“Kill three million of them,” said President Yahya Khan in February 1971, “and the rest will eat out of our hands.” (Robert Payne[1972])
#OTD in 1971 his Army launched Operation Searchlight to destroy Bengali intelligensia. By the time it ended 2-3 million Bengalis had perished.
#OTD in 1971 his Army launched Operation Searchlight to destroy Bengali intelligensia. By the time it ended 2-3 million Bengalis had perished.
https://twitter.com/RupakChatto/status/1375403728094777351
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
amazon.ca/Blood-Telegram…
amazon.ca/Blood-Telegram…
The Rape of Bangladesh by Anthony Mascarenhas
goodreads.com/book/show/6675…
goodreads.com/book/show/6675…
Trials of 1971 Bangladesh Genocide: Through a Legal Lens by Tureen Afroz
amazon.com/Trials-1971-Ba…
amazon.com/Trials-1971-Ba…
The Genocide the U.S. Can’t Remember, But Bangladesh Can’t Forget
smithsonianmag.com/history/genoci…
smithsonianmag.com/history/genoci…
The Bangladesh Liberation War: A Forgotten Question of Genocide by Robin Kennedy
mironline.ca/the-bangladesh…
mironline.ca/the-bangladesh…
Massacre: The Tragedy at Bangladesh and the Phenomenon of Mass Slaughter Throughout History
by Robert Payne
goodreads.com/book/show/2891…
by Robert Payne
goodreads.com/book/show/2891…
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