Indisk og pakistansk presse hevdar at pakistanske ISI sendte 100 000 dollar
til Mohammed Atta.
To artiklar av Jared Israel, den første inneheld en artikkel frå India
Times, den andre en bekreftande artikkel frå pakistanske Dawn.
Asgeir Bjørkedal
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====================================== Did 'Our' Allies, Pakistani
Intelligence, Fund the WTC
Attackers?
A Question Mr. Bush Is Not Asking...
[posted 15 October 2001]
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Comment by Jared Israel, Emperor's Clothes
The following story from the 'Times of India' appears to confirm the charge,
made by Emperor's Clothes and many others, that the U.S. foreign policy
Establishment is playing a hypocritical game in Afghanistan. (1)
According to a story in the 'Times of India," the Pakistani intelligence
service, ISI, Washington's close ally in the 'infinite war' against
terror, was
intimately involved with the 9-11 hijackers.
Is it true, as the 'Times' claims, that the U.S. pressured the now-retired
head of Pakistani Intelligence, Lt-Gen Mahmud Ahmad, to 'request' early
retirement?
If so, wasn't this an attempt to head off a fuller investigation?
And doesn't that mean the U.S. side knows Ahmad is guilty as charged?
And by demanding early retirement, rather than a trial for terrorism, hasn't
the U.S. government acknowledged that a) in sending $100,000 to one of
the alleged WTC hijackers, Ahmad was acting in accord with ISI policy
and b) the CIA or other U.S. covert forces were also involved?
If the 'Times' is telling the truth, and Lt-Gen Mahmud Ahmad was pushed
into retirement to prevent a scandal, and if President Bush really wants to
punish the parties behind 9-11, why doesn't he demand a full investigation
so that the guilty can be brought to justice, whether they are to be found in
Kabul, or Islamabad, or Riyadh, or Langley or Washington, D.C.?
If, on the other hand, the 'Times' is lying, why hasn't the U.S. State
Department demanded a retraction? After all, this is a most serious
accusation.
Washington's silence is one more piece of evidence that the "infinite war"
against terrorism is an infinite sham.
-- Jared Israel
India helped FBI trace ISI-terrorist links
by MANOJ JOSHI
12 October 2001
'THE TIMES OF INDIA'
NEW DELHI: While the Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations claimed
that former ISI director-general Lt-Gen Mahmud Ahmad sought retirement
after being superseded on Monday, the truth is more shocking.
Top sources confirmed here on Tuesday, that the general lost his job
because of the "evidence" India produced to show his links to one of the
suicide bombers that wrecked the World Trade Centre. The US authorities
sought his removal after confirming the fact that $100,000 were wired to
WTC hijacker Mohammed Atta from Pakistan by Ahmad Umar Sheikh at
the instance of Gen Mahumd.
Senior government sources have confirmed that India contributed
significantly to establishing the link between the money transfer and the
role
played by the dismissed ISI chief. While they did not provide details, they
said that Indian inputs, including Sheikh’s mobile phone number, helped the
FBI in tracing and establishing the link.
A direct link between the ISI and the WTC attack could have enormous
repercussions. The US cannot but suspect whether or not there were other
senior Pakistani Army commanders who were in the know of things.
Evidence of a larger conspiracy could shake US confidence in Pakistan’s
ability to participate in the anti-terrorism coalition.
Indian officials say they are vitally interested in the unravelling of
the case
since it could link the ISI directly to the hijacking of the Indian Airlines
Kathmandu-Delhi flight to Kandahar last December. Ahmad Umar Sayeed
Sheikh is a British national and a London School of Economics graduate
who was arrested by the police in Delhi following a bungled 1994
kidnapping of four westerners, including an American citizen.
(C) 'Times of India' 2001, Reprinted for Fair Use Only
http://www.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=1454238160
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= = = = = = = = = = 1) "Why Does Washington Want Afghanistan?" by Jared Israel, Rick
Rozoff and Nico Varkevisser. Can be read at
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/analysis/afghan.htm
2) Is Washington sincere about fighting terrorism? Then why has it coddled
the terrorist armies in the Balkans? See '"TERRORISM AGAINST SERBIA IS
NO CRIME' at
http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/jared/nocrime.htm
And why has it threatened to unleash a campaign of terror against Belarus?
See, 'Tough Measures Needed in Belarus!' at
http://emperors-clothes.com/news/tough.htm
3) In the course of one week Osama bin laden switched from saying he
opposed the 9-11 destruction to saying he rejoiced in it. Emperor's Clothes
found this change a bit too convenient. See "'Osama bin laden, Terrorist
Monster,' TAKE TWO!" by Jared Israel, at
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/articles/jared/taketwo.htm
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Washington Plots, Moscow Crawls, Kabul Burns
by Jared Israel [19 October 2001]
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"We in India have always been victims of terrorists from
Pakistan. Many times the Pakistan government would be on
the Terrorist Watch List of the U.S., but the U.S. would
never brand them terrorists. How can the Pakistan
government be an ally to fight terrorism? They are the
terrorists. Remember that the 1993 bomber of WTC found
sanctuary in Pakistan. As for the U.S., when Indians were
being killed by the Islamic terror groups from Pakistan and
Afghanistan, it wasn't terrorism - it was a "dispute." But when
the exact same groups attack the U.S., it is World Terrorism."
(Arvind Kumar, a reader in California)
Colin Powell flew into Pakistan and gave a press conference two days ago.
U.S. fighter-bombers have been flying into Afghanistan all week.
On 17 October, the 'New York Times' reported:
"American pilots have for the first time been freed to choose
their own targets and fire at will within specific zones around
Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan, senior Pentagon officials
said today. United States commanders warned that none of
the Kabul leadership's forces were immune from attack."
Tell that to the Red Cross. While President Bush was exhorting school
children to:
“'go out and mow a lawn or do somebody a favor to earn a
dollar' to help the children of Afghanistan, and told them to
send it directly to the White House to be turned over to a Red
Cross fund." ('Washington Post,' 17 October)
U.S. planes were bombing the Red Cross in Afghanistan:
"'U.S. forces did not know that I.C.R.C. was using one or
more of the warehouses,' a Pentagon statement said. The Red
Cross said each of five warehouses in its compound was
marked on the roof with a large red cross. The raids occurred
at about 1 p.m., in daylight, the agency said." ('N.Y. Times,'
17 October 2001)
This is strikingly reminiscent of U.S. military crimes and justifications
in the
1999 war against Yugoslavia. There too, buildings with red crosses on the
roofs were bombed in daylight, though always by accident. (1)
If clearly marked Red Cross buildings are not safe in the bright light of
day,
then any structure, animal or person, with the bad luck to be situated in a
'fire at will' zone may be blown to pieces. And we will never hear about
most such crimes because a) the U.S. military is enforcing tight media
control and b) most of the victims won't have the Public Relations clout of
the International Red Cross. Here's a philosophical problem for you: if a
child screams in pain but you are not there to hear it, is he or she actually
wounded?
[Residents of Kabul, Afghanistan look for belongings amid the rubble of
their home, Oct. 18. Four children were killed. Sayed Salahuddin/Reuters]
Why isn't this terrorism?
Because the U.S. government says it's not. Instead, we are told, it is the
unfortunate but unavoidable consequence of war, as if some natural
process were in control, as if the U.S. military command were helpless to
prevent the occurrence of 'fire at will' zones.
According to Washington, which has yet to present evidence that the WTC
horror was in fact masterminded from Afghanistan, it has no choice. but to
bomb. Thousands of hours of media broadcasts and miles of newsprint
support this claim, so who are we to ask for evidence?
Government officials and the media say: "Bin Laden's terrorists are
attacking us. We have no choice but to wage 'infinite war' to root out such
terrorism."
Elsewhere we have argued that this answer is either weak or crazy. But as
more facts come to light, it becomes increasingly clear that this answer is a
conscious lie. (2)
The proof lies in one word: Pakistan. Pakistan is a key supporting player in
the infinite war, supposedly against terrorism.
On the 16th, Secretary Colin Powell held a joint press conference in
Islamabad with Gen. Pervez Musharraf, military dictator of Pakistan.
Here's what the 'New York Times' reported:
[Start 'New York Times' Quote:]
"The United States and Pakistan agreed today to work
urgently for the creation of a new, broad-based government in
Afghanistan that both sides said could include moderate
elements of the Taliban movement whose present leadership
is now a target for the American-led military campaign.
"Secretary Powell said he had come to tell Pakistan that the
United States -- long chastised here as having abandoned its
cold war ally following the collapse of the Soviet Union --
was returning "to demonstrate our enduring commitment" to "a
great Muslim nation." ... "The high praise heaped on Pakistan
provided a curious sight: an American secretary of state
standing next to a general in uniform who seized power in a
military coup, and lauding his achievements.
"Secretary Powell said the United States would also get more
deeply involved -- if asked -- in resolving the longstanding
and often violent conflict between Pakistan and India over
Kashmir, a mainly Muslim territory claimed by both countries.
