পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড).pdf/৭৬২

726 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম ংবাদপত্র তারিখ Editorial Bangladesh 1 October, 1971 Deceiving The Americans Vol. 1 : no. 5 Editorial DECEIVING THE AMERICANS The stage was already set, the die was cast. On March 25 Yahya abruptly broke off his talks with Mujibur Rahman in Dacca. At sundown, before taking his secret flight from Dacca, never to return again to his sanctuary in West Pakistan, Yahya ordered General Tikka Khan to fix the Bengalis for their crimes in electing leaders of their choice. They had elected leaders who were determined to give the Bengalis a fair deal and end West Pakistani exploitation. West Pakistani soldiers, using American machine guns, tanks, bazookas and cannons, have killed more unarmed civilians than have ever been killed in such a brief period anywhere else in the world. And the killing goes on. General Yahya miscalculated. He thought that the power of repression was absolute. Now Bengali resistance has put him in a tight corner. West Pakistan depends on international charity and booty from Bangladesh for its sustenance. In order to refurbish her image in the world, specially for those who give her financial and material assistance. West Pakistan has to take special care to convince the Americans that U. S. assistance will be used for human welfare. General Yahya while going on with his repressive design has taken a number of measures to hoodwink the Americans. He has appointed a civilian governor and some ministers in Dacca who have never represented the people. These people are required to work under the "protective cover" of the all powerful Martial Law Administrator who as Tikka Khan's second-in-command perpetrated and is continuing to perpetrate atrocities in Bangladesh. General Yahya is also claiming that refugees are returning. While 105,000 refugees are claimed to have returned, there are impartial observers who maintain that the refugee flow out of Bangladesh is still continuing and the total number has reached nine million. Yahya has also decided to give a constitution to the country in the true tradition of a dictator. He intends to hold by-elections in almost half of the parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh, but his intentions are always open to question. His physical hold over all these constituencies is too tenuous to permit holding of any elections in the near future. He will allow the National Assembly to have a look at the constitution, but he will have the final authority to veto any amendment proposed.