On Saturday, CNN-IBN reported that they had obtained a copy of a letter sent from Pakistan’s U.S. Ambassador Husain Haqqani to Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary and Chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha. In the letter, dated July 28, 2009, Haqqani warned that “harassing Americans or denying them visas hurts the country’s image and can have severe consequences” for U.S. aid to Pakistan and military sales. CNN-IBN cited the letter, quoting Haqqani as saying, “Over-reliance on physical intimidation and harassment causes bitterness and resentment. Additionally, the subject becomes more careful thus making surveillance that much more difficult.”
Husain Haqaani: Which flag does he owe allegiance to?
The letter reportedly mentions the recent instances in which Americans were denied visas, allegedly harassed, or put under intelligence surveillance while in Pakistan, suggesting that a Black List exists for certain journalists and non-government organization officials who are “perceived to be critical” of Pakistan’s “national security objectives and policies.” According to the letter cited by CNN-IBN, Pakistan harassed both NBC and CNN correspondents Richard Engel and Reza Sayeh, canceled the visa for Newsweek photographer Kate Brooks, and denied the visa renewal for the chief of the Asia Foundation and the director of the International Republican Institute.
Husain Haqqani traitor poster
The News on Sunday reported further on the development, noting that a Pakistan embassy spokesman refused to comment on the letter, instead calling the communication between Washington and Pakistan “a national secret.” The news agency added,
Diplomatic circles, however, confirmed that Pakistan’s embassy in Washington was under tremendous pressure, for quite some time, from U.S. media organizations over the issue of alleged harassment of U.S. journalists at the hands of Pakistani security officials. At the same time the Embassy was finding it difficult to get clearance from Islamabad to issue Pakistani visa to certain members of U.S. media which was, in fact, raising questions about the commitment of freedom of expression on part of Pakistan’s military and civil leadership.
The development as a whole is interesting, and raises some important questions:
Why is the Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani reviled so much?
Why was the letter considered a “national secret”? The document is indicative of the major rift that exists between Pakistan’s embassy in Washington and the players on the ground, as well as the divisions between Pakistan’s civilian and military/intelligence sides. Moreover, noted CNN-IBN, “Experts say Haqqani’s letter is a reflection of the rift… between President Asif Ali Zardari,” who is reportedly close to Haqqani, and PM Yousaf Raza Gilani, “who is close to the ISI.” Ultimately, the Pakistani establishment can hardly be perceived as unified if its arms are pursuing conflicting agendas.
Why was the letter revealed this weekend? According to CNN-IBN, the document was dated July 28, 2009, nearly two months ago. Why was it leaked this past Saturday? While I have no definitive answer to that question, it does seem interesting that the letter was revealed amid rumors that the United States, and more specifically, Blackwater, have been expanding their presence in Pakistan. If anti-American sentiment is increasing because of such alleged rumors, how do Pakistanis perceive the harassment of journalists and U.S. NGO officials within this context? How is Haqqani perceived as an extension of raising this issue?
How did CNN-IBN obtain a copy of the letter? A letter was written in the Pakistan establishment channels nearly two months ago, a letter that has since been called a “national secret.” On Saturday, CNN-IBN, an Indian news agency, magically obtained a copy of said letter, not a Pakistani news agency that perhaps may be more privy to such channels. Pakistani media outlets that have since reported on the topic only cited CNN-IBN’s coverage of the letter, leading me to conclude that the news agency is the only one that has access to it. So, perhaps a better question to ask would be, who leaked the letter to this news agency and why?
The letter itself is significant because it highlights the intimidation and mistreatment of foreign journalists and non government workers in Pakistan by the ISI/military. For a so-called democracy to stifle the freedom of speech and expression is problematic and should be a point of contention.
