Pakistan

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Pakistan pays U.S. lobbyists to deny it helped bin Laden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistan's Washington lobbyists have launched an intense campaign on Capitol Hill to counter accusations that Islamabad was complicit in giving refuge to Osama bin Laden.

At least they are paying good money to Merikan lobbyists :

Mark Siegel, a partner in the Washington lobbying firm of Locke Lord Strategies -- which is paid $75,000 a month by the Pakistani government -- told Reuters on Thursday he had spoken twice to Zardari since U.S. special forces killed bin Laden on Sunday, and "countless" times to the Pakistani ambassador in Washington.

Siegel's firm was retained by the Zardari government in 2008 and has earned nearly $2 million in fees since then, according to Justice Department records. Siegel said his firm is paid $900,000 a year by Pakistan.

Since bin Laden's death, Siegel says he has been on Capitol Hill every day to promote Pakistan's position on the bin Laden killing, talking to congressmen, senators and their aides.

Ain't Merika Great!

Mark Siegel

Mr. Siegel was the chief strategist of the Humphrey for President Campaign in 1972, the political director of the Democratic National Convention in 1976 and the Coordinator of the Draft Kennedy movement in 1980. He was an elected at-large member of the Democratic National Committee for more than 10 years and served on three separate Democratic commissions on the presidential nominating process.

:wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

 

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Three Osama Bin Laden Wives in Pakistani Custody

According to one of the women, bin Laden confined himself to two rooms in the house, including the bedroom where he was killed. He never left those rooms, she claims, for the five years he was hiding there.

With 3 wives (out of 5) I can see why he spent alot of time in the bedroom...

The three wives are in custody in Islamabad, and are facing firm but nonviolent questioning, a former intelligence official said.

U.S. officials have requested but have been denied access to the wives so far.

Water-boarding won't help here...

He also said that U.S. military personnel in Pakistan would be reduced to the "minimum essential."
There are currently about 100 U.S. troops in Pakistan.

Zero seems like a good number to me...

B)

 

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Times of India:
Cornered Pakistan may strike India to salvage lost pride

NEW DELHI: Deeply embarrassed by the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden under its nose, the Pakistan army might be tempted to ratchet up hostility towards India and even encourage the terror proxies it controls to stage strikes on the Indian mainland, the Indian security establishment feels.

 

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Times of India:
Cornered Pakistan may strike India to salvage lost pride

This is no different than US sucking up to OBL when Ivan was dancing with Al Qaeida.

Enemy of my enemy is my friend.

 

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Pakistan was never an ally. They may have claimed to be anti-al Qaeda, but were pro-Taliban. The Taliban is pro-al Qaeda. Welcome to terrorist connections 101!