I can't destroy the whole army, and anyway [Tikka Khan] bad reputation for the events in Dacca is exaggerated.

Mujib [Rahman], as you've seen, is a congenital liar. He can't help telling lies - it's something stronger than he.

The same goes for the refugees. Mrs.[Indira] Gandhi says ten million. It's obvious she started with that figure in order to legalize her offensive and invade East Pakistan. But when we invited the United Nations to check, the Indians were opposed. Why were they opposed? If the figure were exact, they shouldn't have been afraid of its being verified.

Tikka Khan won't try to stick his nose in politics.

Lets build a monument for the veto. Lets build a monument for impotence and incapacity.

Even to get Yahya Khan to reason was an impossible task - it only made you lose your temper.

I'm not trying to minimize things; I'm trying to bring them back to reality.