Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Henry Kissinger, Father of America’s Cold War Foreign Policy, “We are at the edge of war with Russia and China on issues which we partly created, without any concept of how this is going to end or what it’s supposed to lead to”

  

Henry Kissinger, Father of America’s Cold War Foreign Policy, “We are at the edge of war with Russia and China on issues which we partly created, without any concept of how this is going to end or what it’s supposed to lead to”

Mujeeb Khan  


 



 

  Henry Kissinger, the most outstanding statement on foreign affairs, said “We are at the edge of war with Russia and China on issues which we partly created, without any concept of how this is going to end or what it’s supposed to lead to.” In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Henry Kissinger, 99, was the United States secretary of state. He advised the US not to “accelerate the tensions and to create options, and for that must have some purpose.” Foreign policy is “very responsive to the emotion of the moment.” Kissinger added. At the height of Cold War tensions, Henry Kissinger maintained peace and stability in East-West relations in Europe through détente.

 The Soviet Union’s decision to hastily end the Cold War was one of the greatest tragedies in human history. The result was that the world was dominated by imperial and colonial powers. After the collapse of the Soviet Empire, the countries of Eastern Europe that were freed in its orbit joined NATO, a military alliance of imperial and colonial powers. Soviet leaders took these decisions with great integrity. They trusted the US and European neighbors not to challenge Russia’s sovereignty and will not do politics to create danger for the security of Russia. But after the end of the Cold War, the new sun of peace had not yet dawned when the United States announced its plan to expand NATO. The recruitment of former Warsaw Pact countries into NATO began, on the second day after the end of the war, and America started planning future wars. Russia and China kept themselves out of battles. And their focus was on becoming a future economic power. America has wars according to its planning and Russia has become an economic power in Europe according to its planning and China has become an economic power of the world according to its plan. The US economy is running a war deficit. China’s economy has a trade surplus. Russia’s economy was running a surplus in oil and gas. In the first decade of the 2000s, Russia’s foreign reserves were $700 billion. Earlier, Russia’s foreign reserves reached trillions of dollars, and US relations with Russia became strained. Russia’s timely intervention in Syria saved the Syrian state from collapsing. America’s adventures in the Middle East were put on hold by Russia. America started imposing economic sanctions on Russia. Russian diplomats were expelled from the United States. This US policy was to send Russia back into the Cold War.

  America had declared China and Russia as strategic enemies. Military build-ups and alliances began to form around China, and NATO was placed on the borders of Russia, but despite America’s provocation, China and Russia showed extreme restraint. They helped free the US from the Afghan war. Moscow and Beijing held talks with Taliban leaders to end the war. And finally, an agreement was reached between the United States and the Taliban to end the war. After 20 years, the US was freed from a failed Afghan war that was costing a billion dollars a month. One billion dollars a month would have been spent on the American people. The Biden administration pitted Ukraine against Russia. It was the first major war in Europe after World War II. It was a NATO war, which NATO countries imposed on Russia. Until recently, Russia had sought a peaceful solution to the conflict with Ukraine. But the United States and the Secretary General of NATO Stoltenberg stood in the way of its peaceful resolution. No one in the world wants war except America and NATO.

  Let the world think that the Afghans. Who had already destroyed their country, their homes, their families, in the war with the Soviet Union for the West, and the way America had left landmines in Afghanistan. A million Afghan children are crippled by it. NATO fought a war in this country for 20 years and finally surrendered to the Taliban. Now the Ukrainians not only destroying their own country in the war with Russia for NATO, but they are also destroying the Europe that America built with the Marshall Plan after the Second World War.

    

   

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Pakistan’s Tragic 75 Years of Independence, 70 Years of Pakistan, A Close Ally of the West, Defending Their Interests

  

Pakistan’s Tragic 75 Years of Independence, 70 Years of Pakistan, A Close Ally of the West, Defending Their Interests

Mujeeb Khan   

 


President John F Kennedy, President General Ayub Khan, Vice President London B Johnson

President Reagan, President General Zia ul Huq


President George W Bush, President General Pervez Musharraf

  In the 75 years of the establishment of Pakistan, 35 years of military rules, and 40 years of political party governments, the world says you did not get good leaders, and religion ruined you. It is a beautiful country; people are very hardworking. But the leadership of the country was bad. Those who were good leaders were killed or their fate made a terrible example. Intrigues and conspiracies are extremely easy in this country. Founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah died under suspicious circumstances. In the early years of independence, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated. Those who came to power after him did not last long and their rule ended soon.

