U.S. Brig. Gen. Mark A. Milley, right, salutes alongside Pakistani and Afghan military officials, during the opening ceremony of a joint military intelligence center on the Afghan-Pakistan border, in Turkham, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 29, 2008. From The L.A. Times:
WASHINGTON -- The United States has paid more than $5 billion to reimburse Pakistan for counter-terrorism expenses that have often been exaggerated, if not fabricated, according to a government audit released Tuesday that blasts the Pentagon for poor management of the program.
The report concluded that the Pentagon could not properly account for as much as $2 billion in payments to Pakistan over a three-year period from 2004 to 2007.
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News On Pakistan From Other Sources:
U.S. Funding to Pakistan Plagued With Problems, GAO Report Says -- Washington Post
Report: $6 billion in aid to Pakistan poorly tracked -- CNN
'Funds given to Pak. to fight terror unaccounted for' -- The Hindu
From Afghanistan, NATO Shells Militants in Pakistan -- New York Times
Pakistan: 16 killed in Islamist attack on rival tribesmen -- Jerusalem Post
Tribal elders killed by Pakistan militants -- CNN
Militants kill 22 pro-government tribesmen in Pakistan -- Hindustan Times
My Comment: All that money to Pakistan .... and their border guards are shooting at us. With 40% of the funds not accounted for, we can only assume that this program has been used for bribing government officials to either support our efforts or to dissuade them from attacking us. In view of what is happening in Pakistan today and the fact that the new government in Pakistan is forging deals with the Taliban ..... I can only assume that this money is now causing more harm than good.
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