It seems there is a high price to pay for helping the US in the "war on terror", at least in our so called ally, Pakistan:
There are two parts of this story, both of which smell to high heaven. This is the first:
Some ally, huh? With friends like Pakistan, who needs enemies?
This is the second:
What was Panetta thinking to have confirmed this guy's identity?
Afridi should have been given asylum in the USA, of course, but then the government seems to want to continue the fantasy that Pakistan is an ally in the war on terror.
There are two parts of this story, both of which smell to high heaven. This is the first:
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency pin down Osama bin Laden's location under cover of a vaccination drive was convicted on Wednesday of treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a senior official in Pakistan said.
Some ally, huh? With friends like Pakistan, who needs enemies?
This is the second:
In January, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta confirmed that the United States had been working with Dr. Afridi while trying to confirm the location of Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in the months before the raid. American officials had previously said that the doctor been running a hepatitis B vaccination program as a ruse to obtain DNA evidence from members of Bin Laden’s family, who were thought to be hiding in the city. American officials say Dr. Afridi did not know the identity of his target.
What was Panetta thinking to have confirmed this guy's identity?
Afridi should have been given asylum in the USA, of course, but then the government seems to want to continue the fantasy that Pakistan is an ally in the war on terror.