 The army came to power after 11 years of establishment in Pakistan. The first martial law was imposed in Pakistan. General Muhammed Ayub Khan was the first martial law administrator of Pakistan. The Constitution of the first Constituent Parliament of Pakistan was suspended. This is how the first decade of independence ended. The second decade of independence was under military rule. The British left Pakistan with powerful feudal lords and Kashmir in a conflict. Britain awarded feudal lords with Sir’s awards for their service and loyalty to Britain, major feudal families of Punjab lived in Britain, and they used to come to Pakistan to do politics. The people had fought for 50 years to end this feudal system. However, the feudal system is broken. But the owners of the sugarcane mills have replaced the feudal lords and now they live in Britain and come to Pakistan to do politics. These were the internal political battles of Pakistan. Pakistan fought three wars with India over the Kashmir dispute, 1948, 1965, and 1971. The last war was against India’s aggression in East Pakistan. India interfered in the internal affairs of Pakistan, helped the separatists in East Pakistan, and made them Bangladesh. If at that time the West had helped Pakistan in thwarting this aggression of India, Pakistan would not have developed a nuclear bomb. Although Pakistan was a close ally of the US during the Cold War, the US allowed India, a close ally of the Soviet Union, to dismember Pakistan, and nothing was done for Pakistan's security.

  General Ayub Khan’s military rule ended after ten years in 1968. The seeds of Bangladesh were sown during Ayyub Khan’s reign. General Ayub Khan handed over power to General Yahya Khan. Political parties of West and East Pakistan were demanding elections. Today, after 54 years, Pakistan has again entered this era, the army has given the power to General Shahbaz Sharif, and political parties are demanding elections. General Yahya Khan conducted the elections. After the tragedy of East Pakistan, the army handed over power to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Pakistan was in an incredibly challenging situation. The treasury was empty. Ninety thousand Pakistani soldiers were in Indian custody and India was threatening to prosecute them for war crimes. After the secession of East Pakistan, there was deep pessimism among the people about the future of Pakistan. All these tasks had to do by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in a brief time. In 1972 ninety thousand Pakistan soldiers came home from India. In 1973 The first democratic constitution of Pakistan was approved by the National Assembly, which was signed by all the political parties of the country, religious, secular, nationalist, and moderate. All the Islamic parties called it an Islamic constitution, and they signed it. Under it, they took an oath calling Allah the Present and the Watcher, we protect the Constitution. Governments formed in the provinces under this constitution. In NWF province, Wali Khan’s party formed the government with Mufti Mahmood’s party. In Baluchistan, Baloch leaders got the opportunity to form their own government for the first time. National Awami Party government was formed, Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizenjo become the governor and Attaullah Mengal the Chief Minister. The constitution gave rights to all four provinces, and provincial governments were working well. Democracy was slowly taking roots. Then the CIA informed the government that the influence of the Soviet Union was increasing in Baluchistan. The Baloch Student Organization is dealing with the Soviet authorities. Prime Minister Bhutto asked Pakistan’s intelligence to follow up on this CIA report. Meanwhile, Shah Iran, who was a point man for the CIA in the region, came with his report that Soviet influence was increasing in Baluchistan, and threats to Iran’s security are increasing. Prime Minister Bhutto was forced to launch an immediate military operation. Governor’s rule came to Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s political downfall began from here. Baloch will go to the mountains war started between Pakistan Army and Baloch. The elections were to hold in 1978, but Prime Minister Bhutto had decided to hold the elections in 1977, a year earlier. This was his faith in democracy. The CIA was behind the alliance of opposition parties in the name of rigging the 1977 elections. Terrorism in Pakistan started by PNA when the body of a PPP worker was dragged on the street in Karachi. These leaders were responsible for bringing the military government to power for the third time in Pakistan. Before General Zia ul Haq, these leaders had broken the constitution, and they should have been hanged, these leaders took an oath to protect the constitution. Jamaat-e-Islami joined General Zia’s military government. In a country in which religious parties and their leaders will be corrupt and self-interested, Constitution and democracy will never succeed in this country.

