U.S. to give Pakistan $750 mln for border areas

[maddezmom]

U.S. to give Pakistan $750 mln for border areas
15 Mar 2007 13:12:14 GMT
Source: Reuters

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ISLAMABAD, March 15 (Reuters) - The United States aims to give Pakistan $750 million over the next five years for the development of areas on the border with Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

"This commitment to the development of Pakistan, this commitment to the long-term relationship, is another example of the very broad and deep relations that we have," U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher told a news conference in Islamabad.

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The U.S. administration will seek the approval of the U.S. Congress for the extra aid, Boucher said.


link: http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL32791.htm

[Botany]

1. Good thinking. Give money to the people protecting bin Laden, the Taliban

and al Qaeda. Paki intel helped in the planning of 9/11.

Things are tight w/ me now so can they break off $5,000,000 of
the $750,000,000 they are going to piss away.

[OneBlueSky]

2. um . . . couldn't this be better spent in, say, New Orleans? . . . hello??? . . . n/t

.

[sarcasmo]

3. More fucked up thinking from this Corporate administration.

No money for FEMA. 750 million for Pakistan, well that's a great idea. Time to go to the ranch and cut some bush.

[anotherdrew]

4. this is how they say sorry to Musharef for talking about getting rid of him n/t

[damntexdem]

5. Hmm, three quarters of a billion for Pakistan's border areas:

that should buy a lot of RPGs for the Pashtun to supply to the Taliban.

[Megahurtz]

6. There Goes More of OUR Money.

Giving it away like Fucking Candy. :mad:

:nuke: