“A defence authorization bill signed by President Barack Obama last week that provides for $1 billion in aid to Pakistan in 2015 conditions it on Islamabad taking steps to disrupt the Haqqani Network and eliminating safe havens of al-Qaida and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. However, it makes no mention of the Punjab-centric terror groups such as the Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) aka Jamaat-ul-Dawa (JuD), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and others that are considered proxies of the Pakistani state.”
“US gives Pakistan a free pass — and $1 billion — by ignoring LeT, LeJ,” by Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN, December 26, 2014 (thanks to Lookmann):
WASHINGTON: The United States may well have subscribed to Pakistan’s policy of “bad terrorists” (from its Afghan front, who mostly attack Pakistan and US) versus “good terrorists” (from West Punjab, who mostly attack India).
A defence authorization bill signed by President Barack Obama last week that provides for $1 billion in aid to Pakistan in 2015 conditions it on Islamabad taking steps to disrupt the Haqqani Network and eliminating safe havens of al-Qaida and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
However, it makes no mention of the Punjab-centric terror groups such as the Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) aka Jamaat-ul-Dawa (JuD), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and others that are considered proxies of the Pakistani state.
A review of the 1640-page text of S.1847, formally known as the Carl Levin and Howard P ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, shows US emphasis on calling Pakistan to account for terrorist activity on its western flank, mainly through the Taliban, which impacts the US drawdown in Afghanistan.
It makes the $1 billion US aid contingent on Pakistan taking steps that have “demonstrated a commitment to ensuring that North Waziristan does not return to being a safe haven for the Haqqani network.” It also seeks a description of any strategic security objectives that the US and Pakistan have agreed to pursue and an assessment of the effectiveness of any US security assistance to Pakistan to achieve such strategic objectives.
Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed continues to roam freely in Pakistan and is also allowed to hold anti-India rallies in cities across the country.
But missing from the legislation is any concern, let alone any conditions, about Pakistan’s fostering of the Punjabi terror groups such as LeT that not only attacked Mumbai on 26/11 (an incident in which six Americans were also killed), but also the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a sectarian outfit that has killed hundreds of Pakistani Shias.
Both groups are patronized by Pakistan’s military and political establishments, which derive their power from the country’s heartland of west Punjab, much like the terror groups themselves.
A charitable explanation for the legislative oversight (or lack of it) maybe to take into account the broad and fleeting reference to “other militant extremist groups” in the text of the legislation. But in a remarkable coincidence, the Pakistan establishment began freeing its so-called “good terrorists” from Punjab even as President Obama signed the defense authorization bill on December 19. The easing up also followed the Pakistani army chief Gen Raheel Sharif’s visit to Washington DC last month….
KeepItSimple says
Sue Islam instead of complaining!
Islam and its institutions threaten our Constitution and Democracy.
Islam threatens nearly all our standards, if not all. It threatens our inalienable rights, especially the inalienable rights of women.
Islam has misrepresented itself as a religion for financial advantage and status. It can therefore be sued for false and misleading conduct – a general provision in most legislation.
Islam should be made to pay back all charitable donations and all tax consideration it has obtained through deception.
Under the Constitution there is an assumption of “One Nation Under God”. The nature of God is explained in various documents and in various references by the Founding Fathers and Presidents. It is not a loose, amorphous definition.
Our God is a God who demands a set of ethics based on the Ten Commandments. Alternatively, our ethics are contrary to the values of Islam.
Specifically, a religion needs to have values that are consistent with the notion of morality, decency and equality for all.
The Koran, the teachings and the fruits of Islam are objectionable to our culture or laws. Alternatively, democratic values should not include the acceptance of the seeds of its own destruction. Islam seeks to destroy democracy and supplant it with theocracy. Democracy seeks to separate a government from religions. Islam seeks to destroy all religions except Islam and merge Islam with Government.
Beth says
“Sue Islam”
Exactly!
Sue their imams and the political leaders (especially the ones who claim Islam is a religion of peace) – for not protecting the public they serve – and swore to protect.
The blood of every victim is upon all of them. They are guilty for the beheadings, gang rapes, theft and lies – all ‘ordained’ by Islam. They refuse to condemn the koran – and here in America – that book is illegal – according to the U.S. Constitution.
Freedom of religion NEVER gave anyone the right to incite the masses into violence.
Sue them!
If a victim refuses to sue – they need to reconsider – if they claim to be a Christian. Not suing – allows the evil to continue.
CogitoErgoSum says
Free Aisa Bibi. She suffers still due to the religion of submission. No more money to her prison keepers until she is free and able to live in peace and safety No more money until freedom prevails over submission.
dumbledoresarmy says
Yes.
cs says
YES
Asia Bibi - what is the USA doing? says
Still nothing from the USA for Asia Bibi? You would think with all that money America has they could insist that Pakistan gets rid of its “blashemy rulings”…ie if you are seen to criticise the great Mohammad you are sentenced to death. You would also think getting Asia Bibi out of that cesspit of a country would be a priority. Apparently not. Where is the world outrage with what has happened to Asia Bibi? I don’t get the silence. Where is the Pope? He makes lovely speeches but what is he doing for Asia Bibi?
