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Plan Would Use $230M In 'Antiterror Aid' for Pakistani Jets

The Bush regime plans to shift nearly $230 million in aid to Pakistan from counterterrorism programs to upgrading that country's F-16 attack planes. Some members of Congress have greeted the proposal with dismay and anger, and may block the move. The financing for the F-16s would represent more than two-thirds of the $300 million that Pakistan will receive this year in American military financing for equipment and training. [See: US to triple aid to Pakistan 16 Jul 2008; Billions in U.S. Aid to Pakistan Wasted, Officials Assert 24 Dec 2007; US Senate approves Pakistan aid worth $785m 20 Dec 2007. See: Dozens of cities to get fewer anti-terror dollars 23 Jul 2008; Army Times Alarm: McCain Suggests Rationing Vets Health Care 23 Jul 2008.]

 

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