পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (পঞ্চম খণ্ড).pdf/৪৮৯

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465 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ পঞ্চম খন্ড Department's pledge to the contrary to the Congress was nothing else but a mounting public opinion against the Pakistani genocide. Pakistan could not find a single newspaper in the whole of the United States, nor a TV or Radio network to invent some excuse for I its gruesome crimes in Bangladesh. One must note that Nixon's adviser Dr. Kissinger was allowed to come to Pakistan to make his secret trip to meet the Chinese leaders only after I White House announced that Nixon Administration intends to continue arms and economic aid to Pakistan. It was a kind of blackmail to which Nixon perhaps submitted unwillingly. He would have preferred the traditional U. S. method of doing things i. e. do everything say nothing. But such a silence was proving crucial for Yahya and his gang of murderers in the power tussle within the army. But admitting the offence publicly Nixon has been forced to give the political advantage to the Democrats in the coming elections. But he has also calculated the gains. If he manages to bring about a lasting friendship with China that would help withdrawal of U. S. troops from Indo-China without really losing political control over it he stands a good chance of neutralizing the Democrats. Thus China and America have got a date for themselves at the expense of a million lives in Bangladesh and 6 million Bengali refugees in India. Such a callous manoueuvre in political opportunism would surely help to write some of the darkest pages of human history. China a self-proclaimed defender of the rights of suffering humanity condoned the crime clearly for a political advantage in its global strategy against the Soviet Union. USA, the standard bearer of history's most vicious imperialism, in this joint effort at undercutting the Soviet Union, seeks even greater political domination of the world. China is yet to become a super power but the Soviet Union is already one. This is a very clever way of undermining its influence. As things stand now, there is no likelihood of a Chinese display of similar political accommodation for the Russians. But what is going to happen to us? Are we the people or Bangladesh to be doomed in the cause of Sino-American friendship? However, political observers are more inclined to believe that Sino-American honeymoon may in the long run mean better days for Bangladesh. The new understanding may result in the softening of Chinese attitude toward India. Moreover, now that the main purpose has been realized it is unlikely that the marriage partners would continue to go out of their way to please the marriage broker. The solution of the Bangladesh problem i. e. total independence could be hastened only if the Soviet Union begin to take greater active interest. Now a question to ponder. Has Washington become more socialist or Peking more capitalist? ২৩ জুলাই, ১৯৭১ YAHYA PREPARES TO MURDER SHEIKH We the people of Bangladesh are now shock-proof. Naturally, thus, we were not startled to hear about Yahya's determination to murder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after