However, the story becomes more complex after placing it in the context on which it was revealed. The leaked letter could be an attempt to undermine Haqqani and marginalize his role in Washington. If discussion threads and blogs are any indication of public opinion, then a number of Pakistanis believe Haqqani’s letter further cements the diplomat as a “traitor” and someone attempting “to undermine national security.” Pakistan Ka Khudafiz wrote, “It is the duty of Inter-Services Intelligence to defend Pakistan’s borders and block any covert attempts to trample Pakistan’s sovereignty. Mr. Haqqani’s assertion that ejecting Americans found involved in suspicious activity and denying them entry is hurting Pakistan’s image, is idiotic at best and treason at worst.”
I can’t help but think that Haqqani’s letter may have garnered a different response had it been leaked in July rather than three days ago. What are your thoughts?
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THE HUSSAIN HAQQANI PAGE:
Hussain Haqqani: The most reviled & hated ambassador anywhere Hussain Haqqani: dangerous 5th column or selfish opportunist
Mr. Haqqani is the Pakistani Ambassador to the USA. As ambassador, Haqqani will essentially act as a “prime minister representative to the USA,” –a job diametrically opposite of what he was doing. Pakistani Americans hopes he is sent back to Sri Lanka.
A Western Oriental Gentleman (WOG) came to the USA in 2002. His credentials were pretty weak an MA from The University of Karachi. He noticed that there was a huge opportunity in making a deal with Faust and selling Islamphobia to the naive and scared American public. In the grand tradition of “Orientalism”, this new FOB (Fresh of the boat) man jumped on the Neocon bandwagon and stabbed the Civil Rights Movement in the heart. Mr. Hussain Haqqani’s incorrect, false and incendiary statements caused havoc with the normal functioning of the great American Democracy. Hackles were raised. If a man named Hussian said this, it must be true. If a Pakistani said this it must have veracity.
A rebuttal to Mr. Haqqani: US policy and Pakistan’s drift. Over the years, Mr. Haqqani has written a lot against Pakistan. This is a rebuttal. This rebuttal was also submitted to Mr. Haqqani personally. Upon Mr. Haqqani’s request his part of the mail excahnge has been deleted.
We wrote a while back “naun sau choohay kha keh billee haj ko chalee” (after doing 900 wrongs, he has gone for pilgrimage to wash his sins away). Mr. Husain Haqqani has been siting in the lap of the Neocons disparaging Islam and vomiting against Pakistan for the best part of a decade. Now he is rewarded with an Ambassadorial position to represent Pakistan.
Articles on Ambassador Hussain Haqqani are listed here:
HUSAIN HAQQANI: The most reviled Ambassador in the world. Is he the US spokesman?
- Husain Haqqani: Dangerous 5th column or selfish opportunist?
- Pakistan’s New Ambassador: Traitor or Naïve fool?
- Mr. Potato-Chips goes to Washington:-Neocon from Pakistan
- A rebuttal to Mr. Haqqani: US policy and Pakistan’s drift
Rebuttal to Mr. Haqqani’s book 
Appendix (Source www.MakePakistanBetter.com)
Conservative Foundations against Islam
A number of wealthy conservative foundations are primary bankrollers of the Neo-Cons and right – wing think-tanks. A grand total of 83 research grants totaling over $4.5 million dollars are supplied to groups and researchers involved in anti-Islamic research. The following foundations currently offer financial support of anti-Islamic research: The Earhart Foundation, The Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation, The Smith Richardson Foundation, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and The John M. Olin Foundation. The chart below links some specific research individuals with their funding foundation.
