By Vikram Sood
June 8: In 1999, Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, mentor of the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and Jamat-ut-Dawa, had announced in one of his numerous sermons that have been allowed to continue unchecked: "Today I announce the breakup of India, Insha Allah. We will not rest until the whole of India is dissolved into Pakistan." Nearly 10 years later, in October 2008, Saeed ranted: "India understands only the language of jihad, which cannot be suppressed. In fact with some support, jihad can break up India like the former USSR." For decades this man has poured pure vitriol on India under the benign eye of his benefactors and today he walks free in Lahore.
It has never been adequately understood in India that the Pakistan Army will never give up its perception of India as a threat, seek to avenge 1971 and use Hafiz Saeed and his hordes as an important weapon for this. Saeed has been an enduring favourite of the Pakistan security establishment and could not have been allowed to remain in any kind of custody for too long. The Pakistan Army cannot afford to have peace with India because should peace break out, then the primacy of the Pakistan Army will be lost. Its extensive business empire, valued at $38 billion, will be in serious jeopardy. The jihadis will become jobless and threaten Pakistan even more than they do today. It should not, therefore, surprise anyone that Saeed was released.
http://newageislam.com/india-cant-simply-wait-for-america-to-deliver-on-pak---/war-on-terror/d/1454
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