Secret Pakistan

Secret Pakistan

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Two part documentary series which explores accusations by CIA officials and western diplomats that Pakistan is failing to live up to its alliances in the war on terror.

In May this year, US Special Forces shot and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Publicly Pakistan is one of America's closest allies - yet every step of the operation was kept secret from it.

Filmed largely in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this two-part documentary series explores how a supposed ally stands accused by top CIA officers and Western diplomats of causing the deaths of thousands of coalition soldiers in Afghanistan.

It is a charge denied by Pakistan's military establishment, but the documentary makers meet serving Taliban commanders who describe the support they get from Pakistan in terms of weapons, training and a place to hide.

The second film in this timely and enthralling two-part documentary series reveals how Britain and America discovered compelling evidence that Pakistan was secretly helping the Taliban and concluded they had been double-crossed.

It tells the story of how under President Obama the US has waged a secret war against Pakistan. Taliban commanders tell the film makers that to this day Pakistan shelters and arms them, and helps them kill Western troops - indeed one recently captured suicide bomber alleges he was trained by Pakistani intelligence.

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  1. It’s a brilliant and bold piece of film-making. He’s reinventing the documentary and subverting it. In my view there should be no rules and no boundaries to film-making, and the impact this film had shows you how much he got right.

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  2. Islam will make an exit from both Pakistan and Afghanistan after World-War III, this is a fact. Muslims will become a minority in the Indian subcontinent. Islam will be forced to exit the subcontinent after the suffering a comprehensive defeat at the hands of the mighty indian armies and the anti- islamic coalition forces of the world.

    Then we Indians will establish the United States of India in the subcontinent which will incorporate all of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh,Nepal,Bhutan, Sri-Lanka and Myanmar into the Greater Indian Rashtra.

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  3. Why cannot Afghan Government stop Taliban from crossing from Pakistan. I agree even US has immense difficulties in a flat bordrer stopping weapons and drugs from Mexico to US

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  4. Pakistan is hell bent on Al Qeada and Al Qaeda hell bent on Pakistan

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  5. In all this heated debate we tend to forget one thing as to who has been backing radical Islam for the past two centuries? And that is because we don't bother to read and understand history!
    The historical reality is that radical Islam in its worst political version is the political creation of 19th century British Imperialism which has evolved over the past two centuries under the very auspices of Western players into its modern form of Al-Qaeda and PAKISTAN!

    1) Who created this terrorist Pakistan? Beyond doubt, it was a British invention of early 20th century in order to combat the growing influence of Communism via the CIA sponsored AL-QAEDA! ( Hilary clinton once famously said to American Senate : The guys we have been fighting today are the ones whom we strongly supported in the recent past!

    2) Just like Western Imperialism who has hijacked radical Islam as its most effective and offensive tool against its enemies in Asia, Pakistan has also been abusing Politicised Radical Isam at its best for its vested interests in the region and takes it as its most valuable foreign policy tool!

    3) As long as there is America on the map of the world, there will be an AL-QAEDA in one form or other as Radical Islam is the dark side of modern Americanism. There will always be a radical Pakistan to serve their interests in the region. Western Imperialism can never survive in Asia in the absence of RADICAL ISALM!!!!! Then who this mess belongs to ? The answer is clear!

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  6. In all this heated debate we tend to forget one thing as to who has backing radical Islam for the past two centuries? And that is because we don't bother to read and understand history!
    The historical reality is that radical Islam in its worst political version is the political creation of 19th century British Imperialism which has evolved over the past two centuries under the very auspices of Western players into its modern form of Al-Qaeda and PAKISTAN!

    1) Who created this terrorist Pakistan? Beyond doubt, it was a British invention of early 20th century in order to combat the growing influence of Communism via the CIA sponsored AL-QAEDA! ( Hilary clinton once famously said to American Senate : The guys we have been fighting today are the ones whom we strongly supported in the recent past!

    2) Just like Western Imperialism who has hijacked radical Islam as its most effective and offensive tool against its enemies in Asia, Pakistan has also been abusing Politicised Radical Isam at its best for its vested interests in the region and takes it as its most valuable foreign policy tool!

    3) As long as there is America on the map of the world, there will be an AL-QAEDA in one form or other as Radical Islam is the dark side of modern Americanism. There will always be a radical Pakistan to serve their interests in the region. Western Imperialism can never survive in Asia in the absence of RADICAL ISALM!!!!! Then who this belongs to ? The answer is clear!

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  7. The pakistani economy need american funding therefore they are creating this quagmire to keep the american troops in the region in order to preserve the billions of dollars it gets annually. Without these dollars pakistan would need a growing economy to supports its huge military. however i do not reccomend cutting military aid in response as this would mean that the whole of pakistan would be engulfed in terrorist elements this would hamper american progression. Strategically speaking pakistan is the winner in this situation, main reasons being, america does not have an appetite for a ground invasion, within 48 hours of american withdrawal the inexperienced karzai government would be overrun and all the efforts in the past ten years would be flushed down the toilet. we must always remember this is much bigger than religion as you have seen in this documentary intelligence agencies are using religion to serve their own means. this has always been the case.

