June 14, 2010 -
PRLog -- The research linking Pakistan’s ISI to the Taleban by Matt Waldman (a Harvard Research Fellow) published by the London School of Economics has made many people happy. Amrullah Saleh Afghanistan’
s former Intelligence chief recently sacked by Karzai must be ecstatic because besides bad mouthing Karzai his other hobby is blaming the ISI for all of Afghanistan’
s problems. Those in the West and the US who seek excuses for the failure in Afghanistan must be happy for confirmation of their scapegoat –the ISI and Pakistan’s duplicitous policies! India whose nemesis is the ISI and whose main occupation is blaming Pakistan must be overjoyed. Matt Waldman has achieved his purpose—he has made waves—and he will find many to support his research if it can be called that.
The ‘research’
is based on ‘interviews’
with nine ‘Taleban Commanders’ from different geographic areas. This must be the first time that Taleban Commanders, if that is who they are, have done something like this with the full knowledge that they may become targets of the real Taleban. A Taleban spokesman has rejected the entire research and its conclusions—
this rejection is authentic. Ten former Taleban are also said to have been consulted---if this is true then it is also a fact that former Taleban have no credibility and would say anything to anybody for whatever they can get out of it. Finally six unnamed ‘security officials’ are cited as a source----some source! So much for the research behind this paper!
There is mention of a Taleban Supreme Council and a Shura as if there is a formal structure that meets with the ISI as a member. Those familiar with such operations know that even when seven militant groups were being coordinated jointly by the CIA and the ISI against the Soviets in Afghanistan there never was such a formal body. It simply does not work in that neat way. Even if there was such a body no Afghan in his right mind would allow Pakistan’s ISI to be a part of it. If this is what Mr Waldman was told then he has been taken for a ride.
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