Memogate

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