet Union with their own money. These were the close allies of the USA.
The war ended.The USA no longer needed General Zia - his plane crashed. After that there was brief period of 'controlled democracy' which the USA wanted, till it could find a suitable replacement for General Zia. But all these years of battering from the USA - Pakistan became fed up. The existing leadership is paralysed. It wants to help the USA but does not know what to do. The USA wants to leave Afghanistan but blundered by saying that Osama was killed in Pakistan. Contrary to the news that he was dead years ago. The USA knows this and has created a huge mess. The leaders of Pakistan are in quandary. There is nothing anyone can do. This could be the time when Pakistan will disconnect from the USA completely. No longer take orders from the USA. A failed leadership in the USA has brought about this and there is no going back.
Democracy ended in Pakistan on the behest of the USA. Press freedom also vanished. General Ayub was the president of the country and his foreign minister was ZA Bhutto. The U2 spy planes flew from Peshawar air base. Since the press was in complete control of General Ayub's regime - any journalist who stumble upon the 'secret US air base' - such a news item would never be published. Someone did, he was captured and tortured into silence. But the U2 missions came to an abrupt end when one of these spy planes was shot down by the Soviet Union. The pilot of the U2 spy plane Gary Powers was caught. The presence of the air base in Pakistan was 'discovered'.
However the USA's prowess in building space based spy satellites became more advanced. the USA did not care about the air base in Pakistan and abandoned - they even got rid of General Ayub - he stepped down and General Yahya took over.
The USA needed the Western half of Pakistan for a future conflict with the USSR. Which meant that Pakistan's Eastern half had to be severed by any means. The USA had a hand in the break up of Pakistan. Funding an uprising and subsequent massacre to quell the massacre. After Western Pakistan remained the only Pakistan - ZA Bhutto was heading it as prime minister and civilian martial administrator. ZA Bhutto was following the guidelines given to him by the USA. Press freedom must never exist in Pakistan - it was against US interest.Pakistan public opinion was very dangerous for the USA's long term military objectives. After Bhutto was removed by General Zia - the first Afghan war started. Pakistanis were accept an extremist Islam. The press and TV were manipulated to accept this. The laws of the country were made to suit this objective. A moderate and liberal Islam was not in the interest of the USA - which had trained Mujahideen to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Islamic fighters - The Mujahideen trained and supported by the USA. Volunteers such Osama bin Laden fought the Soviet Union with their own money. These were the close allies of the USA.
The war ended.The USA no longer needed General Zia - his plane crashed. After that there was brief period of 'controlled democracy' which the USA wanted, till it could find a suitable replacement for General Zia. But all these years of battering from the USA - Pakistan became fed up. The existing leadership is paralysed. It wants to help the USA but does not know what to do. The USA wants to leave Afghanistan but blundered by saying that Osama was killed in Pakistan. Contrary to the news that he was dead years ago. The USA knows this and has created a huge mess. The leaders of Pakistan are in quandary. There is nothing anyone can do. This could be the time when Pakistan will disconnect from the USA completely. No longer take orders from the USA. A failed leadership in the USA has brought about this and there is no going back.
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