Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Politics is never merely a game of power; it is also an endless test of responsibility. Yet Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's longest-serving fascist ruler, now finds herself standing behind an impenetrable wall of denial.

In her first interviews with three major international media outlets-Reuters, AFP, and The Independent-since the people's uprising, she sought to explain her role in that historic moment.

But her words were not simply political statements; they were, in effect, a document of self-defense presented before the court of history.

The tone, language, and message across all three interviews were cast from the same mold - carefully crafted as a defense brief.

There was no remorse, no apology, no space for self-r...