US halts aid to some Pakistan military units

[babylonsister]

"so-called" Leahy amendment? :wtf:


US halts aid to some Pakistan military units
AP

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer – 5 mins ago


WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.

The official said aid to a handful of Pakistani units believed to have committed, encouraged or tolerated abuses had been suspended under 1997 legislation championed by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. The so-called Leahy Amendment bars U.S. military assistance from going to foreign armed forces suspected of committing atrocities.

"In accordance with the Leahy Amendment, we have withheld assistance from a small number of units linked to gross human rights violations," the official said. "At the same time, we have encouraged Pakistan to improve its human rights training, and it is taking steps in that direction."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101022/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_pakistan_aid

[lob1]

1. So we'll punish foreigners who torture,

but the torturers here at home go free as a bird.