Pakistan Aid 'Would Be Cut Off Unless US Gets Access To Osama Bin Laden's Wives' -- The TelegraphPakistan would have aid cut off unless it allows US access to the wives of Osama bin Laden, under a bill being proposed by Congress.
The draft bill, which will be considered by the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday, would also insist on proof that weapons provided by the US are not used for anything other than fighting terrorists along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and wants an end to visa delays for counter-terrorism personnel.
The draft is the latest salvo fired by US Congressmen, angry at what they see as Pakistan's reluctance to take on militants and unanswered questions about how the world's most wanted man was able to hide in plain sight no more than 30 miles from the country's capital.
The new legislation is also seen as a direct challenge to President Barack Obama and his authority over foreign policy.
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My Comment: While there is talk of renewed U.S. - Pakistani cooperation on military/intelligence matters, this talk has clearly not reached the politicians in Washington.
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