(Democratic) Rep. Asks to Halt F-16 Sale to Pakistan

[AnOhioan]

WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Democratic lawmaker has asked the Bush administration to withdraw its offer to sell $5 billion worth of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, saying the deal raises security worries.

The action by Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the top Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, apparently led to the postponement of a congressional hearing Thursday to examine the jet sale.

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Late last month, the Bush administration notified Congress that it had approved the sale of 18 new fighter jets to Pakistan, a major ally in the U.S. fight against terrorism, and gave lawmakers 30 days to consider the deal. The administration usually provides Congress an informal ``pre-notification'' period of 20 days before the formal 30-day notification to consult on the deal.

More at http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5948952,00.html

[rainy]

1. We are arming the world, then we send our children to face the

weapons we make and profit off of.

[whistle]

2. War is a Racket by Major General Smedley Darlington Butler

http://lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm

[varun]

3. Pakistan - the "epicenter" of terrorism

now they have F-16s to drop those nukes with....