Pakistani Army Slams ‘Insulting’ US Aid Bill
Military Joins Growing Chorus of Opposition to Kerry-Lugar Bill
by Jason Ditz, October 07, 2009
In the latest indication yet of growing opposition to the conditions tied to a US offer of billions in aid, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Parvez Kayani lodged a formal protest with US General Stanley McChrystal, declaring that the military was “furious” at the observations made in the bill and comments made by US officials since its passage.
