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Pakistan Terrorism Accountability bill introduced in Congress
Bill says $50 million per victim be given to those killed as a result of "ISI actions or other groups supported."
Bill says that the $50 million per victim be withheld from US assistance to Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
WASHINGTON: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher said he was introducing the Pakistan Terrorism Accountability Act 2012 in Congress, which asks the US Government to provide $50 million each to any American citizen killed “as a result of actions of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) or support provided by the ISI to other organizations or individuals, including the Haqqani Network”.
The bill says that the $50 million per victim be withheld from US assistance to Pakistan.
The draft bill also asks for the Secretary of Defense to certify every month how many US citizens have been killed as a result of support by the ISI to the Haqqani Network and other organizations.
The Republican congressman, who is also the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and has previously introduced legislation asking for the Baloch people to be given the right of self-determination, says, “For too long America has funded the Pakistani government, giving it free money, while elements of the ISI and Pakistan’s military operate radical Islamic groups that are actively murdering Americans. Americans will not accept this.”
In a press release, Rep Rohrabacher said, “Pakistan has for decades leveraged radical terrorist groups to carry out attacks in India and Afghanistan, Pakistan helped to create the Taliban and Pakistan’s intelligence service hid Osama bin Laden from the US for years.”
“Today, one of the most dangerous and sophisticated groups killing American troops in Afghanistan is the Haqqani Network, which is closely operated by the Pakistani government.”
The bill has been referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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we are peaceful. The US always targets Pakistan.
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War against Terror! LoL!.
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A slap on the face of nation and shameless, immoral, corrupt and incompetent govt.
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There is very little likelihood of this going through for 2 reasons, (1) it would set a precedent for ex gratia payment to soldiers killed in combat, and (2) it would be difficult to prove in a court of law that ISI as an institution aided the operation resulting in casualities. However, it is interesting to see the variety of bills introduced in Congress to put the squeeze on Pakistan.
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I would say ‘America is a Great Nation for Americans’.
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Yeah withhold $50m for every US citizen killed as a result of ISI action and then add $50m for every Pakistani citizen killed due to drone attacks and the US led war on terror.
We’ll make trillions right?!
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This Bill smacks of partisan politics and won’t go anywhere – but it serves it’s purpose which is to remind Americans that Pakistan military actively cooperates with an organization which targets Americans. With nominal effort Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has made it more difficult for Obama to negotiate/support Pakistan and has reminded the World of Pakistan’s ties to terrorism.
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Very creative bill and hard for any congressman to reject the basic tenet of the bill. But I believe that congress would pass a bill to label Haqqani network as a terrorist organization first, if the state department is wavering.
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Dana Rohrabacher is just a trouble maker.
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@Usman Chatta:
Pakistan should with hold $50 mil. aid to US
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Pakistanni govts double standard.
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who gonna give the 15 trillions $ Debt bank crrupt economy or may get it from china or saudia
hahahahah
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yaar take a chill pill these r arm twisting nothing more ,america is broke i live in north america i know theior situation they will run the same way they ran from iraq ,they cannot sustain a war which is fruitless with chiness money ,dont worry about them they will be back on bussiness again with pakistan they cannot sustain in afgnistan but they want pakistan coopration own theior own terms,pakistan should not be bullied and balckmail by these bankrupt goons who live on chiness money to sustain theior daily needs cheers
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@adam:
By writing Adam does not make you to be living in North America. I can tell by reading your comment as you don’t know ground realty.
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what happens if our aid balance goes in negative????
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We need no more support from US.
Keep your aid with you.
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@adam:
u r a paki living in pak..do u even know where north america is…???
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@adam:
Stop paying taxes in USA and leave. Pakistan will take you back with open arms.
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What a joke. Get a life Rohrbacher. First you support balochi terrorists and now this? What a sad little bandwaggoner you are
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The bill, indirectly, says that US killing in Afghanistan is being carried out with the help of ISI, very strange. Second last para of the story says Pakistan helped to create the Taliban. The world knows U.S herself created the Taliban in 80′s and Pakistan was just a helping hand. So why to blame Pakistan why not U.S?
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@ Abdullah Nizamani
Very true
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And what about the hundreds of Pakistanis killed in drone attacks? What about the Pakistani soilders killed by NATO, for whome they are not even willing to appologize? What about the killing by Raymond Davis? Who is answerable to these questions Mr.Dana Rohrabacher.
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