The dispute over the US control over the Shamsi air base in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province has centered around the base’s use as a source of CIA attack drones. Despite this, officials from both the US and Pakistan confirm, the base hasn’t been used for armed drone flights in months.
Rather officials say that all of the drone attacks against Pakistan’s tribal areas for the past three months have come out of Afghanistan, from air bases near the city of Jalalabad. It is unclear to what extent Shamsi is still being used,
The controversy over the Shamsi base came to a boil earlier this week when Defense Minister Mukhtar made public his government’s demand that the US abandon the base and return it to Pakistani control.
Incredibly, the Obama Administration responded by insisting that they have no intention of leaving the base. The stance went from provocative to downright perplexing, however, considering that the base isn’t even being used for attacks anymore.
If it isn't being used by the CIA anymore then why is the US government refusing to leave?
Lies. Lies. Damned lies.
The Americans are incapable of speaking the truth.
The American Indians had the phrase "" White man talks with forked tongue"
Even though we have a half white man in the White House – he still speaks with forked tongue.
This ain't about white people you racist douche, it's about the US government.
You are a little…hmmm…how can I say this? dense, eh JLS?
yea sometimes. lol, plus it was late.
Well, at least they say they did which is, of course, not the same as actually doing it.