Conversations With History - Ahmed Rashid

[bakerch2009]

4:19  until 09:16

15:21 until 22:55

[gandhistears]

rashid is often the most meticulous voice from pakistan--but here he is a little too inviting of euro-american interference-

[emotionalinvalid]

@gandhistears correct. since ww2, the western world have only been trying to gain influence Afghanistan and Pakistan to set up a bullwark against the Soviet Union. And the west has used nefarious means, backing fundamentalists, drug traffickers and the Pakistan military. It supported general Zia to hang Benizar Bhutto's father(then president) because he was trying to make Pakistan more secular and thus less amenable to US corporations/military complex

[ravishingravi]

He basically confesses that Pak. army and state breeds terrorists and they have turned to fight them back. So, it is a terrorist state by th every definition of it.

[ranamahnoor]

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[heykellie]

He reminds of my professor. Great interview!

[Dincekt]

he speaks good english i think:) for a pakiiiiiiiiiistaniiiiii

[maqsad1]

This man is a professional spindoctor who gathers facts and self-censors uncomfortable truths into exactly what "conversations with history" want's to hear.

[gkatta]

@maqsad1 Why do you say that? I'm not sure what uncomfortable truths you're accusing Rashid of spinning into comfortable soundbites. Please elaborate.

[maqsad1]

@gkatta I'm not going to watch an hour of his ramblings to sift out all the rubbish he spews. It's quite obvious the only people allowed on this show are those who agree to tow the party line. 

[afghanology]

This is the man who the international community should hear and get some true informations from. the other journalists are just wasting time and collecting money, but this man has lived under the core perspect of Afghan and Pakistan areas.

[selfsenter]

he is well versed in the politics of that region but wrong on many issues.

The Taliban never supported poppy agriculture , infact they burnt huge amounts of those farms and made that specific market a mess.

[simplydesperate1]

@selfsenter You should have listened to him carefully he mentioned them supporting the trafickers after the American invasion. The thing you are talking about that was done by the Talibans when they were in power but that was also done just to bring some good name to themselves. Otherwise what do you think they were funding there from, apart from the Saudi funds and Pakistani technical support.

[view587]

He is right! Europe remains largely uneducated about these matters!

[view587]

The US is wasting it's people's money! aiding terror and then destroying it! what a pathetic nation!

[view587]

In short, Pakistan cheated the international community, build terrorists to fuel the Kashmir issue and now those very terrorists are screwing Pakistan! and even as of today, 80 percent US aid goes towards waging war against India! Interesting, Hats off to this journalist for being honest!

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[rdavid789]

extremely biased person, he minipulated the facts, it was Bhutto (elected/Democratic person) who initiated Pak nuclear prg not military!,

he is saying India threatens Pak and already fought wars and still says Pak army should not be fearful of India?????

Everybody in the world is innocent except Pak???

that explain why his book was best seller, like Obama waging wars still got nobel peace prize

[1michelemichele1]

....OK, so what would you say Rashid's agenda is?

I think he *did* mention Bhutto, but it was in connection with the Taliban, not the nuclear program. That was a shocker. It all gets to be a blur after a while.

I haven't had the impression that the blame all rests on the ISI & Pakistan, either.

[TheToofaani]

Even a junior school student in Pakistan can talk what he is talking.........He is proving his loyalty to those who pay guys like him.....nothing in depth....childish talk...

[view587]

@TheToofaani of course, children in Madrassas can tell us what he said, after all the gist is KILL INDIA! SUPPORT TERRORISM! what a loooser state Pakistan is!

[tauseef32]

I think its time that we start hearing some truth and let go of these traitor/qadyani stuff?

The security establishment of our country has caused the most damage to civilian supremacy and the rule of law.

People have looked at the likes of Musharraf, Zia and Ayub and still we talk of this so called patriotism which does not go beyond bashing India or blaming U.S , Israel or the petty politicians of the country.

[anon420098]

salaamz,

same old same old, why do the same people ruin every video with thier comments, ur hatred for pak/afg/bang/ind take it elsewhere.

[NazirKabiri1]

If there is any foreign journalist who understands Afghanistan, that is clearly Ahmed Rashid. Afghan nation highly admires his efforts in raising and debating regional issues with honestly and fair. God Bless you Ahmed Rashid.

[raqib56]

My neighbour says he looks like a

Qadiani taliban from ex-rabwah,

living in Indian State of Qadian, punjab now.

is it true ? ajmal kasav is executed ?

[realist225]

I am from Pakistan and I am surprised how you can live in one of the richest states in the world which also has freedom of information and still possess the views of an uneducated bigot?

[raqib56]

re4alister225,

it does not change anything, u r surprised

like all other ninkumpoops conned & conditioned entirely by US State Department Liars, educated idiots carry

same grey colour. listen to this puppet,

you should laugh your head off.

Pak media is a populas-assholes on

this planet. Try to think with your brains

if u have left woth some.

[Bluedhism]

good answer, i agree with rashid too and i'm an american.

[1michelemichele1]

Quantity of info doesn't have a thing to do with quality (!wish!), and the signal to noise ratio in discussions doesn't help. It'd be much better if Rashid critics would refer those of us who've read him to journalists who have an other points of views. Being branded as a bigot etc doesn't do anything to enlighten me on where Rashid's gone wrong.

[raqib56]

8592534444,

he look Miss !! pakistan has a population

of 165 millions, who does'nt have a family

link with Pakistan ? are you Indian ??

[hongster76]

the chinese, we r in billions.

india > paki

[raqib56]

I would like to ask this donkeyass,

Who controles, cultivates, sell, drugs from Afghanistan and receives its

revenue ?

Afghanistan receives 269 millions of US$

aids to curb drug trafficking, where is that

money ( grant from UN ) ?

Afghan drugs revenue is 450 millions US $ per year. CIA and FBI are the net

beneficiaries of this revenue !! can anyone deny that ?

[raqib56]

kalash98,

qadianis are very happy with Ahmed Rashid, because he speak their falseood

anti-Pakistan bullshit

[raqib56]

kaiser6665,

iwell  I don't need to comment,

[raqib56]

gandaav4,

don't know ur gaandaav is for who ?

yes, Pakistanis see their face every day in the mirror, how about Indians ? they have to take 120 o u turn to look at their ass, which has disappeared in poverty,

India received in 2008 US$ 270 millions

as International Charity collected by

Churches all around EU, USA UK, even

arabs send them 80 million US $ charity !! who is a begger ?

India sold 200.000 of her children last

year under the disguise of " Adoption ".

doing every year

[raqib56]

He is trained and educated in & by

Qadiani church missionnaries funded by

CIA and Anglikan promissory notes dated back to 1860 when Brit raj's fetus delivered a bastard baby called Mirza Ghulam of  Qadian, who at his, post puberty age (56) declared himself an

uncircumcised biblical Prophet of punjabi

compatriots converted freshly to sikhism,

promising them 4th harvest (taxed) falling

to the erotic temptationby Brit holy pedos

anglikan priests. The rest, u all know,

hasan nisar 2nd

[raqib56]

The bugger is a liar, as usual, on the

policies of the founders, in his whole

brothelic bakwaas he does'nt even talk one word about American Talibans &

their invasion in Afghanistan and the

Genocide of 1.8 millions of Afghans by

US / Nato Army, his balls get busted to

talk about 21 Indo / Israeli terrorists training consulates, paid, financed & equipped by US India & Karzai, the

jackass gandoo is speaking only State

Department's language, which he seems to represent, who is he ?

[pervezak]

Very anti-Pakistan. Mixes facts with his own opinions, basically says things which the Americans would like to hear.His main objective is to sell books. There are a lot things which have nothing to do with the Pakistani military. He forgets the constant devious role of India in the region. I expected him to be a little more profound in his analysis. His polemics against the Army clouds his academic judgement.

[dadarocks]

I am sure your father is in army

[8592534444]

I bet you are a Pakistan resident or have family there.

[redpalm001]

i agree with u 100%

[babur1231]

These few talibans who are causing problems in Pakistan are funded and supported by indians from Afghanistan to create problems within Pakistan so that international community sympathizes with india. India itself is a terrorist country with its agenda of eliminating minorities like Sikhs, Dalists, Muslims, Christians. They burnt hundred of Christians in India. They show a very nice and different face to the world. US should kick all these indicks out from US.

