Pakistan considers itself at war with the US: US Congressman

Pakistan considers itself at war with the US: US Congressman

Washington: (Wednesday, May 23, 2012) While reacting to Pakistan sentencing Dr Afridi for 33 years in Prison, the US department of defense said today that Afridi’s help provided intelligence that was very helpful with regards to
the operation that culminating in killing Al Qaeda chief, and thus, it, in no way was a treason towards Pakistan.

Adding further to his remarks, the department spokesperson said that Pakistan and the United States have a common cause of fighting against terrorism, and thus they had Al Qaeda as a common enemy. The spokesperson said that the
Secretary has already said “It is a real mistake on Pakistan’s part.”

Viewing this in a different context, the US Congressman, Dana Rohrabacher said that Dr Shakil’s prison sentence is a “decisive proof that Pakistan sees itself as being at war” with the US.

Rohrbacher further added, “there is no shared interest against Islamic terrorism. On 9/11, Pakistan was coordinating the efforts of the Taliban who were in league with Osama bin Laden. In 2012, Pakistan is still working very closely
with the Taliban, whose leader Mullah Omar was plotting with Bin Laden right up until he was killed, according to documents taken from Bin Laden’s Pakistan home. Pakistan was and remains a terrorist state.”

Advocating that the US should come forward to help Dr Afridi, Rohrbacher said, “Dr Afridi came through for the American people, now it is our time to come through for him.”

“Advocates of aid argue we should draw a distinction between the civilian government and the military-intelligence cabal who are supporting terrorist groups that murder Americans, but President [Asif Ali] Zardari’s behavior at
the Nato summit in Chicago indicates that he is either in league with the military or under their domination. Any money that goes to Islamabad will continue to end up in the pockets of people actively and deadly hostile to America” he added further.

Stressing on Hillary Clinton to opt for punitive measures to teach Pakistan a lesson, the Congressman added further, ““Secretary Clinton will have to do more than voice protests over the Afridi case. Both the Departments of State
and Defense need to take punitive actions against Pakistan. Carrots are not enough when dealing with an adversary. Sticks are needed to prove we are serious. Cutting off aid to the regime while providing support to groups like the Balochi people who are oppressed
by Islamabad will send a message that it doesn’t pay to confront America,” said Rep. Rohrabacher.

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