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India-Pakistan
US Senator Kerry arrives Lahore: sources
2011-02-16
[Geo News] An influential American politician arrived on Tuesday evening here to try to repair relations strained in the wake of the arrest of a US citizen, who fatally shot two Paks, sources said.

According to the US newspaper, Senator John I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
... the Senate's current foreign policy expert, filling the empty wingtips of Joe Biden...
, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is undertaking the visit at the request of the B.O. regime. But an unnamed senior US official who spoke on background because of the sensitivity of the case, said that Kerry is not trying to secure the release of Davis. Instead, Kerry's mission will be to "help tone down the rhetoric and reaffirm the US partnership with Pakistain," the report said.

Kerry has developed close relations with Pakistain leaders over the years, and pushed through a $7.5 billion, five-year aid package for the country.

He traveled to Pakistain four times since he became chairman of the powerful committee in early 2009.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Groveling and making nice are certainly valid diplomatic tools, especially when everyone knows you don't mean it. Seems like a bigger lever in this instance would be pointing out how 10% of nothing is nothing and wouldn't it be a shame if the payments were delayed.
Posted by: SteveS   2011-02-16 16:50  

#4  "....at the end of my mission, they gave me a Lucky Pie Hat™"
Posted by: Frank G   2011-02-16 16:28  

#3  I believe he's there to grovel and make nice in the Davis case.
Posted by: Fred   2011-02-16 13:36  

#2  J.F. Kerry referred to as our junior Secretary of State.
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-02-16 10:43  

#1  Or maybe he is just looking for a place to tie up his boat and not pay taxes on it.....
Posted by: USN,Ret   2011-02-16 00:42  

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