Humanitarian crisis worsens in Swat »
Posted By dissent 7 months, 1 week ago in News
The US has begun delivering humanitarian aid to people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan, the US embassy says.
A military aircraft landed on Wednesday afternoon at an
air base near the capital, Islamabad, carrying items including air-conditioned tents and 120,000 pre-packed meals, US officials said.
The government has set up camps, but a vast majority of the estimated two millions of displaced people are staying with relatives or in private accommodation.
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, pledged $110m in humanitarian aid to Pakistan on Tuesday as part of Washington's new strategy for helping Islamabad counter the Taliban.
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we live in a culture of war.
let's make it a culture of peace.
"my country is the world. and my religion is to ...
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dissent7 months, 1 week ago
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obama: [phone] hey hu, we need 110 million.
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hu: [phone] what? you need more money again? so soon already?
obama: [phone] yeah we've got a problem in pakistan. we need some bucks to cover our asses, make us look good.... bring in the full circus, balloons and all. you know the drill. eh.... then again, maybe you wouldn't.
so how about it hu?
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tchef7 months, 1 week ago
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This is how Osama Bin Ladin planned to beat us all along. All he and his followers have to do is plant a flag that says "Al Queada" and we will come running with our military and the money that we no longer have. He is bankrupting us.
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