|
Name of Primary researcher |
Amount $ |
Funder |
|
Alexander Alexiev |
$75,000 |
Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation |
|
Hillel Fradkin |
$173,800 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
David Cook |
$150,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Nazeer Ahmed |
$50,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Zachary Abuza |
$65,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Timur Kuran |
$164,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Nelly Lahoud |
$9,000 |
Earhart Foundation |
|
Hussain Haqqani |
$100,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Steven Emerson |
$250,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Zeyno Baran |
$110,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Sultan Tepe |
$60,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Cheryl Barnard |
$100,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Graham Fuller |
$15,000 |
Earhart Foundation |
|
Ibrahim Abu-Rabi |
$20,000 |
Earhart Foundation |
|
Fawaz Gerges |
$143,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
|
Ahmad Mousalli |
$100,000+ |
Earhart Foundation |
http://www.turkses.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1408&Itemid=36
For Smith Richardson grants: Click the link below
http://www.srf.org/grants/grantsdb.php?username=&lg=1
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
Assessing Strategic Competition in Southern Asia $ 50,000
Ashley Tellis will research and write a book on the dynamics
of the strategic competition in South Asia involving India,
China, and Pakistan. He will assess Indian, Pakistani, and
Chinese strategic goals and explore how they are pursuing
those goals through the development of military and other
Capabilities.
Developing a New U.S. Policy toward Pakistan $175,000
Husain Haqqani will lead an effort to develop new ideas for
U.S. policy toward Pakistan. He will organize working groups
of U.S. and Pakistani experts and commission papers. He will
write a blueprint for a U.S. policy to encourage Pakistan to
adopt a more moderate and democratic political system. The
Project’s findings will appear in a series of monographs and
a policy report
World Organization for Resource Development and Education
Washington, DC
International Conference of Moderate Muslim Scholars Policy Makers $ 50,000
Nazeer Ahmed will organize a conference of religious,
Political, and academic leaders to discuss democracy and
Islam. The project’s findings will appear in a report.Yale
Flow of information is huge which requires a book, it is better to copy and keep in records; it will help you in future when Hussain Haqqani will put another mask on his face or West will kick out such fraudulent financial beneficiaries. He is assigned to work as ambassador at US by Zardari to facilitate in sucking money from West, it looks like joke that children adopt hobbies like ticket collecting, or coin collecting etc but Zardari has hobby of money collecting, making money by any means, billions of dollars did not help Benazir in her life.
Earthman
International Professor
Following links and references are not new but important and worth watching
1. Video Haqqani: Display of a slavish, defeatist mentality Part 1 & 2
http://www.dictatorshipwatch.com/2008/11/01/haqqani-display-of-a-slavish-defeatest-mentality.html
2. I am up for sale! Husain Haqqani- An agent of the anti Islam/anti Pakistan forces
http://pkdemocrat.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/a-prostitute-called-husain-haqqanian-agent-of-the-jews/
3. American talent and Celebrity Network
http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/
4. Mr. Neocon goes to Washington
http://rupeenews.com/most-popular-articles/mr-neocon-goes-to-washington-from-pakistan/
5. Mr. Chips (Haqqani) goes to Washington
http://rupeenews.com/2008/04/11/mr-potato-chips-goes-to-washington-neocon-from-pakistan/
6. Video (try to open in real player)
rtsp://video.c-span.org/project/ter/ter112707_pakistan.rm
7. Blogs: foreign Policy
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/search/node/haqqani
8. An example for the Arab world (interview)
http://www.resetdoc.org/EN/Haqqani-interview.php
9. Post-mortem of Farahnaz Isphahani and Hussain Haqqani
10. Hussain Haqqani is under influence of Ispahani.
http://www.attocknews.com/content/view/1018/168/
11. Iran,India and Afghanistan defeated Pakistan -More Ispahanis
http://www.makepakistanbetter.com/Why_how_what_forum.asp?GroupID=5&ArticleID=3944
12. Hussain Haqqani Propaganda – Citibank links
http://www.dictatorshipwatch.com/2008/11/01/hussain-haqqani-propaganda-%e2%80%93-citibank-links.html
13. A comprehensive look on Husain Haqqani published by rupeenews (worth reading)
http://rupeenews.com/2008/04/16/husain-haqqani-dangerous-5th-column-or-selfish-opportunist/
14. Series of four posts
Postmortem of Farahnaz Isphahani and Hussain Haqqani
http://www.attocknews.com/content/view/975/168/
Hussain Haqqani Propaganda – Citibank links
http://www.makepakistanbetter.com/Why_how_what_forum.asp?PageNo=&GroupID=1&ArticleID=4243
Hussain Haqqani is under influence of Ispahani.
