Special Dispatch Series - No. 806
October 25, 2004No.806

Saudi Government Daily: 'U.S. to Invade Pakistan'

In an article in the Saudi English daily The Saudi Gazette, Md. Maqdoom
Mohiuddin and Khamis Mushayt wrote an op-ed and book review which exposes an
alleged U.S. plot to invade Pakistan, and then later possibly Sudan,
Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey. The following is the article: [1]

" Sir George Friedman, the author of the book ' America's Secret War,' which
is going to be released this month, revealed that the Bush administration is
set to invade Pakistan and divide it.

"The original plan is to invade Pakistan and occupy the North West Frontier
Province (NWFP) and Balochistan. It would seek India's help and allow India
to annex Punjab, Sindh, and part of Kashmir under Pakistan rule.

"There have been rumors about a possible invasion of Pakistan but this is
the first time this strategy of the U.S. is exposed.
This is a very dangerous plan which will have unimaginable severe
consequences and will put the survival of the world at stake.

"There is no doubt that the U.S. is the biggest enemy of Islam and the
Muslims. It utilized Pakistan to bring down the former USSR, helped Pakistan
form the Taliban and help the Taliban to come to power in Afghanistan. But
when Afghanistan refused to allow passage of an oil pipeline it declared the
Taleban as terrorists and, after 9/ll, attacked Afghanistan.

"After the destruction of Afghanistan, it sought the help of Pakistan
through intimidation. Now it is not only trying to destabilize Pakistan but
is also bent on dividing it. This is the worst example of friendship
extended by the U.S., as Secretary of State Collin Powell recently avowed
that Pakistan is the U.S. biggest and trusted ally outside NATO.

"The bomb blast in Pakistan and the sectarian fighting between the Sunnis
and the Shiites show that the U.S. has started implementing its program.

"The U.S. contends that Osama bin Ladin is hiding somewhere in Pakistan.
Ironically, President Pervez Musharaff has also said that Osama might be
alive and hiding in the NWFP or on the Pakistan-Afghan border. This will
give the U.S. an excuse to attack Pakistan. Right after 1947, the U.S. has
been using Pakistan for its mean purposes and Pakistan's military rulers
have always served Americaninterests for their survival. On its part, India
should not be a part of any such misadventure. Because the U.S. is nobody's
friend, India should not become a party to its devilish scheme lest this
devil will also devour it one day. It is now time for the three big
countries of Asia, China, India, and Pakistan to join hands and fight U.S.
misadventure and hegemony.

"The book also reveals that the other possible targets of the U.S. will be
Sudan, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey.

"Turkey is a NATO member. It regards itself as a secular country, although
it is a 100 percent Muslim nation. It is a friend of Israel and has
diplomatic and business relations with it. Turkey should know that the U.S.
is totally committed to the Zionist state and is promoting Zionism. It
cannot be anybody's friend, especially of the Muslims. Turkey should realize
that its survival lies in Islam.

"This book should open the eyes of other Muslim countries which have warm
relations with the U.S. Muslim countries are having a difficult time. After
the collapse of the USSR, the U.S. is playing its game openly as there is
nobody to challenge it anymore.

" President George W. Bush is also the biggest enemy of Islam. After 9/11,
he openly advocated a Crusade and everyone in the world knows what a crusade
is a war against the Muslims and total annihilation of the Muslims."

[1] The Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia), October 19, 2004.
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