Indeed. the provocation which led to the war and the dismemberment of Pakistan was far greater than any tyranny practiced by George III against the American colonies. The Pakistan Army was turned upon the Bengali people. A million or more may have been killed. In panic. another 10 million fled into India. In November 1971. I journeyed the Jessore Road from Calcutta to the Bengal border at Bongaon. I witnessed the endless procession of these refugees as they sought to escape the reign of terror in their own land. Yet. the White House ignored detailed dispatches by its own diplomats as well as journalists who reported these facts. Seemingly. the President could not rise above his proPakistan bias.
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