Sen. Paul vows to press vote on Pakistan aid cutoff after jailed doc speaks out




Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA track Usama bin Laden, described brutal torture at the hands of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence. He said, in an interview with Fox News, that they told him "the Americans are our worst enemies, worse than the Indians." Afridi said the country's claims of cooperation with the U.S. are a sham to "extract" billions in U.S. aid.

"Because of the urgency of seeing that Dr. Afridi is freed, I am prepared to pursue any and all means to secure a vote on my bill immediately, including objecting to other Senate business and recessing the Senate for the election," Paul wrote in a letter Monday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid... Continued



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Written by merriemarie (#9)
282 days ago
Letter from Sen. Rand Paul to Sen. Harry Reid on Shakil Afridi

It is now abundantly clear that Pakistan has no intention of pursuing a proper and just hearing for Dr. Afridi—in fact, just this month the Director General of the ISI indicated it would be in the best interest of the United States to “forget the matter of Dr. Afridi.” I will not forget Dr. Afridi, and it is time for the Senate to show it has not forgotten—or turned a blind eye to—Dr. Afridi.

read full letter...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2012/09/10/letter-from-rand-paul-to-harry-reid-on-shakil-afridi/



Written by Jan (#25)
282 days ago
It's disgusting that Obama constantly takes the credit for Osama's take down, when without this hero doctor, it would never have happened.

Shameful how this hero was not protected.

Pakistan should not receive one dollar from the US, until Dr Afidi is freed and safely out of that country.



Written by merriemarie (#9)
281 days ago
If Obama wasn't such a little panty-waist, he'd deal with President Zardari and give him an offer he couldn't refuse. We're just stuck with this terrible situation until we get Obama out of the Oval Office.





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