Tribute to Pakistani Gen Hameed Gul (R)!

General Gul worked closely with the CIA during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan when he was the ISI chief. But, he became passionately anti-American after the United States turned its back on Afghanistan following the 1989 Soviet withdrawal, as the United States had promised to help build a prosperous Afghanistan. He was further disconcerted when the USA began punishing Pakistan with economic and military sanctions for its secret nuclear program. General Gul then went on to declare that "the Muslim world must stand united to confront the US in its so-called War on Terrorism, which is in reality a war against Muslims. Let’s destroy America wherever its troops are trapped." General Gul personally met Osama Bin Laden in 1993 and refused to label him a terrorist unless and until irrefutable evidence was provided linking him to alleged acts of terrorism. Only days after the September 11 attacks he stated that they were clearly an inside job. In July 2010, Wikileaks released over 92000 documents related to the war in Afghanistan between 2004 and the end of 2009. In those documents Gul was accused of backing Taliban Insurgency against western forces to destroy the US effort in Afghanistan. General Hamid Gul blamed the US for creating and training different extremist and terrorist groups in the region, saying Washington is seeking to destabilize the region, specially Iran, through their presence in Afghanistan.

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 1m 52s Date Found: Thu, Mar 10 2011 1:13 PM Category: Entertainment Date Produced: Thu, Mar 10 2011 12:54 PM View Count: 0