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A decade of denials and downplaying from Pakistani leaders.

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A decade of denial and downplaying from U. S.

U. S. is even more in denial about Pakistani State’s unwavering support to terrorist outfits on its soil.

U. S. knew that nobody forced Pakistani government to facilitate relocation of Osama bin Laden from Sudan to Afghanistan in 1996. Pakistan’s democratic government chose to do so of its own free will at the time.

Declassified DIA Washington D.C., "IIR (intelligence Information Report) Pakistan Involvement in Afghanistan," dated November 7, 1996 states how "Pakistan's ISI is heavily involved in Afghanistan," and also details different roles various ISI officers play in Afghanistan. Stating that Pakistan uses sizable numbers of its Pashtun-based Frontier Corps in Taliban-run operations in Afghanistan, the document clarifies that, "these Frontier Corps elements are utilized in command and control; training; and when necessary combat“.

Declassified U.S. Department of State, Cable "Pakistan Support for Taliban" from Islamabad dated Sept. 26, 2000 states that "while Pakistani support for the Taliban has been long-standing, the magnitude of recent support is unprecedented." In response Washington orders the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad to immediately confront Pakistani officials on the issue and to advise Islamabad that the U.S. has "seen reports that Pakistan is providing the Taliban with materiel, fuel, funding, technical assistance and military advisors. [The Department] also understand[s] that large numbers of Pakistani nationals have recently moved into Afghanistan to fight for the Taliban, apparently with the tacit acquiescence of the Pakistani government." Additional reports indicate that direct Pakistani involvement in Taliban military operations has increased.

The biggest delusion U. S. is still under is that Pakistan has sincerely joined U. S. fight against terrorism as claimed by John Brennan, the Whitehouse counter-terrorism advisor today (May 2, 2011).

Fact remains that Pakistan thinks that U. S. fight against Taliban in Afghanistan is failing as evidenced by Pakistani prime minister Gillani advising Afghan President Karzai to dump U. S. in favor of China. Afghan government had NO reason to mislead the world despite Pakistani denials about the same.

Fact remains that ‘Pakistan's Army and ISI are covertly SPONSORING four militant groups - Haqqani‘s HQN, Mullah Omar‘s QST, Al Qaeda and LeT - and will not abandon them for any amount of US money‘, as written in 2009 by former U. S. ambassador Anne Patterson to Pakistan and as diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks show.

Ambassador Patterson had NO reason to mislead her own State Department and U. S. government.