Saturday, August 26, 2006

Historic Footage: Bhutto's Drama at the United Nations

On December 3, 1971, India, which had provided substantial clandestine aid to the Bangladesh independence movement, launched a massive offensive against West Pakistan. Bhutto traveled to New York City to plead West Pakistan's case before the United Nations, but left in disgust when the Security Council supported Bangladesh's independence and called for a cease-fire.

Watch the drama unfold...

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