Pakistan's "Shoot to Kill" order on invading US troops.....

[marmar]

from AP, via Yahoo!:



Pakistan orders troops to open fire if US raids
By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 47 minutes ago



ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's military has ordered its forces to open fire if U.S. troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said Tuesday.

The orders, which come in response to a highly unusual Sept. 3 ground attack by U.S. commandos, are certain to heighten tensions between Washington and a key ally against terrorism. Although the ground attack was rare, there have been repeated reports of U.S. drone aircraft striking militant targets, most recently on Sept. 12.

Pakistani officials warn that stepped-up cross-border raids will accomplish little while fueling violent religious extremism in nuclear-armed Pakistan. Some complain that the country is a scapegoat for the failure to stabilize Afghanistan.

Pakistan's civilian leaders, who have taken a hard line against Islamic militants since forcing Pervez Musharraf to resign as president last month, have insisted that Pakistan must resolve the dispute with Washington through diplomatic channels.

In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman said Pakistan would "correct the record" on the latest statement.

"We enjoy good cooperation with Pakistan along the border," said the spokesman, Bryan Whitman. "Pakistan is an ally in the global war on terror." .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080916/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan;_ylt=AtzzdlD7mWDF96QeGluRpklvaA8F

[cliffordu]

1. It's nice to have nuclear capable friends in the region, helping in the war on

terra'


:sarcasm:

[The Blue Flower]

2. "Correct the record"

Give us a few minutes with him. We have ways of correcting the record.

[TomInTib]

3. "correct the record" on the latest statement.

Right.

[Sabriel]

4. You can't blame them.

How do people think the US would react to a foreign power stepping merrily onto our soil militarily?