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Playinghardball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 10:43 AM
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Anti-Americanism rife in Pakistan army institution: Wikileaks
Source: Reuters Vis Raw Story

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Officers received training biased against the United States at a prestigious Pakistan army institution, according to Wikileaks, underscoring concern that anti-Americanism in the country's powerful military is growing amid strains with Washington.

A U.S. diplomatic cable said the former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, found officers at the National Defense University (NDU) were "naive and biased" against the United States, a key ally which gives Pakistan billions of dollars of aid to help fight Islamist militants.

Fears the military could be harboring militant sympathizers have grown since U.S. forces found and killed Osama bin Laden this month in a Pakistani garrison town, where the al Qaeda leader had probably lived for several years.

Pakistan's military also controls the country's nuclear arms, and a series of attacks against military installations has heightened fears about the safety of those weapons.

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/25/anti-americanism-rife-in-pakistan-army-institution-wikileaks/
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 10:55 AM
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1. I can't imagine why that would be
After all we've done to for Pakistan and others in the region!
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 11:07 AM
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2. recommend
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 11:16 AM
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3. Let's just send them some more money - that should make everything okay!
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