Pakistani soldiers trained last year at Pubbi Hills, 75 miles southeast of the capital, Islamabad. Kuni Takahashi for The New York TimesWhite House Pulls $800 Million In Aid To Pakistan -- L.A. Times
Obama Chief of Staff William Daley confirms that one-third of the annual $2 billion in military aid is suspended while, as one Mideast expert puts it, the U.S.-Pakistan relationship is in a downward spiral with no bottom in sight.
With ties strained in the wake of the U.S. military killing of Osama bin Laden within one mile of Pakistan's military academy, the Obama administration said it will suspend one-third of its $2 billion in annual military aid to Pakistan.
President Obama's chief of staff, William Daley, confirmed Sunday that the U.S. will hold back $800 million of the money the administration had committed to assist Pakistan's military.
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More News On The U.S. Holding Back Pakistani Military Aid
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U.S. cuts assistance to Pakistan by $800M -- Washington Times
US Suspends $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan -- Voice of America
U.S. Is Deferring Millions in Pakistani Military Aid -- New York Times
U.S. cuts $800 million to Pakistan in security aide: White House -- New York Daily News
Pakistan's military aid suspended by US -- BBC
U.S. withholding military aid to Pakistan -- Washington Post
U.S. Delays $800 Million in Pakistan Aid -- Bloomberg
U.S. Slashes $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan -- ABC News
My Comment: The Pakistani response does not come as a surprise .... while they do not say exactly"screw you", their intentions are clear.
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