US trains Pakistani killing machine

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Gee, who could have predicted this?

KARACHI - A longstanding disconnect between the Pakistan and United States militaries is largely responsible for the inability of the "war on terror" to nail key targets such as al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, as well as military failures against the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan.

Former US ambassador to Honduras, Mexico and the Philippines and presently Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, aims to change this by creating special Pakistani units, trained by the US, to go after key figures.

"These programs have already started and will continue at length. Already, many teams of US military officials have arrived in Pakistan and have started basic training courses," a senior Pakistani security official told Asia Times Online on the condition of anonymity.

"Under these programs, US Army officers will come to Pakistan and maintain a close liaison with middle-ranking army officers, including majors, colonels and brigadiers. Some officers will then be selected to go to the US, where they will be trained in special operations," the official said.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JE08Df03.html

[Webster Green]

1. Death squads are Negroponte's specialty..

Unbelievable that this scumbag mutherfucking war-criminal is the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State.

Oh, wait a minute, it's not unbelievable at all...its the BFEE. :mad:

[glowing]

2. Hmm, I knew about this about a 8months ago.. I asked the person

training them, "isn't this a conflict of interest?" I guess they just follow orders.