Pakistani Army top brass examines Kerry Luger bill

Dawn by Iftikhar A. Khan | Oct. 8, 2009 (News Report)

The military-government differences on the conditions attached to an aid legislation approved by the US Congress, the so-called Kerry-Lugar bill, became more pronounced on Wednesday after the army’s top commanders, through a carefully drafted press statement, expressed their ‘serious concerns’ on some of the clauses of the bill that they believe would affect ‘national security’. Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 8, 2009

Though it's not particularly well-written, this piece provides a much better understanding of both the civilian and military reaction to the US aid bill than the WaPo coverage, for example.

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Pakistan's new crisis of democracy

Foreign Policy by Blake Hounshell | Oct. 8, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) Some of what is happening in Pakistan is surely the usual Kabuki theater, but there could be real consequences for U.S. goals in the region. As Imtiaz Gul warned last week on ...

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Pakistanis Balk at U.S. Aid Package

Washington Post by Karen DeYoung, Scott Wilson | Oct. 8, 2009 (News Report)

The Obama administration's strategy for bolstering Pakistan's civilian government was shaken Wednesday when political opposition and military leaders there sharply criticized ...

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