http://www.makepakistanbetter.com/Why_how_what_forum.asp?GroupID=1&ArticleID=3904
Iran,India and Afghanistan defeated Pakistan -More Ispahanis
http://www.makepakistanbetter.com/Why_how_what_forum.asp?GroupID=5&ArticleID=3944
I totally disagree with this twisting of what Amb Haqqani said and this crazy stuff written and said here.
FOR the TRUTH please see the following -
http://wasiqali.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/taliban-apologist-ahmed-quraishi-instigates-followers-to-harm-pakistan%e2%80%99s-ambassador-to-the-u-s/
Taliban Apologist Ahmed Quraishi Instigates Followers to Harm Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S.
By Wasiq Ali
This post appeared on RealPakNationalists on September 14, 2009
Ahmed Quraishi who is a Taliban and Jihadist apologist and once took pride in calling himself the Master of “Immaculate Deception” has now openly called on his Jihadist/Conspiracy Theorist/Taliban sympathizing right-wing nuts to harm or kill Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ahmed Quraishi’s instigation comes in a post titled ‘Husain Haqqani to ISI: Let Blackwater In.’
Writing in the name of Dan Qayyum or forwarding his writing, Ahmed Quraishi says “Mr. Haqqani’s assertion that deporting Americans found involved in suspicious activity and denying them entry is hurting Pakistan’s image, is idiotic at best and treason at worst. PKKH (Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz) requests the Pakistan Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence to take note of Mr. Haqqani’s attempt to undermine Pakistan’s national security – and at the very least, immediately put him under surveillance if not on a lamppost in Islamabad.”
It is well known that the punishment for treason is death and the meaning of ‘hanging from a lamp post’ is also unmistakable.
Ahmed Quraishi at one time had called former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto a traitor and that was followed by the assassination of the democratic leader of Pakistan by Taliban.
Although Ahmed Quraishi accuses Husain Haqqani of ‘letting Blackwater in’ what he ignores is that in his alleged letter published in a section of the media, Ambassador Husain Haqqani does not even talk about Blackwater and only mentions American journalists and NGOs. However, this does not prevent Ahmed Quraishi from stating this falsehood because Quraishi’s arguments are never built on fact.
If one wants the truth and facts one must read today’s Editorial in the Daily Times, which points out what a good job Ambassador Haqqani is doing in a very tough situation.
“Under the circumstances, Ambassador Haqqani rightly feels that the policy in Islamabad and the mission given to him by Islamabad are running at cross-purposes. His job is to keep the two countries close to each other in the prosecution of the war against terrorism. In order to keep Pakistan realistically facing up to the challenge of the Taliban, a meaningful injection of American assistance is required. American support is also required to acquire loans from the IMF to help Pakistan import essential commodities.”
“It is true that Pakistan doesn’t have a uniformly good press in Washington. But the ambassador is fighting that trend despite the fact that most of what is printed there is pretty close to what is being revealed in the independent media of Pakistan. But secret agencies have never succeeded in producing a good foreign press. Unfortunately, there could be other less noble reasons behind the “black list”: hatred.”
“We hope the visas are not being blocked because of the hatred of America that certain officers feel. Worse still, we hope that this is not happening because of incoherence of policy or lack thereof. The blocking of visas will not benefit Pakistan. It will isolate Pakistan and blacken its image at a time when it is emerging from bad times.”
This is not the first time that Master Conspiracy Theorist-Jihadist Ahmed Quraishi has attacked someone and doubted that individual’s patriotism and loyalty to Pakistan. If we glance around we see that so far Ahmed Quraishi has attacked everyone who represents Pakistan’s interests internationally. Ahmed Quraishi has attacked without regard to any ethics Pakistan’s Baluchi leaders, Sindhi politicians, MQM leaders and all secular politicians. His venom against current elected leaders is especially pronounced.
