1. MEMOGATE
The memogate controversy (also Mullen memo
controversy)revolves around a memorandum
(addressed to Admiral Mike Mullen) seeking help of
the Obama administration in the wake of the Osama
bin Laden raid to avert a military takeover of the
civilian government in Pakistan and conversely to assist
in a civilian takeover of the military apparatus. Central
actors in the plot included American-Pakistani
businessman Mansoor Ijaz, who alleged that
former Pakistan Ambassador to the United
States Husain Haqqani asked him to deliver a
confidential memo asking for US assistance. The memo
is alleged to have been drafted by Haqqani at the
behest of President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari