The Smirking El Diablo does not need to threaten Pakistan

[deminks]

just sell them duds

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pak-labels-us-fighter-jets-duds-puts-off-purchase/22204-2.html

Islamabad: Pakistan has put off signing the letter of acceptance (LOA) for purchase of 36 F-16 fighters from the US after complaints from its airforce that the planes were "bereft" of vital electronic warfare systems.

After the complaints, Pakistan's Ministry of Defence asked the US Secretary of Air Force International Affairs, (SAIFA) - which is the coordinator and supervisor for the project - to extend the signing of LOA until December 31, Pakistani weekly Friday Times reported.

The deal was apparently deferred partly due to conditions imposed by the US on the operations of F-16s and the "absence" of vital electronic capabilities from these platforms.

According to the report, the F-16s were being offered without EW programme capabilities for their radar warning receiver (RWR).

"This means that they will have pre-installed threat library and its RWR will only be able to identify Non-NATO aircraft," the report quoted an expert as saying.

[Selatius]

1. I bet Chavez would tell Musharraf to buy from Russia instead

That's what he did when the Whitehouse stopped shipping spare parts to US-made warplanes in Venezuela after the Whitehouse recognized as legitimate the attempted military coup against Chavez.

[cliss]

2. Ah.....the Gift that comes....

with strings attached.

This is what I would tall a 'Tained Gift'. Musharraf had better be careful with accepting such encumbered goods. It looks like a trap to me. I was wondering why Musharraf pulled some bombs out of his back pocket recently (with his comments on 60 Minutes) this could be why.