"The American secretary's visit left no doubt that a far more
robust American military and diplomatic initiative lies ahead in
southern Asia, one that will require large expenditures, a
re-examination of sanctions and other restrictive policies and,
in general, a much deeper involvement in the region than
President Bush anticipated when he came to office nine
months ago.' [End 'New York Times' quote, 17 October,
2001]
A FEW COMMENTS
Despite the reference to Washington having 'abandoned' Pakistan after the
cold war, there is overwhelming evidence that Washington has actively
supported the efforts of Pakistani intelligence, which has guided the
Taliban. (3) & (4)
For several days we have been commenting on 'Times of India' revelations
about Lt-Gen. Mahmud Ahmad, head of Pakistani intelligence, the ISI.
Apparently Lt-Gen. Ahmad was told to 'request' early retirement after
India presented the FBI with proof that he had ordered an aide, who
happened to be an international terrorist, to wire $100,000 to the leader of
the alleged WTC hijackers. (5)
Below we have reprinted articles from the 'Wall Street Journal' and the
Pakistani newspaper, 'Dawn.' The articles confirm that the 'Times of India'
charges are true. Nevertheless, our terrorism-fighting President has yet to
comment.
Lt-Gen Ahmad was not only the chief of Pakistani intelligence (ISI), he was
also one of the main leaders of the military coup that put Pakistan's
dictator, Gen. Pervez Musharraf in power.
It is simply inconceivable that Gen. Musharraf did not know that his
intelligence organization was financing the WTC hijackers. And this is the
man with whom Secretary of State Powell held a press conference 16
October in Islamabad.
The bombing of Afghanistan is monstrous, not least of all because it is
based on a lie. Washington and Britain have not launched a war against
terrorism. This war brings together the sponsors of terrorists in
Afghanistan,
the Balkans and elsewhere: the U.S., Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The true
goal is to establish a powerful U.S. presence in Central and Southern Asia.
The 'New York Times' said:
"The American secretary's visit left no doubt that a far more
robust American military and diplomatic initiative lies ahead in
southern Asia."
Get it? They are not there to knock out bin Laden. They are not there to
destroy the Taliban. They are bombing Afghanistan a) to prepare the locals
to have a proper attitude toward U.S. domination and b) to send a
message to any independent-minded leaders in Iran, India, China and
especially the former Soviet Republics, that those who defy the U.S. will
get bombed.
The end goal is to set up a U.S.-and-British-installed-and-dominated
100% independent Afghan government. A lot of the nitty-gritty dominating
of these independentistas will be done by Pakistan, under CIA and State
Department direction. (The leaders in Washington like to delegate petty
dominating.) The independent government will approve a powerful U.S.
military presence, probably including a massive military base or bases,
similar to Bondsteel in Kosovo.
We have been sold a vicious little war, my friends. The terrorists will
not be
eliminated. The talk of keeping 'moderate Taliban' in the government is the
tip-off. A 'moderate Taliban' is one who does what the U.S. tells him to do.
Washington plans to combine some of these moderates with moderate
muhajedeen (i.e., terrorists) from the Northern Alliance, with the aim of
creating a unified moderate terrorist apparatus modeled after the Kosovo
Liberation Army (KLA). (6)
The KLA has been used to attack and decimate Macedonia even though
the Macedonian government was doing everything possible to please
Washington. Similarly, this new terrorist apparatus will be used to attack
the countries around Afghanistan, and further, to attack Russia. And just as
Washington coupled a KLA terrorist assault on Macedonia with military
'aid' to that besieged state, so the attack from Afghanistan will be
coupled -
as it has already been coupled - with all forms of aid, military and
otherwise, to the former Soviet Republics in Central Asia. Washington likes
to control both the attack and the victim's response, the better to determine
the outcome of the struggle. (7)
The goal of all this is not small-time economic exploitation, as many on the
Left think. Washington does not need to decimate Central Asia in order to
control this or that natural resource, for example oil deposits, or to put
through a pipeline or some other economic project. Washington is playing
for vastly bigger stakes. The goals are 1) to reduce the nations of the
former Soviet Union to U.S.-controlled territories, helpless to protect any
of their treasures, whether oil or gold or forests or land or people or
natural
gas and 2) to eliminate the potential threat that these former Soviet states
might get together as a powerful political and military force and challenge
Washington's ability to do the same thing all over the world.
A Russian reader informs us that politicians allied with president Putin have
popularized a new slogan in Russia: "Better the U.S. in Afghanistan than the
Taliban in Tartarstan."
This is consistent with Putin's role since 9-11, which has been to avoid
challenging Washington by telling his people the truth. For example, he has
accepted Washington's amazing self-definition as champion of the war on
terror, even though everyone in Russia knows Washington has sponsored
and continues to sponsor terrorist forces in the Balkans and covertly
supports them in Chechnya and that it has openly threatened the former
Soviet Republic of Belarus with a campaign of destabilization and terror.
