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| Pakistan says US not listening, drone strikes must stop |
| 2012-04-27 |
| [Dawn] Pakistain has spelt out in no uncertain terms that US drone aircraft strikes against forces of Evil inside its territory must stop, but Washington is not listening, the country's foreign minister said. "On drones, the language is clear: a clear cessation of drone strikes," Hina Rabbani Khar said. "I maintain the position that we'd told them categorically before. But they did not listen. I hope their listening will improve," she told Rooters in an interview late on Wednesday. The attacks by the unmanned aircraft from Afghanistan, which US officials say are highly effective against cut-thoats, fuel anti-American sentiment in Pakistain because they are seen as violations of illusory sovereignty that inflict civilian casualties. Khar's sharp comments on the drone strikes came ahead of a two-day visit to Islamabad by the United States' special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistain, Marc Grossman. Ambassador Grossman was due to hold bilateral meetings with Pak officials and take part in a "core group" meeting with officials from both Pakistain and Afghanistan, where the United States is hoping to revive stalled peace talks with the Taliban. Ties between Pakistain and the United States, allies in the war on militancy, have lurched from crisis to crisis as they spar over security, assistance and the future of Afghanistan. An unannounced raid on Pak soil by US Special Forces who killed Al Qaeda leader the late Osama bin Laden ... who is now beyond all cares and woe... last May plunged relations to a low, and tensions were further stoked in November when a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... attack across the border from Afghanistan killed 24 Pak soldiers. After a review of ties with Washington, a Pak parliamentary committee laid out a series of demands, including an end to US drone strikes. Khar said other methods should be used to take out forces of Evil in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistain. "We have to look at effective tools which are mutually acceptable. The cost of using tools which are not mutually acceptable is far, far too high. We're looking at alternatives," she said, without elaborating. The commander of the frontline corps in Pakistain's northwest told Rooters last week that one alternative would be for the United States to share intelligence so that its ally's F-16 fighter jets could target forces of Evil there. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 no reason to stop until they hit ISI headquarters |
| Posted by: Pliny Javirong8822 2012-04-27 14:11 |
| #4 We could always switch to ICBM's. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division 2012-04-27 08:50 |
| #3 "...We're looking at alternatives," she said, without elaborating. Find an mutually agreeable alternative, babe, and get back to us! |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Unotch3711 2012-04-27 07:57 |
| #2 Have to say Obama regime got one thing right... Drone strikes to the max. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-04-27 06:22 |
| #1 The commander of the frontline corps in Pakistain's northwest told Rooters last week that one alternative would be for the United States to share intelligence so that its ally's F-16 fighter jets could target forces of Evil there LOL We dont share intelligence with a country harboring/supporting terrorist groups. |
| Posted by: Gruth McGurque5303 2012-04-27 05:10 |