05-02-2009, 10:11 PM
<b>Pentagon seeks wartime powers for dealing with Pak </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->WASHINGTON: The Obama administration wanted Congress to give wartime authorities to US military commanders dealing with Pakistan, US officials told a congressional panel.
<b>Under the new proposal, the US Central Command will have the same unfettered authority in its dealings with Pakistan as it enjoys in the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Centcom will also have complete control over US military assistance for Pakistan and will not have to consult other US departments or agencies before disbursing those funds.
Traditionally such military aid flows through the State Department and is subject to Foreign Assistance Act restrictions</b>.
US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates revealed the outlines of the new programme during a congressional hearing on Thursday, telling lawmakers they needed to approve US military aid to Pakistan with a sense of wartime urgency.
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<b>Under the new proposal, the US Central Command will have the same unfettered authority in its dealings with Pakistan as it enjoys in the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Centcom will also have complete control over US military assistance for Pakistan and will not have to consult other US departments or agencies before disbursing those funds.
Traditionally such military aid flows through the State Department and is subject to Foreign Assistance Act restrictions</b>.
US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates revealed the outlines of the new programme during a congressional hearing on Thursday, telling lawmakers they needed to approve US military aid to Pakistan with a sense of wartime urgency.
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This will bribe gernals or shaking hornet nest forever.