Moreover, Putin has not challenged Washington's version of the actual
scenario on 9-11, even though the head of the Russian Air Force, Gen.
Anatoli Kornukov, rejects Washington's claim that the U.S. Air Force
could not intercept any of the hijacked planes. (8)
Is Putin hopelessly misled? Does he think he is going to play some
imaginary Berlin card against Washington? Or is he just a traitor? Whatever
Putin's intentions, his actual behavior betrays not only Russia but the whole
world, because everyone, including the American people, needs Russia to
rally nations to resist Washington's attempt to transform the planet, as
it has
transformed the Balkans. (9)
Because the truth is, if the U.S. takes over Afghanistan then it will not be
long before the muhajedeen are in Tartarstan. And from there?
-- Jared Israel
Our thanks to Arvind Kumar who sent us the following two articles.
GEN MAHMUD'S EXIT DUE TO LINKS WITH UMAR SHEIKH
Monitoring Desk
NEW DELHI, Oct 8: Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed has been replaced after the FBI
investigators established credible links between him and Umar Sheikh, one
of the three militants released in exchange for passengers of the hijacked
Indian Airlines plane in 1999.
The FBI team, which had sought adequate inputs about various terrorists
including Sheikh from the intelligence agencies, was working on the
linkages between Sheikh and former ISI chief Gen Mahmud which are
believed to have been substantiated, reports PTI website.
Informed sources said there were enough indications with the US
intelligence agencies that it was at Gen Mahmud's instruction that Sheikh
had transferred 100,000 US dollars into the account of Mohammed Atta,
one of the lead terrorists in strikes at the World Trade Centre on Sept 11,
it adds.
(c) 'Dawn' 2001 Reprinted for Fair Use Only
http://www.dawn.com/2001/10/09/top13.htm
WSJ.COM OPINION JOURNAL from THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL, Edtorial Page
By JAMES TARANTO
Wednesday, October 10, 2001 2:10 p.m. EDT
OUR FRIENDS THE PAKISTANIS
Yesterday we noted a report from a Pakistani newspaper that Lt. Gen.
Mahmud Ahmad had been fired as head of Islamabad's Inter-Services
Security agency after U.S. linked him to a militant allied with
terrorists who
hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in 1999. Now the Times of India says
Ahmad is connected to the Sept. 11 attacks:
Top sources confirmed here on Tuesday, that the general lost his job
because of the "evidence" India produced to show his links to one of the
suicide bombers that wrecked the World Trade Centre. The US authorities
sought his removal after confirming the fact that $100,000 were wired to
WTC hijacker Mohammed Atta from Pakistan by Ahmad Umar Sheikh at
the instance of Gen Mahumd.
Senior government sources have confirmed that India contributed
significantly to establishing the link between the money transfer and the
role
played by the dismissed ISI chief. While they did not provide details, they
said that Indian inputs, including Sheikh's mobile phone number, helped the
FBI in tracing and establishing the link. -----------------
(c) 'Wall Street Journal' 2001 Reprinted for Fair Use Only
http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=95001298
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= = = = = = = = = == =
(1) 'Barbarians At The Gate ' by Jared Israel. Can be read at
http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/jared/Barbaria.html
(2) "'Bin Laden, Terrorist Monster.' Take Two!" Can be read at
http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/jared/taketwo.htm#c
(3) Washington's Pakistani Allies: Drug Dealers, Killers
By Rahul Bedi in New Delhi Can be read at
http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/allies.htm
(4) Congressman: U.S. Set Up Anti-Taliban to be Slaughtered.
Excerpts from a most revealing Congressional hearing with comments by
Jared Israel. Can be read at http://emperors-clothes.com/misc/rohr.htm
(5) 'Did Pakistan Pay WTC Terrorists?' by Jared Israel. Can be read at
http://emperors-clothes.com/misc/isi.htm
(6) 'Kosovo Concentration Camps : The KLA Archipelago' Can be read
at http://emperors-clothes.com/news/reporter.htm
(7) 'Terrorist Thug Boasts: "Thanks to Uncle Sam, Macedonians are no
match for us!"' by Scott Taylor. Can be rad at
http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/taylor.htm
(8) 'For Nicaragua, Read Belarus'. Letter to the 'Guardian' (London), by
Mark Almond. Can be read at http://emperors-clothes.com/letters/alm.htm
(9) 'WHAT NATO OCCUPATION WOULD MEAN FOR MACEDONIANS'. A truly
mind boggling report on what happened after NATO took over the
Kosovo town of Orahovac in June of 1999. Can be read at
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/misc/savethe-a.htm
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