The Intercept recently published a leaked cable that documents US demands to remove Prime Minister Imran Kahn from office. The Pakistani government originally denied the cable was real, but yesterday it admitted it is authentic.
Polls show that Khan is by far the most popular leader in Pakistan.
Since the US cable, Khan was removed by a no-confidence vote in April, survived an assassination attempt in November, and was recently convicted on corruption charges and banned from holding office for five years.
Is the goal of the Biden White House to make America like Pakistan?
Well this was a slightly better attempt, at least, than Charlie Kirk trying to pretend the US under Biden was just like Rwanda in the lead up to their genocide…
Trump The Conman has pulled off his greatest grift yet…getting supporters to actually believe that “they’re coming after you by coming after me”.
These same agencies that are involved in overthrowing political leaders in foreign countries are no respecter of borders when plying their trade. Including our own.
Yes, the US has a long history of intrigue and coups remove elected leaders in other countries. Washington fights to defend democracy only when election results agree with what the State Department supports.
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs provides details about the current Pakistan situation in the first 15 minutes of the video below.
It was obvious to the founding fathers that a large standing army was an existential threat to an elected government and rule of law. The US avoided a large standing army during until after WW2.
Now we have both a large standing army and a security state that specializes in regime change and covert operations. Of course, any suggestion they are domestic operations that mirror what is done overseas is a “conspiracy theory”.
The US claims to be defending freedom and democracy. Instead it has engineered the removal of Pakistan’s popular PM that has included an attempted assassination, political show trial, and ban from the election.
Where are the protests from the State Department about attacks on democracy and freedom in Pakistan?
According to Secretary Blinken, Pakistan is preparing for “free and fair elections” that have included imprisonment, attempted assassination, and removal from the ballot of the leading candidate for prime minister. “Free and fair” means that Blinken gets an outcome that he likes regardless of the means used to achieve it.