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  8. India is far better off letting Pakistan to separate in 1947 so that we do not have deal with lunatics. Imagine shooting a fourteen year old because she is passionate about education

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  9. How much of US involvement is actually based on legitimate security threats to American people and the American territories, and how much is just fear-mongering? Muslims and Islamic countries today are the Communists and Russians of the 20th century.

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  10. At the end of the day I for one am glad that pakistan is double crossing the united states!! its funny how america does it to many countries around the world and bullies them also, so its about time someone did it to them!!! good on pakistan for keeping its own interests a priority, if america can do it then so can they. I dont see america doing anything about it because THEY CANT!
    and before anyone says that america will go in guns blazing and all this talk of nuking islamic nations is completely ridiculous! pakistan is not a weak nation by far and is not a iraq, afghanistan or even a libya. And the americans never attack someone strong they only attack the weak. Pakistan is here now and will always be here its a shame that i cannot say the same for AMERICA because if there is anything history has taught us is that EVERY EMPIRE EVENTUALLY FALLS!

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  11. pakistan double playing nature was exposed by india long back only america and world has realized recently this is the truth of evil country.. and it'speople

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  12. Ahan. . . i don't understand that if Americans know that we are deceiving them so why don't they left us at our own instead of accusing us up to that
    extent!!! It's not our war and it never was. . . Americans used us against Russians since 80's and they supported Taliban's by every means. . .!! Before Russian attack on Afghanistan there was no sign of Taliban's. . !! I admit that they are ISI creation but why don't everyone acknowledge that ISI did not created it intentionally neither they want to!! ISI just did it for America and America used them against Russian just to stop them invading Afghanistan!! Why people get so blind and dumb whenever they talk about Pakistan in any sense!! We are not as bad as world has made us!! Pakistan Zindabad. . <3

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  13. is the taliban not al qieda & al qieda the CIA? therefore u got the CIA backin up its own propaganda! & for talksake this was true, then y do we hav brittian & america pumpin millions into the pakistani education system?
    lmao..just read a comment which says this is a BBC documentary! think that proves my point unchallenged.

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  14. How is this a biased documentary? Its title is "Secret Pakistan," therefore one should go into it with the understanding that the main idea will be pointing out some sort of negative and problematic issues about the aforementioned country. Also, I understand that we are all pissed at the U.S. government but we cannot deny certain facts that are raised in this documentary and they are facts. Are we really so skeptical about everything that comes from Western society that we blind ourselves to what valid sources say if it supports what the West claims? This is not the first documentary talking about nations double crossing the U.S. and it's allies when it comes to counter terrorism.

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  15. Stop all aid to and immigration from, all Islamic countries. Require all auto manufacturers to increase motor efficiency by 60% in 10 years. Use water as a fuel supplement (see "Water Fuel" websites). Encourage Islamic Populations to continue reverting to an 8th century lifestyle. The rest of the world wil surge into the 21st century as Ilsam confines itself to the dusty pages of history.

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  16. Cut off all aid to and immigration from all Islamic countries. Require all automobile motors to be 60% more efficient in 10 years. Use water as a supplement fuel in automobiles (see "water fuel" websites). Muslim radicals want to revert to the 8th century. As the rest of the world surges into the 21st century, Islam will crumble back to the 8th century and dissappear into the dust of history.

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  17. Wao Shame on BBC for producing such kind of documentaries. I trusted BBC for its fair reporting since i was child i used to listen BBC every night with a small radio. But today i can say BBC is spreading disinformation for the issue which is very sensitive. We have lost more 35000 lives in this war against terror and tremendous losses to our economy is another darkest result of this war against terror. I belong to Pakistan. I am Economist. One should read confession of economic hit man to understand and see the negative face of these superpowers.

    High economic growth process needs two things for its survival. First natural resources and second market access. The whole world knows that the attack on Iraq was for natural resources and occupation of Afghanistan is for market access.

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  18. I get the strong feeling that this documentary is very one sided. I believe there is a greater game being played with China. Pakistan is simply a pawn on the board. The US needs to destabilize Pakistan to weaken China. I'm sure China is also contributing towards arming militia (possibly through Pakistan), similar to what the US did to Russian 30 odd years ago. One needs understand the geo-political game being played to understand individual conflicts.

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  19. A superb & spellbound documentary with some chilling messages to Western world !!

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  20. very good documentary, although I can't see why the US insists on appeasing Pakistan knowing their malevolent machinations

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  21. if you kill one life its like you kill all of mankind

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  22. You're a kook. 9/11wasn't an inside job. Read a book.

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  23. THis documentry sucks big big time.

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  24. BBC's documentries are being produced to please only those who want to see the imaginated enemy created by DumbNationofUnitedState, biased, as well as absolute twisted information which only feeds idiots.
    US is responsible for much of the trouble around the world, there goal to controll there own people as well as the entire world had made them act like savages. As the saying goes "Stupid White Man" looks like fits absolutely to the US Govt. and the majority of its people.

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