  After the East Pakistan tragedy, the Afghan Jihad was a significant tragedy. The noose of this Jihad is still around the neck of Pakistan. It was an unnecessary jihad. What General Zia did to entertain the western countries. Although the Islamic states of Central Asia were dominated by the Soviet Union, and there Islam was not threatened by communist ideology. Afghanistan would have been like these Central Asian states, with the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, the border of Pakistan would have been protected. Then, the same way as Soviet troops came to Afghanistan, they went to the countries of Eastern Europe, but the western countries did not do Christian Jihad there. Instead, peace is given importance in Europe. The Western nations had enmity with the Islamic countries by giving importance to Jihad in an extremely strict Islamic Afghanistan. They are suffering this Jihad till today.             

  

Monday, August 8, 2022

China Has the Oldest Culture of Resolving Conflicts and Differences Through Dialogue, Trade, and Economics, While America Has Over 246 Years of Culture of Resolving Disputes with Military Might and Dangerous Weapons, and This is a Clash of Civilization Between America and China

  

China Has the Oldest Culture of Resolving Conflicts and Differences Through Dialogue, Trade, and Economics, While America Has Over 246 Years of Culture of Resolving Disputes with Military Might and Dangerous Weapons, and This is a Clash of Civilization Between America and China

Mujeeb Khan

 

Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Taiwanese President 
Tsai Ing-Wen


Speaker Nancy Pelosi "America's determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world, remains ironclad." Madam Speaker is this just a statement or is it really the determination of the United States? while in Pakistan, America has overthrown the democratic government and given democracy in the face of chaos. The democratic process has been derailed. Why has Madam Speaker Biden's administration damaged democracy in Pakistan? Madam Speaker, you met Imran Khan and you praised Imran Khan's efforts against corruption in Pakistan. Then how has this happened in the Biden administration? Corrupt leaders have seized power in Pakistan.  

   

  What is remarkable is how civilly China is facing the constant provocations of the United States. China has not destabilized Taiwan, because Taiwan is part of China. Taiwan has a democratic system, and China respects the Taiwanese people’s system, the people have elected a leader who is fanatically anti-China. But China respects their decision. China did not interfere in Taiwan’s election and accepted the election of an anti-Chinese president. China values soft politics, economics, trade, and dialogue with Taiwan. Soft politics means that China does not want to impose its politic on Taiwan. Chinese living in Taiwan or Mainland China are Chinese people. China has a history of five thousand years. China has a culture of resolving conflicts, disputes, and differences, and that culture hasn’t changed. While America has a history of 246 years and America has a culture of resolving differences and conflicts with military might and dangerous weapons. And this is the clash of civilizations in China and America. Everyone in America knows that Taiwan cannot win a war with China. But America is selling billions of dollars worth of weapons to Taiwan. America’s fleets have approached China’s shore. America has formed a military alliance against China with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, aggravating the situation in the region. There are also plans to open an East Asia branch of NATO. The Korean Peninsula was said to be demilitarized, but now America is selling weapons to South Korea. This US policy is militarizing the region. Japan has now adopted the policy of becoming a military power of the region. This situation will cause North Korea to continue its nuclear program. On the one hand, America is creating an atmosphere of war by spreading weapons in the region. And on the other hand, North Korea should be asked to give up nuclear weapons. This will no longer be possible for North Korea under the present circumstances. This will instill confidence in Kim Un Jong that Japan will not develop more lethal weapons than nuclear weapons. The US has started an arms race in East Asia by including Japan in the war theater. America has no solid record for peace since the end of the Cold War.

  More than a hundred countries in East Asia recognize the one-China policy and consider Taiwan a part of China. While the United States itself recognized the One China policy in the Shanghai Communique to establish diplomatic relations with China fifty years ago and recognized Taiwan as part of China. Fifty years ago, there was no democracy in Taiwan. But later Taiwan adopted Hong Kong’s political model democratic system. Then, Taiwan benefited from the industrial boom that has come because of economic reforms in China. China included Taiwan in the economic development of its provinces. Taiwan is a major trading partner of China today. China has not harmed Taiwan’s political democratic system, has not interfered with it and has maintained it. For China, democracy in Taiwan is not as big an issue as it is given the impression in the US. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said in Taiwan, “America’s determination to preserve democracy, here in Taiwan and around the world, remains ironclad.” Said in a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen. Madam Speaker is this just a statement or is it really the determination of the United States? or we are seeing this determination in Taiwan because of China? While in Pakistan, the US determination is showing the opposite. America has overthrown the democratic government and given democracy in the face of chaos. The democratic process has been derailed. China has not treated democracy in Taiwan this way. Why has Madam Speaker Biden’s administration damaged democracy in Pakistan? Do you have the answer? Madam Speaker, you met Imran Khan, and you praised Imran Khan’s efforts against corruption in Pakistan. Then how has this happened in the Biden administration? Corrupt leaders have seized power, there are cases against them in courts and they are on bail. But they are in power with the help of America. This is a major difference between America and China. China has not undermined Taiwan’s democratic process, and China will never hurt either. Because this is the decision of the people of Taiwan and China respects it.                        

