And who was behind Saddam's US imperialist puppet-masters? This photograph proves, the evil Zionists!
;-)
Posted on 04/19/2003 6:33:24 AM PDT by tuna_battle_slight_return
Islamabad, April 19, IRNA -- A senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) on Saturday said Saddam Hussain bowed out under a deal forged with the United States.
Syed Kabir Ali Wasti told IRNA here in an interview that Iraq's ex-president played the role of an agent of the US and facilitated its military action against his own country and people.
"Saddam has been serving American interests for decades and, in this context, one cannot forget Iraq's war against Iran and its invasion of Kuwait," he said to substantiate his viewpoint.
The analyst maintained that the ruling Iraqi junta fled the country under a pre-planned program along with their family members to a "safe and sound" haven.
Saddam's track record as a ruler, he pointed out, clearly proved that he ruled the country in order to serve Washington's political and economic interests in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf.
Wasti maintained that the way Saddam had built hype to destroy the US-led forces and inflict on them a crushing defeat was just a jugglery of words.
"During the war, it appeared the Iraqi forces, particularly the Republican Guards went underground to clear the way for the invading forces to take charge of the country," he contended.
He maintained that over 250 tanks, APCs, and heavy weaponry were thrown away to guarantee victory for the coalition forces. There has never been such an end to fighting in the past in any part of the world, he noted.
Expressing deep concern over the seething anarchy and lawlessness, he emphasized that the US-led forces should help restore order and peace to war-devastated Iraq.
"The US leadership should try to improve its image and public opinion as with every passing day things seem to be moving from bad to worse," Wasti cautioned.
He also laid emphasis on the confidence-building measures of the US aimed at putting an end to the prevailing sense of fear and intimidation in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf.
In response to a question, Wasti strongly called for a central role for the United Nations in the restoration of law and order and reconstruction of Iraq.
In this context, he urged regional countries to help the world body bring Iraq back to normal life as soon as possible.
The analyst sounded optimistic on the issue of coalition forces pulling out of the country and handing over power to the true representatives of Iraq.
He said he was opposed to the the idea that US and UK forces continue their occupation in order to defend the country's oil resources, stressing that these resources belong to Iraq.
To another question, he said that neighboring countries of Iraq should devise a strategy to help the UN effectively discharge its role of reconstructing and restoring order to war-devastated Iraq.
Referring to the anti-US demonstrations in various Iraqi cities, Wasti said "these are a clear indication that Baghdad is pedaling its way back to democracy. During Saddam's rule it was next to impossible to come out and demonstrate in roads and streets."
What menu is thus guy reading?
And who was behind Saddam's US imperialist puppet-masters? This photograph proves, the evil Zionists!
;-)
It's a promising start. They'll want to expand on it, for example with this and this.
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