The March 17 drone strike which killed 41 civilians in Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency may have fallen out of the headlines for the most part, but Pakistan’s anger remains. The US, however, seems to have little interest in hearing it.
That is the indication Tuesday at least, as Pakistani officials continue to seek either an official apology from the US State Department for the massive death toll, or at least for Ambassador Cameron Munter to keep his promise to deliver the note of protest to Washington DC. He was supposed to leave Saturday.
Officials say, however, that Munter still hasn’t left, and that the State Department is “in no mood” to offer an apology. Pakistan, for its part, has announced it will boycott this week’s Afghanistan conference in the US.
The US is already facing a growing split with the Afghan government over civilian killings there. If this split with the Pakistani government continues to grow, as well it might in the wake of the Raymond Davis fiasco, the Obama Administration may be facing its signature war without the support of its two “key allies” in the region.
Maybe I'm being naive but why don't the Pakistanis just tell Washington to "F" off? Seriously, the state department is in no mood to offer an aoplogy? To hell with the state department.
I can't understand that either. It appears the only reason why the US is in Pakistan is because the government of that country is allowing them in, in exchange for a boat load of cash. Time for the people of Pakistan to rise, kick the hell out of their puppet regime and the puppet master.
Worth a thousand words………………………… http://photos.thenews.com.pk/e_image_detail.asp?p…
How many times can someone kick, punch, slap….brutalize their prostitute before they get stabbed in the face, back….testicles…..or heart…………………..??????
How doez one spell fee-ask-Hoo…..???????????????????……….Fee-get-Hoo………………..???
Munter: another American criminal. We, the people have so many criminals to prosecute…good thing there are billions of us and thousands of them. Message to the people of Pakistan: There are millions in America who support you against our terrorist government. Don't lose heart. Non-violence always wins in the end! God bless the poor and suffering who will be inherit the earth!
These murderer's are not human.
Obama ,Gates, Clinton, Rice and Petreaus are all scum. They do not value human life – only their EGO's matter.
This is slap on the peace loving people to kill as many as you like for your sardistic satifaction and american politicians have a mind set based on the lies of spy agencies and it will be a great achievment of america that the whole world hates them,why?
Zardari himself is in trouble and can,t loot further due to american policies as he thought the nation will remain busy with so called terrorists and america and Zardari will achieve their goal.
I wish and it will happen as the elections are nearing and ppp will not like to be wiped out totally and politicians hold no promiss and in this case with also not with america.
Americans should think is absurd to kill Pakistanis and reward India how long? All the dirty work has to be done by pakistan. See the case of Raymond will america release a double or tripple murderer? They have not released Afia on the said only charges sentenced to 80 years Jail a scientist how criminal is american justice system?
I have several times qouted a film story named 30 killers. In film a very might person is shown whenever any one comes to hios house for demans he goes in corner and hides himself and mother were worried. Then he asked to kill one fly and then seond and in this way he killed 30 flies and there after 6-7 persons camne to his house started abusing then he came out and knocked out all the 7 persons.
Exactly the same thing will happen with america and his allies they will be knocked out from Pakistan and Afghanistan if they don,t learn and respect, enough is enough.
We have lossed 35000 Pakistanis lifes.
Send the murderers to Pakistan to face justice. We should not harbor terrorists in this country.
The dead are all "little brown people" who don't "know Jesus" and have no proper pronounceable names. They are "unpersons" to America therefore Americans don't know about them or care at all. Then again except for Congressperson Kelly most Americans never knew the names of the victims in Tucson either so it's all about the media. How about RAW STORY, Alternet, or Antiwar.com publishing the names and photographs of the 41 Pakistani fathers, husbands, sons and brothers who were recently murdered by President Obama? Someone give them a posthumous life please!
Ho-hum…. Uncle Scam is too busy blowing up kids and feeling indignant over the acts of cranky brown people not under its control to give a shit. Clearly narcissism is the lifeblood of our ruling pooh-bahs.
For how long America think will continue with these acts.They will never learn till they are taught a lesson and I believe they will be taught one some.
The Pakistanis must be really stupid people. WTF do they expect? Look at who they are in bed with for crying out loud. The solution is really simple: tell them to get the F*CK out!
Most of the World has realized that fascist amerika IS the #1 terrorist state; and the biggest barrier to World Peace. All of this awakening is good, as it will hasten the fall of the fascist amerikan empire !
And Joe the Plumber still can't get it through his Thick Skull ™ why 'those people' are so mad at the US and are screaming for revenge? Smalltown, USA, would have a complete nervous breakdown if its citizens had to endure for one day what the people of Afghanistan, Pakistan, or most of the Middle East for that matter, are having to deal with year after year as a result of US military 'assistance'.
Best intentions don't mean squat when your drone-launched missiles just killed a guy's entire family. I'd be reaching for the nearest AK-74 or RPG-7, too, the minute I saw foreign troops in my neighborhood, and praying something fierce to be granted revenge.