On the Sex Life of Yahya Khan: a Rebuttal the Reviewers

The Vortex launched in India about a month ago to overwhelmingly positive reviews. However, just about every esteemed diplomat and counselor officer agreed that while they loved the way we wrote it, they just couldn't believe that a dictator who killed an estimated three million people might also have had out of control sexual appetites.

You see three of the biggest publications in India--India Today, The Financial Express and the Business Standard all agreed that Jason Miklian and I must be making up details of how Yahya Khan snubbed the Shah of Iran because he was too busy getting fellatio from a prostitute. They wrote that we undermined our credibility when we reported that Yahya pulled a pistol on his son Ali after he discovered that Ali was sleeping with his mistress. Moreover, they said that we went over the top when we reported that right after he almost shot his son, Yahya ordered airstrikes against India and almost ignited World War 3. 

To some degree I can't blame the reviewers for furrowing brows at these sensational details. I mean, the story almost seems too good to be true. However, I think it's important to set the record straight and remind my readers that we have extensive sources for everything we wrote in the Vortex. More importantly, it's essential to point out that people's personal lives often influence their erratic actions.  After all: Yahya Khan and his coterie conducted a systematic rape campaign in East Pakistan with the express intent of diluting the Bengali gene pool. Given the well-established facts, I have to ask why so many reviewers are willing to give Yahya the benefit of the doubt when even Yahya himself never refuted these claims?  

In this week's video I explore the context of the criticisms of the Vortex, go over the credibility of our sources and remind them that world leaders often abuse the reins of power.