"U.S. Complicit" in Pakistan Suppression Says Jailed Dissident

Posted by Paddy , Brave New Films at 3:00 PM on November 6, 2007.

Paddy: "They are backing Musharraf as he could never get his way if they were serious about stopping him," says Imran Khan.

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This post, written by Paddy, originally appeared on Cliff Schecter's Brave New Films Blog

This was a weird one. It came in on my RSS feed, and when I went to click on it, it was gone. Then I went to the website, and it wasn't there either. I finally found it at Telegraph UK, and I've got to say I'm not surprised.

He wrote: "They are using sheer force against lawyers, human rights organizations, political activists and all genuine opposition leaders are in jail. The police have ransacked my house and ill treated my family members."

Mr Khan also blamed both the US for their role in proceedings, while accusing former prime minister Benazir Bhutto of secretly working with Gen Musharraf.

"I believe that the Americans are complicit, or at the very least knew about this, before it took place," he wrote.

"They are backing Musharraf as he could never get his way if they were serious about stopping him. Their recent statements represent just a slap on the wrist. The reason he is still getting support from the army is because of US backing.
Imran Khan is a well known U.K. personality, politician and cricketer.

Tagged as: khan, bush administration, middle east, musharraf, pakistan

Paddy is a regular contributor to Cliff Schecter.com.

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Shameless Hypocrisy [Report this comment] Posted by: AlexLawyer on Nov 6, 2007 6:19 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] It appears that the US is doing the same thing in Pakistan it did last year in Nepal, where it covertly (ironically, through Pakistan) armed and funded the corrupt, brutal, authoritarian God-King against democratic forces while pretending to support democracy, which fortunately triumphed after bloody nationwide protests. Our officials offer tepid expressions of concern and pious platitudes to the media and our more ethical allies while arming and financing tyrants willing to dance to our tunes. General Perverse Musharraf has proven himself as lapdog to Bush and pitbull to democrats in his country. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Musharaff coup orchestrated in US [Report this comment] Posted by: Nick on Nov 7, 2007 5:54 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Last year Musharaff was given 9 bill of american taxpayer money to keep this despot in power. He dares not to fart without consulting first with his american masters. Bush administration afraids of elections in Pakistan and what will follow. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] trial run [Report this comment] Posted by: Grandma Crabby on Nov 7, 2007 8:43 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Bush and company are watching events in Pakistan so they can do the same thing here. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: trial run Posted by: Chloe2005 » It has to have crossed their minds, Posted by: hurricane hugo Motive? [Report this comment] Posted by: zelda253 on Nov 7, 2007 11:57 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] I believe that is probably true because we have come to expect duplicity from our government, but I'm trying to zero in on what the exact motive would be. Is it to make sure there is no election in January? I mean, how does the US gain by this...just trying to figure out how their shifty little minds work. S.M. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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