Quraishi has been inciting people against the elected leaders of Pakistan ever since the civilian government came to power. He has not spared anyone from President Asif Ali Zardari to former National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani to Interior Chief Rehman Malik. He has made undignified attacks on U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson as part of his efforts to cultivate national paranoia.
Through his ranting and columns Ahmed Quraishi has instigated his Taliban-Jihadist followers against these people. The only person he has spared is former President General Musharraf, a usurper and reviled pro-American ruler whom Quraishi openly supported and admired.
Not just Pakistani leaders and politicians Ahmed Quraishi has not spared the Pakistani media either including the jang-Geo-News group for which he has worked. He has called them CIA agents without explaining why he writes in a newspaper or appears on a channel he describes as part of CIA psy-ops. The Pakistani media apparently is not jihadist and rightwing nutty enough for the Taliban-Jihadist sympathizer Ahmed Quraishi.
Ahmed Quraishi acts as if he is the only patriotic Pakistani and he can sit in judgement on the patriotism of all 160 million Pakistanis? Are all Pakistanis, except his fake “nationalists” stupid and ignorant if they refuse to believe people like Ahmed Quraishi or is the opposite the truth?
History has many examples which show that people who shout the loudest about an issue are very often those who are mixed up on the other side of that issue. Could Quraishi be on a mission to sow division among Pakistanis to serve some foreign interest and tehereby undermine Pakistan?
Who is Ahmed Quraishi and what right does he have to say whatever he feels like against Pakistani leaders and public figures? Ahmed Quraishi must be asked if he is on a mission to divide and polarize Pakistan and on whose behalf is he doing this? Is he a ‘Trojan Horse’ in the garb of a super-patriot? Who were his clients when he ran ‘furmaanrealpolitik’, who were his patrons when he applied for a job at Voice of America (VOA), who helped him travel to Lebanon to report on Hezbollah, who arranged for him to become a highly paid PTV anchor during the Musharraf years and who pays for him so that he can remains engaged in pro-Taliban and anti-democracy propaganda?
These questions beg answers. Meanwhile, real Pakistani nationalists should take notice of Ahmed Quraishi’s attempts to instigate his Jihadist supporters into harming the Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. We hope Ambassador Husain Haqqani will register the fact that if any harm comes to him at the hand of some extremist Jihadist then Ahmed Quraishi and his gang, including Dan Qayyum (if he exists), whould be held responsible. We hope and pray no harm will come to the able ambassador.
More revelations about the reality of Ahmed Quraishi will follow soon.
Wasiq:
No one support violence. I condemn it. Your tactic to malign people is exposed to all.
We have known Mr. Haqqani for a long time. In my opinion he is a traitor and in my opinion he is harmful to Pakistani interests. This is my opinion. I have held that opinion for a decade and have interacted with Mr. Haqqani. Living in the US I am entitled to any opinion I want. I have let my opinion be known to Mr. Haqqani in various email exchanges. He told me I had a right to my opinion.
In our opinion Mr. Haqqani is the most reviled ambassador in the world. Pakistanis do not like him at all. One wonders why? Could it be his statements about the Paksitan Army, his book about the Pakistani state or his general lack of understanding of the issues.
“Hum sub umed seh hain” siad it best when they called him “the US Ambassador to Pakistan”. This is how he is perceived. His support of Xe/Blackwater is a matter of record. Your apologies for anti-state elements are laughable–specially since they are wrapped up in nonsensical US jargon. Did you get the talking points from Xe? How much did they pay you?
Mr. Qurashi says it like he sees it. I have not seen Mr. Quraishi say anything harmful to Pakistan. Can’t say the same about Mr. Haqqani.
Your threats to Mr. Quraishi are now a matter of record. If any harm comes to Mr. Quraishi, you should be held responsible.