Err, and who is Mansoor Ijaz?

January 13, 2012 12:03

To the uninitiated, here's who Mansoor Ijaz is.

Ijaz is involved in the memogate controversy, which revolves around a memorandum seeking help from the Obama administration to avert a military takeover of the civilian government in Pakistan in the wake of the Osama bin Laden raid, and to assist in a civilian takeover of the military apparatus.

The contents of the confidential memo, addressed to Admiral Mike Mullen, were published in its entirety on Foreign Policy magazine's website on November 17.

Ijaz alleged that former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani asked him to deliver the confidential memo asking for US assistance.

The memo is alleged to have been drafted by Haqqani at the behest of the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has opened a broader inquiry into the origins, credibility and purpose of the memo.

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