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| US likely to punish those involved in Nato attack |
| 2011-12-29 |
| [Dawn] The United States indicated on Wednesday that it might take action against those involved in a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... attack on Pak border posts, but only after receiving the final report of an official US inquiry into the incident. Last week, the US Central Command released a preliminary report which conceded NATO's mistakes but also blamed Pakistain for the deaths of 24 Pak soldiers in the November 26 attack. Islamabad has rejected the report as biased and is urging the US to find those responsible and take punitive action against them, media reports said. Earlier on Wednesday, a Pentagon spokesperson told a briefing in Washington that punitive action against those found guilty could not be ruled out, but only the final inquiry report could determine who was responsible. The Pentagon official also noted that the Centcom commander, who supervises the US-led war in Afghanistan, had already directed the Kabul-based International Security and Assistance Forces to take concrete measures to improve cooperation with Pakistain. The Pentagon, according to its front man Capt John Kirby, has provided a copy of the inquiry report to Pakistain army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI... Capt Kirby said an official of the US Embassy in Islamabad delivered a copy of the report to Gen Kayani at his headquarters on Sunday. "We wanted Gen Kayani to be able to see the entire thing," he said. The approach represented "an appropriate professional courtesy", he said. The two countries disagree over the precise sequence of events in the November 26 attack. Pakistain denies shooting first, and has accused the Americans of an intentional attack on its troops. The Americans concede that a series of mistakes and botched communications led to the attack but insist that the attack was not intentional. They argue that an underlying mistrust between the two countries prevented their officials from sharing data with their Pak counterparts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Don't underestimate political generals on both sides looking for scapegoats. If they do on the American side it will create a fissure between the middle grades and the GO corps that won't be something that can be patched up with nice talk. Loyalty is a two way street. |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2011-12-29 12:29 |
| #1 for exposing the Paks for the duplicitous bastards they are, those involved should get medals |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-29 12:14 |