Posted on 07/03/2012 10:05:07 AM PDT by skimbell
The Obama administration said Tuesday that Pakistan was reopening its supply lines into Afghanistan, after the U.S. belatedly issued an apology for the November killing of 24 Pakistani troops in a NATO airstrike...
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The apologiser in chief strikes again.
I bet the guys on the receiving end of those supplies are relieved.
Yeah they’ll need those supplies to defend themselves from the attacks originating in Pakistan.
Probably so
The USA, having suffered the 9-11 attack, apologized to the country that created the Taliban and harbored Bin Laden.
JUST WOW.
Muzzies only understand a swift kick in the nuts! If we had a real MAN or a strong WOMAN in the white hut the supply line would never have been closed.
Afghanistan is one of the worst run wars I could imagine.
The following news story appears to be related:
Pak secretly allowing lethal NATO supplies via air: Report
Press Trust of India
The Pioneer
http://www.dailypioneer.com
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Islamabad - Pakistan has secretly allowed US-led NATO forces to use its airspace to transport lethal supplies to Afghanistan while disregarding a resolution approved by Parliament that set conditions for the movement of supplies, a media report said today.
It was not clear when permission was granted for transporting the lethal supplies but the arrangement is believed to be a stop gap one between Pakistan and the US till they finalise a deal on reopening land routes to Afghanistan, official sources were quoted as saying by The Express Tribune.
The move could trigger a strong public backlash in view of the resolution passed by a joint session of Parliament that states Pakistan’s territory, including its airspace, will not be used to transport arms and ammunition to Afghanistan, the report said.
The Foreign Office and the Defence Ministry were at odds over allowing NATO planes to carry weapons, a source was quoted as saying by the daily.
The Foreign Office opposed the decision, considering it a violation of the Parliamentary resolution.
However, it started issuing non-objection certificates to such planes after pressure from defence authorities, the report said.
According to rules, the Foreign Office forwards the non-objection certificates to the Pakistan Air Force, which allows the aircraft to fly over Pakistan.
However, an unnamed senior Foreign Ministry official denied the Foreign Office had any part in granting the permission.
The official said the Foreign Office’s role was that of a “post office” and it was the Defence Ministry and concerned authorities that are supposed to determine and grant permission for planes carrying weapons. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan insisted that alldecisions were being taken in line with the resolution of Parliament.
“You have to ask this question from the Ministry of Defence,” he replied, when asked if Pakistan had permitted NATO to use its airspace to transport weapons.
The Defence Ministry threw the ball in the military’s court, which too refused to comment on the issue, saying it was the prerogative of the government.
The reluctance of authorities to publicly speak on the subject is thought to be linked to the fact that none of the departments wants to take responsibility for allowing lethal supplies to be transported through Pakistani airspace.
The supply routes were shut by Pakistan in November last year after a cross-border NATO air strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
The US, which has expressed frustration over the blockade, did not speak on the controversy.
A US embassy spokesman refused to confirm or deny the development.
“We continue to work with the government of Pakistan to resolve political questions related to the lines of communication through Pakistan to supply US-NATO-ISAF forces in Afghanistan,” its spokesman Mark Stroh said.
Pakistan and the US are currently negotiating a new agreement to reopen the land routes.
However, talks are deadlocked over the issue of an apology demanded by Pakistan from the US for last year’s air strike.
Earlier this year, Pakistan confirmed that it had allowed NATO planes carrying non-lethal supplies to use its airspace
Yep. Bush was an idiot. He chose to attack Iraq instead of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. They were the real protagonists.
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