"Perhaps the best-informed person in Afghanistan has said that he knows for
sure that the Israelis are training teams in Badakhshan and are sending them
into Pakistan's border regions to commit atrocities. Two British friends who
have covered Afghan wars since 1980, tell me the same thing. Rumors of
Israeli-trained provocateurs amongst the tribesmen in the Khyber Agency and
in Swat are rife." -- (Source:The
<http://www.arabnews.com/%20page=7§ion=0&article=119473&d=22&m=2&y=2009>
Great Game revisited http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7
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The Great Game revisited
Charles Ferndale | Arab News
The Israeli Army - which, despite Israel's veneer of democracy, actually
runs that country - has for some decades now pursued certain policies of
direct relevance to Muslim countries in its vicinity. Amongst these
countries are Iraq, Iran and Pakistan. First and foremost amongst these
Israeli policies is the determination of that army to remain the pre-eminent
military power in the region. And in order to retain its military hegemony,
the Israeli Army must necessarily prevent any Muslim country in the region
from obtaining effective nuclear weapons. And if, like Pakistan, such a
country already has nuclear weapons, then the Israelis believe it is
essential to disable that country to the point where it ceases to operate as
a nation militarily. Once we have understood the centrality of this policy
to the Israeli Army, then much of what has happened, and is happening, in
the region falls into place.
For example, Iraq was developing a nuclear bomb. Israel destroyed the
facility where Iraq's bomb was reputedly being developed. But Iraq still
remained a militarily powerful nation that might be a threat to Israel, and
it was too powerful for Israel to defeat alone, so Bush and Cheney obliged
the Israelis by invading Iraq on false pretexts. The result was the
decimation of the Iraqi Army, the division of the country into three areas
so it ceased to operate militarily as a nation, and the control of Iraqi oil
by companies amenable to US interests. Job done.
The persistent threats to Iran issuing from the White House under Bush were
designed to generate a political climate at home that would allow the US to
bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, so as to disable its supposed nuclear
weapons program. If Iran had a bomb, it would be of little danger to anyone,
because, were Iran to use such a bomb against Israel, as Hillary Clinton
said, America would "obliterate" Iran. On the other hand, were Iran to use a
nuclear weapon defensively against an Israeli attack, then America would
have to respond with more care. So the only result of Iran possessing a
nuclear weapon would be to curtail Israel's power to bully countries in the
region.
It follows that any American attack on a supposed nuclear weapons program in
Iran could only be designed to maintain Israel's military pre-eminence in
the region. An American attack on Iran's nuclear program could only have
been on behalf of Israel. A clear case of Israel controlling US foreign
policy on its own behalf. If Iran is building a bomb, the main reason would
be to defend itself against Israel. So the best way to put an end to the
supposed Iranian nuclear weapons program would be (i) to disarm the nuclear
threat from Israel, and (ii) for NATO militarily to guarantee Iran against
attack from its neighbors, especially from Israel. Why has the West not
pursued this effective policy that would also reduce the number of nuclear
weapons in the world? If India were disarmed and Pakistan were guaranteed
military protection against Indian attack, why would Pakistan need nuclear
weapons? When perfectly rational policies are ignored in favor of
dangerously ineffective ones, something fishy is usually up. The Kashmir
dispute also falls into this category.
Why are NATO forces in Afghanistan killing Afghans? Surely not for the good
of the Afghans. As for democracy, the overwhelming wish of the people is for
NATO forces to leave immediately. This is the principal reason for the
Afghan national revolt that people in the West call Islamic militancy. The
NATO forces are there for two reasons: One, for the oil and gas reserves
around the Caspian Sea, which, at the very least, the NATO countries would
like to deny to Russia and China; and, two, to destabilize and weaken
Pakistan on behalf of Israel. That India would also like Pakistan to be
weakened is just an added bonus ensuring India's participation in the
skullduggery, partly by means of a close covert alliance with Israel.
In order to maintain its military dominance in the region, Israel has for
years set about destabilizing any Muslim country that poses a threat to its
dominance. Pakistan is the only Muslim country with nuclear weapons and
Israel is within range. So Pakistan must be weakened to the point at which
it ceases to operate militarily as a nation. Pakistan is supposed to be the
West's foremost ally in the fight against Islamic militancy, so Israel
cannot attack Pakistan directly, and, if Israel did, she would certainly be
defeated. So what to do? Well, two strategies come to mind: One, use America
to attack Pakistan for you; and two, train and send into the border regions
of Pakistan gangs of thugs willing to commit atrocities that will then be
blamed on "barbaric Muslim militants", suggesting that Pakistan has lost
control of its territory to dangerous extremists and so may lose control of
its nuclear weapons. Is there any evidence that these policies are being
pursued by Israel in Pakistan? Yes, though regrettably my sources must
remain anonymous. Perhaps the best-informed person in Afghanistan has said
that he knows for sure that the Israelis are training teams in Badakhshan
and are sending them into Pakistan's border regions to commit atrocities.
Two British friends who have covered Afghan wars since 1980, tell me the
same thing. Rumors of Israeli-trained provocateurs amongst the tribesmen in
the Khyber Agency and in Swat are rife. Then there is, of course, the
completely public evidence of the daily US infringements of Pakistani
sovereign airspace by drones. These drone attacks always kill many more
innocents than so-called insurgents. The traditional authority of the tribal
elders is weakened because they cannot protect their people, thus further
destabilizing the region and allowing the infiltrators easier access. In
addition, they weaken the authority of the Pakistan government and of the
army, both of which are made to look as if they condone the attacks, which
surely is one of the main purposes of the attacks. Perhaps Asif Ali
Zardari's government and the army do condone the attacks, but if so, they do
so against the interests of a group of people - the Pashtuns - who already
feel alienated from central government. Thus Pakistani unity is further
eroded, much to the satisfaction of the Israelis.
That the destabilization of Pakistan has been on the minds of US officials
for some time is suggested quite strongly by an article in the Guardian of
Aug. 27, 2008. The article entitled "Take this war into Pakistan" was
written by the Afghan ambassador to Norway, Jawed Ludin. I assume that Ludin
was speaking as Afghan ambassador to Norway and so had the approval for what
he said from his government. I am assuming also that since the Afghan
government is simply the instrument of the US, the US authorities knew in
advance of the contents of the article. Maybe they were testing the water.
In this article Ludin says: "Without having to invade Pakistani territory,
(a) coalition (of US, Afghan and Pakistani military forces) should establish
a viable presence by opening military bases on Pakistani soil. A supreme
commander, with deputies from Afghanistan and Pakistan, should be appointed
to devise and implement an effective counterterrorism strategy on both sides
of the Durand Line... The coalition should also ensure the security of
Pakistan's dangerous nuclear arsenal."
Earlier in the article the author says, "the US must recognize the utter
futility of working with the Pakistani military" which he suggests is
untrustworthy and unfit to protect Pakistan's interests. This implication is
rather odd given that later he says that the "coalition of the willing",
that must set up bases in Pakistan to run an efficient counterterrorism
offensive, should include the Pakistan military (I take it in only a junior
capacity). So here we have a proposed force led by a "supreme commander" of
unnamed nationality that will lead Afghan and Pakistani soldiers (the
Pakistani leadership having been sidelined) on Pakistani soil (which somehow
they have entered without invasion) to take control of Pakistan's nuclear
weapons and to beat all the terrorists, by means undescribed.
Frankly, so bizarre a scheme is too stupid even for Indian and American
intelligence officials stationed far from the action. But, if not, then its
drift is obvious: The Pakistani military command should be fragmented,
disabled, sidelined and the country's nuclear "arsenal" should come under
responsible control (like that of the Afghans, I suppose). Pakistan should
be deprived of central military national command.
Events in Waziristan, in the Khyber Agency and in Swat Valley all suggest
that the central authorities of Pakistan have indeed relinquished control of
these border areas. Balochistan is also in a state of turmoil that makes it
impossible for the central authority of the Pakistan government and army to
govern there. Much of this is the result of 60 years of gross incompetence
and nepotism in the central government and in the army, but it has created
an environment easily exploited by Pakistan's enemies. The Baloch tribes on
the Iran side of the border are also being financed by outside agencies, so
their insurgency will weaken the central control of the Iranian government.
In short, Israel's foreign policy in the region, has, with the aid of the
US, become a very successful one. The only thing I fail to understand is why
the people of these countries let it happen. Especially the militants: They
are supposed to be true Muslims, yet they really seem to relish doing their
enemies' dirty work. I suppose when you are very poor, money can buy just
about anything. And when you are ignorant, you are easily fooled.
- Charles Ferndale has degrees from the Royal College of Art, Oxford
University, and the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London. He
divides his time between the UK and Pakistan. E-mail:
[email protected]
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