In what officials are describing as further fallout from the Raymond Davis fiasco, the Pakistani government has asked the United States to remove some 335 operatives from the nation. They are also demanding that the US put its drone strike program “on hold.”
Pakistan’s government has faced increasing domestic unrest over the massive presence of CIA operatives and US special forces in the nation. This was compounded when Davis, who was ostensibly working for the US consulate in Lahore, murdered two Pakistanis on the streets, then demanded diplomatic immunity. He was released after the payment of “blood money” to the families of the victims.
The already controversial drone strikes came to a head in March as well, after a drone strike targeted a tribal jirga, killing a large number of civilians and tribal fighters loyal to the Pakistani government. The US insisted the attack was appropriate.
The demand to halt the drone strikes appears more serious than previous “formal requests,” which came as Pakistani officials were quietly endorsing the program. The current demands seem to originate within Pakistan’s ISI, which is likely in more of a position to require that such attacks stop.
Maybe at last Pakistan will stop being a US Lackey and stand up for its own citizens.
More strength to them. It is way past time that they demanded dignity in their treatment by the USA.
Obama, Petreaus ,Gates and Hillary Clinton should be told in no uncertain terms that ënough is enough"
No amount of so called äid"is worth the indignity of having to kiss the boots of a ruthless tyrant which is what the US has become.
Sounds good but Billions of $$$ nominally "free" is a very influential element of the "relationship." Recipients of that kind of monetary remuneration will be hard pressed to refuse the indignities that accompany the largess. And, as it is with the American government's relationship with it's own citizens, do you seriously think that the Pakistani government gives a rat's butt what it's citizens think?
In my opinion pakistan is not worth talking about any longer. Too many times they give in and the news is proved to be just propaganda. Case in point. At the very last minute they let that davis guy go for "blood money". The pakistanis are not worth the freaking trouble.
Their words are absolutely meaningless. Absolutely meaningless.
First off in pakistan Davis by there laws should be exicuted not that I agree but he should be in jail for life.The familly to take money instead of justice is very greedy no money is worth any human life.The US needs to stop what is war in Pakistan and for that master in the world.They all go against the constitution that the government swore to uphold witch seems to be becoming almost obsolite.All the wars they are now ionvoved in are illegal no matter how they try to justify them.The American citizens need to in mass numbers force the government follow the law it's there for a reason.In the middel east they are standing up to there corrupt powers it time all Americans do the same.The constitution calls for a government that don't follow the law to be replased.And America is the worst and most destabelizing country in the world.But they are in a dept they will never get a hold of so there dreams of controlling the world will stop sooner thanm most think.With all the countrys wating for that to happen for pay back things look bad for America but probably better for the other countrys of the world.
I just can't wrap this around my head. The US pays a sovereign nation to allow them to go in and blow their civilians to smithereens. Said sovereign country, after facing the heat from the would be targets, ask coyly and timidly for the US to stop. This is like a bad comedy routine. You just can't make this shit up, seriously.