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American lawmakers move act to designate Pakistan ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’
How exciting! [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Two powerful American politicians have introduced an act in the US House of Representatives to designate Pakistain a State Sponsor of terrorism, it has been reported.

Congressman Ted Poe, who is Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, has reportedly said "It is time we stopped paying Pakistain for its betrayal and designate it for what it is: a state sponsor of terrorism."

The act, Paistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation’ (HR 6069) has been introduced by Republican Poe along with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
...Representative for Caliphornia's 48th congressional district, and previously the 46th, 45th and 42nd, serving since 1989. He is a member of the Republican Party and a former speech writer for President Reagan...
 of the Democratic Party, who is Ranking member of this influential Congressional Committee on terrorism.

Poe further added "Not only is Pakistain an untrustworthy ally, Islamabad has also aided and abetted enemies of the US for years."

"From harboring the late Osama bin Laden
... who is now sometimes referred to as Mister Bones...
 to its cozy relationship with the Haqqani network, there is more than enough evidence to determine whose side Pakistain is on in the War on Terror. And it’s not America’s," he alleged.

According to Poe, the bill will require the Obama Administration to formally answer this question.

The President must issue a report within 90 days of passage detailing whether or not Pakistain has provided support for international terrorism, he said.
It's almost October now. Assuming President Obama vetoes it immediately and the veto is overridden, issuing that report is likely to be the last thing he does in January before his successor is sworn in.
He also added "Thirty days after that, the Secretary of State must issue a follow-up report containing either a determination that Pakistain is a State Sponsor of terrorism or a detailed justification as to why Pakistain does not meet the legal criteria for designation."
That'll be the new Secretary of State. I strongly suspect that if Hillary Clinton wins and lives long enough to be sworn in, she will want her own person in the SoS slot...hopefully not her husband.

Posted by: Fred 2016-09-22
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