[2009desibanda]

What world do you live? May be it is your alias(named after the ruthless barbaric babur). How do you sleep at night which a single life given you by the great allah is wasted in bearing such heidous name and think alike. Sure India has issues with corrupt politicians. How can you speak of something positive to help better india than degrading the nation which was ruled by foriegners for centuries

[apnalosamajkar]

100% agree with u babur1231

[dadarocks]

Facts percentage of all minorities has consistently been increasing in indian since independence unlike pakistanb where hindu came down from 10 to near zero percent.. so get yourself informed before bloviating utter nonsense

[eleven451]

This is real crap man ! . The taliban is funded by india ... this real igorance .. i don't what to say ... u are seriously living on another planet

[husain87]

I love this program 'conversations with history'. Pakistan needs more people like Ahmed Rashid.

[hiltondilton]

stop talking bullshit abt pakistan assholes

[htgajjar]

Pakistan is well known Failed and Islamic Terrorist State. just like Somalia. Sudan, and Afghanistan to name just few Muslim countries.

Islam is Terrorism just look around the World.

[Soularis7]

here we go, another indian idiot. at least people dont die of starvation in pakistan, like in india. look whats happening in ur assam and other terror areas before u dare to comment on one of the greatest nations on earth, thats Pakistan.

[gandaav4]

Pakistan and greatest nation?Are you seeing your face or ass in mirror?Pakistan is worst than somalia..peoples begging for rotis.Dont dare to compare India with begger Pakistan

[dd1857]

muslims every where

[prenduzal]

Strong clear views that are well informed should be welcome. Rashid knows his business and speaks his mind. (Many of these comments remind me why I love one-on-one conversational radio but loathe call-in radio).

[Nadaaf]

...as matter of fact.. pakistan is cancer in the region...

[zaAfghanyam]

Britain created this border not to stop Pashtoons to attack British India but to keep that one nation divided. Afghans could invade them anyways even after the formation of a border if they had wanted. Some of your points are very good but sometimes you seem a real fool to me and may be to others who know the history.

[Wahwajee]

this talk is well informed and by and large very realistic.Unfortunately Ameicans who have maximum external influence on the country have very largely cultivated throughout through Pakistan Army.Army are unfortunately cosuming almost 30% of all the countrys resources.They have ruled the country under foreign influence and promoted the foreign interests and their own interests.And in this scenario the Americans have been foremost in cultivating and exploiting this perverse relation-ship.

[Drakemandra]

His sources are impeccable.

[uch]

i guess he is

[uch]

sharaiah doesnt mean extremism??

[khiljiauto]

He exaggerates too much.

[temptation4life]

example?

[kaiser6665]

ahmed rashed is saying is all truth..i been witness to many thinsg what he is saying....yeah clal me paid agent.....

[freddiestar]

incisive analysis as usual from ahmed rashid, about three times the intellect of the whole US government. Why not employ him to help sort out these problems?

[badakhan]

You don't have the balls to either speak or listen to truth. Shameful!

[tam706]

He is just a mouth, getting good money for his phoney stories. He is defending RAW, CIA and finds pakistan guilty for every thing. Somebody recomennded him as good jounalist to me but he is just plain stupide by giving simple explaination that pk armey is responsible for every thing. He himself was funded by ISI for his coverage of Afghan war in 90s (I can also make stories  ) but now he got better paymasters.......

[kethmanhallik3]

Ya right! Finally someone said things as they are and did not blame India or "forces from across the border" for Pakistan's troubles and he is "stupide"? The Pakistan army is essentially a jehadi army at heart that has been built to fight "infidel Hindus". Expecting them to make an idealogical turnaround like Musharraf did post 9/11 and attack fellow Muslims in the NWFP and FATA is wishful thinking. In this light, yes, the Pakistan army IS at fault for having a half hearted go at the terrorists.

[kalasha98]

Very informative and full of truths.

[smitapurushottam]

Should be read with Steve COll's book Ghost wars

[khiljiauto]

Yoooooo Physcoooooo

[8data]

This guy is great

When are we going to hang out Harry and Ahmed

great stuff

Gabriel Collett

ISI guy, you met my parents in 1995, bro

hello from ME everyone those tree sitters getting their just desserts