The piece below was submitted for publication to a U. S. website. It had no author’s name or detailed address. It was submitted in hopes that it would slip past an inattentive editor. It is one example of how Pak’s psy-warriors use submission forms of international media and think tank websites.
It will probably end up in one of several outlets that routinely run unverified stuff …
Imran, the next Erdogan?
By Kelton High
When your nation is in peril, the
armed forces and God is summoned. For when the security threats elapse,
soldiers are belittled and God is history.
Understanding and being well informed about your enemy is an indispensable part
of any style of warfare and governance. The renowned and long-lived Chinese
strategist and military general Sun Tzu spelled this in his literature roughly
two and a half millennia’s ago, around 500 BC. It is challenging to gain
triumph in wars devoid of reliable and valuable intelligence regardless of any
type of warfare being directed. Countless lives are saved with strong incessant
intelligence in the War of Terror can precede to triumph. Only when politicians
are well-informed can effective decision making prevail in a state. This
information is circulated by the intelligence agencies. Several countries
globally are on one page together collectively embroiled combatting the war on
terror (WOT), yet it is unheard in these nations undermining the endeavors of
their very own intelligence agencies. The establishment’s agencies strategic
and tactical benefits are never abraded by politics. Then, why is Pakistani
politics self-destructive in itself that it emasculates its defense forces? The
question that arises is why Pakistan culminates in pampering social media as a
weapon but also to demoralize the achievements of its own intelligence
agencies.
Pakistan is made a unique nation with the predominant dynastic politics where
the fresh immature leaders occupy their father’s seat or portfolio. With
inexperience and great power come reckless speeches which are
anti-establishment most often against state agencies lacking extensive evidence
and suffering from impulsiveness instead of creating authoritative and
controlling incentives creating nationalistic harmony in the country. Our
nation is only deceived with such politically inaccurate speeches.
Are our politicians’ duty bound to take a political position that improves the
competences of our foes and destabilizes our own? The MNA’s supported by
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) namely Ali WazirandMohsinDawarwho piloted and
motivated a military check post attack. The military’s work at a tactical level
is no concern of theirs and should not have pried into military affairs. Their
position drives them to engage politically at a macro and not micro level being
members of the National Assembly.
This act by these MNA’s executed was predicted and forthcoming, but it is
unfortunate to perceive what Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim
League- N is ensuing is politically pathetic and piteous. Politicians anywhere
in the world do not confront and oppose their very own organizations. Post
9/11, the US has disbursed billions of dollars just to circumvent another
attack of such magnitude on the US soil. Many blunders were caused by the US
intelligence agencies and its military establishment but never have they been
sneered at instead they were accredited by every American citizen for sacrificing
their lives for their nation to avert any other attacks on the US home soil.
Several political analysts are deeming this age to be the most efficacious
stage in the history of American intelligence. However, on the other hand, what
are the Pakistani politicians executing and accomplishing? As a nation, have we
forgotten the vis-à-vis sacrifice, integrity, self-worth nobility, and national
dignity? Do we still believe in the following values, ethics, dogma’s to pursue
common ends of the nation? Perhaps, the answer can be established.
In Europe, centralized Monarchies existed during the period of 16th and 17th
century Phillip II of Spain and King Louis III of France. All they were
occupied in was ruling over mindless empires and consolidate power. The period
of Enlightenment subsequently emerged and the princesses and rulers were no
longer Europeans, amidst many changes slavery was abolished and women rights
were safeguarded. The courts of Europe ended the need for clowns and court
jesters. The clowns and the court jesters and the rich laugh instigators had a
confident determination as they were aware of their meaningful existence as the
Emperor’s happiness and joy had to be taken care of with sheer amusement and
entertainment these court jesters presented. These clown jesters are the
characters identified as Shakespeare’s fools part of Shakespeare’s works
notable plays i.e.‘A midsummer night’s dream. As the empires crumbled these
court jesters retired and democracy spread across the world and so did the dangers
escalate.
Circumstances are not similar in Pakistan, over the last decade politics in our
country has sustained to yield princes and princesses and emperors rather than
leaders those who have a perspective on the world which is poles apart; ‘a
wingchair, lounger and sitting room’ vision of the milieu and surroundings of
the poor people’s lives they rule. The several court jesters that enclose them
are similarly uninformed of the masses sorrows and woes and they provoke the
Princes, Emperors and Princesses gratification and smiles to remind them how
truly loved and popular they are amongst the grassroots. The work environment,
vacations, schooling, living standards, and income disparity has no similitude
to the lower class that bear the brunt under their authority. While they ascend
to the peers of the realm is the upholding and means of safeguarding of their
empires and throne they govern from the periphery is ruled by the core as the
incompetent state that has been constructed by aristocrats have inherited
nothing but poverty in return.
We don’t need to delve for the jokers of today and the court jesters in the
courts of the emperors. They concede themselves to be found all over social
media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. They repeatedly do the same thing
their ancestors and forefathers did, to pacify the leaders and the lordships.
They were qualified to raise repeated political contentions for the
justification of their masters therefore, responsible for boundless enjoyment
to their spectators. Will, we ever become serious-minded and like the Europeans
or Chinese politically abandon our Emperors along with their clowns. The
question to be answered is when will these so-called emperors conclude their
unpopular drama and depart from the political ambit to be governed by the
leadership intrinsically from the poverty-stricken populace of Pakistan.
It is has been revealed the emperors who are still surviving after Eid, are
probably going to exhibit a grand political performance. The write of the government
will be defied and also the armed authorities by perhaps integrating Pashtun
Tahafuz Movements protest group in their ranks also.
The only plausible suggestions for Prime Minister and his administration; walk
in Erdogan’s footsteps- be self-confident, be hard-nosed and monocratic. Prior
to democracy, social order needs to be instilled in the country. It’s long
overdue for the Emperors to resign and retire; for the clowns to pursue new
courts. It’s a dawn of a new beginning for Pakistan to improvise and advance in
the right direction.