Sam says
Excellent use of my tax dollars for my retirement and security of my children from Islam. M******ckers.
Bezelel says
Shakil Afridi would appreciate some consideration, I should think.
Bezelel says
My comment disappeared, It was simply making mention of Shakil Afridi and I think obola/kerry could use some leverage.
Bezelel says
Happy New Year !!!
jewdog says
India is a friend and democratic ally that we put at risk by this blinkered policy. I’m sick and tired of seeing us sacrifice so much to that Sharia-pit Afghanistan, even to the point of screwing India. What side is this Obama administration on, anyway?
Lookmann says
@jd,
Recently India’s Modi greeted PM Netanyahu on Hanucca in Hebrew and the Israeli PM thanked in Hindi. The bonhomie between them is growing. Naturally, the the left/liberal gang is disturbed. It is planning wide-spread protests against the Indian govt.,’s abandoning of ‘Palestinian cause’.
Bezelel says
Who’s side is he on in deed
xard says
I still can’t get my head around the fact that any government is able to give away billions of dollars to foreign aid when that same money could be
used in house to support the homeless and infrastructure of its own nation. Also, how can any government allow the import of any immigrants, give
them housing and food benefits when it has homeless on the streets that should benefit first and immigration second.
There should be laws in place where a country’s own people come first.
No doubt the people that are homeless have contributed their tax dollars during their lifetime and for what, to see it being spent on foreign aid.
This is totally wrong on so many levels.
Just for once I would like to open my daily newspaper and read the headlines “Governments Stops your hard earned Tax Dollars going to Foreign Aid
and channels it to the Homeless in this Great Nation of Ours”… That at least would have a feel good factor about it instead of reading that yet
another billion dollars of tax goes to some foreign country that will end up in the hands of terrorists that hates us and wants to see us dead.
John Duffin says
Dead on Xard!
And for the others arguing to sue Islam I think could be done. But not by invoking your favorite supernatural make believe skydaddie vs their make believe skydaddie. If you leave your religion out of it, Islam looses. If you keep your religion in it, Islam wins. Which one do you want?
BlueRaven says
One billion bucks to that evil country is a bag load pea nuts – no big deal. It shows how desperate and shameless they are that they have to come to Wash each and every time to collect their jajyi (deception toll). The real way forward for any country is by trades. The stinking, deceiving Pakistanies ain’t going to make it to the start line if they carry on funding terrorists, west or east front.
The theory is, if they attempt to stop terrorists (Talibans/Al-Quada/other Satan possessors) by directly interfering on the Western front, which they have committed, of course these terrorist outfits are going to draw help from the outfits on the Eastern front. Pakistanies, as stupid as they are, going to have to handle a bigger mess they can calculate in their sXXi filled heads. The one billion dollars aid is going to cost them a mother lode of terrorists attacks and possibly American intervention to stop the WMD falling into the hands of the extreme-terrorists.
chanah says
we are doomed,
Jeremiah 25
15 For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
16 And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
17 Then took I the cup at Jehovah’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom Jehovah had sent me:
18 to wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
20 and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of the Uz, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;
22 and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off;
24 and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the wilderness;
25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
26 and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
27 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ye shall surely drink.
29 For, lo, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts.
30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, Jehovah will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he will mightily roar against his fold; he will give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31 A noise shall come even to the end of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh: as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, saith Jehovah.
32 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
33 And the slain of Jehovah shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the face of the ground.
duh_swami says
I’m sorry, the Book of Swami cancels all that out. Chap 3 verse 75…
duh_swami says
Billions to despots…There is nothing in the Constitution that calls for foreign aid…Does the house vote for this or does O have a private stash?
Angry says
Either way, the democrats are just wasting tax-payers money without asking them first if it’s ok to fund a terrorist supporting government. Just think what $1 Billion could be spent on in the USA, helping to reduce the deficit for one, helping the ever increasing homeless or maybe funding more police to take on the racists that are violently protesting over the deaths of racist gangbangers and White cop haters; the Al Sharpton and TuPac worshippers!
Angry says
$1 billion in ‘aid’ money so that a terrorist funding nation can disrupt al-Qaida terror-linked groups? Has Obama (pbuh) forgotten that Osama was living right under the noses of the pakistani government and the national guard?
Doesn’t pakistan have any money of its own? After-all, it is a nuclear power and it does have a space program.. oh, hang on, I forgot, the US, Britain, France, Germany and Russia funded, and still funds, its nuclear program and its space program; while pakistanis live in poverty (not that I care about that!)
So folks, get ready to be constantly bombarded by begging adverts on TV trying to raise charity money to help the starving, religiously and culturally bigoted pakistani people; whenever there’s an earthquake, flood or massacre!
Kevin Walker says
All I could say is that even after suffering so many tragedies & loss of life the west (our governments, in particular) do not understand the true nature of islam & mohammedans. Is it utmost greed or ignorance, I am unable to discern.
Voytek says
The choice is simple: pay other people to keep muslims as much under control as possible, or do it by yourself.
I believe paying pakistanis maybe cost-effective.