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Ukraine War: You Can Destroy a Country In 170 Days, But You Cannot Build A Country In 170 Days, The United States, The European Union, and NATO Could Save Ukraine If They Used Common Sense and Wisdom

Ukraine War: You Can Destroy a Country In 170 Days, But You Cannot Build A Country In 170 Days, The United States, The European Union, and NATO Could Save Ukraine If They Used Common Sense and Wisdom

Mujeeb Khan

 





Kyiv the capital of Ukraine before the war

 The Ukraine war is now its sixth month. The country is almost finished. The ruins will remain. The population of Ukrainians scattered in different countries of Europe, and there they started a new life. Those Ukrainians whose families were divided and were also in Russia, they went to Russia and reunited with their families. Russia has announced to grant them citizenship. During the Cold War, Ukraine and Russia were one country and it was the Soviet Union, Ukrainians were in government. They were the president of the Soviet Union. They were in the Politburo of the Communist Party; they were in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. They were the foreign minister of the Soviet Union. These Soviet Ukrainians were ambassadors of the Soviet Union to European countries. The Russian Ukrainian formed the Soviet Union’s policy towards Eastern and Western Europe. And peace and stability in Europe were their priority. However, if they wanted to, they could easily destabilize Western Europe. Trade unions were a major revolutionary force in Western Europe, while in the countries of Western Europe, the socialist parties had popular support. Rather, socialists came to power in many Western European countries. The people elected them. Due to this fear, Western European governments did not interfere in Eastern European countries and established a common security system in Europe.

  After the end of the Cold War, there was no issue between Ukraine and Russia for 23 years, and relations between the two countries were very cordial and close. Victor Yanukovych’s government was overthrown because of America’s intervention in Ukraine during the Obama-Biden administration. The Yanukovych government was close to Russia. while Petro Poroshenko’s new government was pro-West. In Ukraine, anti-Russian hatred was promoted under the pro-West Poroshenko regime. Ukrainians whose fathers and grandfathers were in government in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, their children and grandchildren hated Russia. When the war is based on hatred, external powers start seeing their own interests in it. Then they have no interest in peace and humanity. It was NATO secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s war. The NATO plan had the support of the Biden administration, and Europe had to see its solidarity with America and NATO. It was reckless adventurism against Russia. Hatred of Russia was on the minds of America, Europe, and Brussels, no one in Europe had considered the far-reaching effects and consequences of this war. The leaders of Europe were making the countries of Europe frontline states in this war, European leaders had forgotten the economic interests of their people. The judgment of the American and European leaders was that Russia will not be able to survive for long in the face of their severe economic sanctions against Russia. And Russia’s economy will soon fall. When Russia falls, seeing this, China will back off from challenging our global leadership. But their judgment proved wrong. And now Europe is in a tough economic situation, because of the US and Europe’s economic sanctions on Russia, there has been a massive shortage of oil and gas in Europe. For the first time in Europe, both governments and people are concerned about how they will keep their homes warm during the snowy winter, and how to keep water hot. EU leaders are accusing Russia of weaponizing oil and gas. European leaders are lying to their people and want public sympathy for their wrong decisions. Russia has opened shops to sell oil and gas. Russia spent billions of dollars on laying oil and gas pipelines in partnership with Germany. But under the pressure from America, the German government closed these pipelines. NATO and the European Union have tormented the people of Europe with their decisions, and they were telling the people that Russia is weaponizing oil and gas. That is not true.

  Ukraine could have been saved from the devastation of war if the leaders of America and Europe had used common sense and wisdom. Civilized democratic countries do not resolve conflicts through wars. The wars are the culture of barbarian nations.