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Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most non-allied.

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Age: 51 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 5
Died: 1979
Died: April 4
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Pakistan
Lawyer
Politician
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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There's only one man really responsible for those events - Yahya Khan. Both he and his advisers were so drunk with power and corruption they'd even forgotten the honor of the army.
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Yahya Khan wasn't interested in the government of the country, he was interested in power for its own sake and nothing else.
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I would not let myself be intimidated by Yahya Khan, his methods had led us to disaster.
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We(Pakistan) will eat grass, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own (Atom bomb).... We have no other choice!
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I tried to explain that there was a great difference between me and Mujib [Rahiman]: he was a secessionist and I wasn't.
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A regime which puts in a bunker the highest law in the land does not have the moral authority to say that nobody is above the law.
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[Yahya Khan] thought of nothing but acquiring beautiful cars, building beautiful homes, making friends with bankers, and sending money abroad.
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I am guiding you to seek truth from the facts of the historical conditions of our society and to identify the problems. The correct solutions will come with the correct identification of the problems.
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Tear gas, rubber bullets, and I would have arrested all the leaders. Oh, only a disgusting drunkard like ex-President Yahya Khan could have sullied himself with an operation carried out so badly and bloodily.
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Every government, every country, has the right to exercise force when necessary.
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I can't destroy the whole army, and anyway [Tikka Khan] bad reputation for the events in Dacca is exaggerated.
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Mujib [Rahman], as you've seen, is a congenital liar. He can't help telling lies - it's something stronger than he.
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I don't say it in the Indian fashion that is hypocritically. I say it sincerely because, instead of hatred, I feel great compassion for Mujib Rahiman.
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[Yahya Khan ] I have a big problem on my hands with him. I've set up a war commission to study the responsibilities inherent in the recent conflict.
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What can you say of a leader who starts drinking as soon as he wakes up and doesn't stop until he goes to bed? You've no idea how painful it was to deal with Yahya Khan. He was really Jack the Ripper.
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The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent stands behind the hierarchy of laws. In one situation, the population is regimented into acquiescence. In the other, the population voluntarily establishes a contract with Parliament.
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To build a country, [Joseph] Stalin was obliged to use force and kill. Mao Tse-tung was obliged to use force and kill. To mention only two recent cases, without raking over the whole history of the world.
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The fact is that when you talk about Mujib [Rahiman], everything seems so incredible. I don't understand how the world can take him seriously.
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I'm not trying to minimize things I'm trying to bring them back to reality.
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[Tikka Khan] went to East Pakistan with precise orders and came back by precise orders. He did what he was ordered to do, though he wasn't always in agreement, and I picked him because I know he'll follow my orders with the same discipline.
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