Washington DC | A US Army veteran has remarked on Bernie Sanders’ latest comment on Jammu and Kashmir and said that his opinion could be influenced by his Pakistani manager.
US Senator and Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders yesterday, while talking about the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, contradicted his country’s view and said that he was “deeply concerned” about the situation.
US has maintained that Kashmir is an “internal” issue of India.
He criticised Centre’s decision and tweeted, “India’s action [in Kashmir] is unacceptable and the communications blockade must be lifted immediately, and the US government must be speak out boldly in support of international humanitarian live and in support of a UN backed peaceful resolution”.
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Sellin, a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq war, tweeted that Sanders is totally ignorant about Kashmir and his statement was due to the prodding of Shakir.
“Bernie Sanders couldn’t find Kashmir on a map if it was colored with a bright blue Crayon. That statement was likely influenced by his Pakistani campaign manager & Muslim activist, Faiz Shakir, who may be aggressively promoting pro-Pakistani positions,” he posted.
A day ago, reacting to Imran Khan’s opinion piece in the NYT, where he had threatened the world with the spectre of a nuclear war over Kashmir, Sellin had tweeted: “Lunatics as leaders with tens of thousands of home-grown terrorists & nuclear weapons. Precisely the reason Pakistan needs to be de-nuclearized & broken up into less dangerous pieces.
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