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Islamic unification since the
Prophet himself. The trouble with this was that it was so obvious, and had
been discussed so much, that the people themselves knew it and were demanding
it.
This left the General in a quandary. He had been successful in his coup. He
had successfully played the competing western, eastern and religious
influences against one another& even during the Americans terror war that had
placed him in such a tenuous position and caused such upheaval. In the
process, he had demonstrated to the world the new nuclear capability the
Pakistanis had obtained in response to the
Indians. He had been able to modernize his military with both American and
Chinese hardware. And he had, at least from his perspective, improved the
standard of living for many of his people in the process.
But the quandary was that the people were now looking to Hasan and not to him.
Trying to walk a tightrope between the competing ideological influences of the
west and east had been a dangerous game and a touch and go proposition for
his governmental position. To go against the will of the Islamic people in his
Islamic nation could prove fatal to him personally he took note of the demise
of Isam Chaliberi with special interest in this regard. The various news media
around the world might buy into the propaganda regarding the cause of
Chaliberi s death, but General Musharraf knew better.
Contemplating this precarious situation caused the General to realize again
that he had little choice in the matter. He placed his hands on either side of
the podium, looked directly into the camera, and began.
Today we in Pakistan make an historic announcement to add to those of the
last several months. We of the National Security Council of Pakistan have
reviewed the growth of the Greater Islamic Republic with growing interest and
excitement. The prospect of a unified Islam has touched our hearts and our
spirits. It is truly the dream of ages but one that cannot be contemplated
lightly or without serious reflection.
Therefore, we have spoken with, counseled with and negotiated with the
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leaders of the GIR, and with
Imam Hasan Sayeed himself, over the last many weeks. We have considered the
impact of a unified
Islam on our people, their security, their potential for growth and prosperity
and their physical, social and spiritual well-being. As a result, we have made
important decisions on behalf of our people which we wish to announce today.
First, we are convinced that Hasan Sayeed represents a true Imamate for all
Islamic people. Today we recognize him as such and proclaim to all true
believers everywhere that they should similarly consider the meaning of this
reality for themselves.
Second, we announce today the alliance and merging of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan with the
Greater Islamic Republic. It is the will of the people. It is the will of
Allah we can but follow.
The details of the agreement between Pakistan and the Greater Islamic
Republic are provided in the packages you have been given. These same details
will be voted on by the people in a national referendum on September 1st. We
expect the agreement to be overwhelming approved by the people of
Pakistan and will proceed diplomatically on that basis from this date.
This completes the announcement. There will be no questions.
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Oval Office, The White House
Washington, D.C.
OK Fred, let s hear it.
The Secretary of State, understanding full well the gravity of the developing
situation, began his comments.
Mr. President, the unification announcement by Musharraf will create a
serious situation in the region.
Not only does it significantly add to the size, influence and overall
capability of the Greater Islamic
Republic, but it exasperates an already delicate situation in the Kashmir
bordering India.
Our efforts regarding India are making progress. They have made clear to us
their intent to remain committed to the CAS, but the fact that they are
willing to conduct and accept some trade and diplomatic negotiations indicates
a potential for making inroads into that commitment. In addition, I believe
they want to hedge their bets in terms of continued awareness of the growing
threat across their eastern border. I
believe, if we play our cards right, we can make progress with India and
perhaps create a wedge in the
CAS, and any potential for development of the CAS with the GIR.
Tim Hattering listened with increasing concern. He believed that the Pakistani
announcement was an unmitigated disaster and he could not stand by while it
was soft-pedaled to his President.
Excuse me for the interruption, Fred, but wait just a minute. This thing with
Pakistan is a disaster! We have sunk hundreds of millions of dollars, maybe
billions, into Pakistan s military hardware and into the research that led to
their nuclear capability. Now, all of that, every damn penny of it, is in the
hands of a fundamentalist Islamic state that has sponsored terrorism against
the United States, and has made its intent clear regarding all of the Middle
East. Sooner or later that is going to mean an abject threat to our friends
and our own strategic interests in the area.
The CAS is an equal threat and I appreciate our efforts diplomatically with
India to undercut it. But, I
am more interested in the immediate threat and ramifications of the
ideological and military impact of
Pakistan being gobbled up by the GIR. I thought our efforts with India and
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Pakistan were supposed to help prevent this very thing.
Fred Reissinger was not swayed by Tim s outburst. In fact he had expected it.
There was no doubt that the military implications of the growing GIR were
weighing heavily on the minds of military leaders around the world.
Tim, let me remind you that in our last meeting we discussed this very
eventuality. We have only had a short amount of time to dissuade and prevent
something that appeared to be on the verge of happening anyway. If you
remember, General Stone indicated that GIR advisors were already on the
ground in
Pakistan. No, our best bet with respect to Pakistan and the GIR is to keep
India nervous and looking to us for help if at all possible.
But, let s jump to the GIR and talk about that. The Iraqi situation has me [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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