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| India-Pakistan |
| CIA spy charged with murder in Pakistan is freed |
| 2011-03-16 |
| Raymond Davis or whatever his name was, leaves jail with US consulate officials after 'blood money 'paid to victims' families Held him for ransom, did they? What a surprise. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Imagine if a wingnut at the Los Angeles Mexican consulate had a sketchy immigration dispute in Cypress Park and shot down three ICE agents. The uproar would be huge. Probably. But a) neither you or I were there to know the circumstances and b) the only ones who know what happened aren't talking. We made the best out of a bad situation that wouldn't have happened with good tradecraft. Give them your contact information and references. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-03-16 22:13 |
| #8 I just don't agree. Imagine if a wingnut at the Los Angeles Mexican consulate had a sketchy immigration dispute in Cypress Park and shot down three ICE agents. The uproar would be huge. To your point though, if someone were considering working for State in some Shiite-hole country without diplomatic immunity, then that someone should not go full Rambo in the middle of town. We made the best out of a bad situation that wouldn't have happened with good tradecraft. |
| Posted by: rammer 2011-03-16 21:43 |
| #7 Cheap, hell. We are now subject to kidnap/ransom of US people that should have diplomatic immunity. We have sent a message to every nutcase that the US will pay tribute to any tinpot dictator or jihadi. We are no different than shipowners paying ransom to the Somali pirates. You want to have a job with State in some sh*thole place with no diplo immunity other than the vain Hope™ that they will pay your ransom? This is a very bad precedent |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-03-16 21:16 |
| #6 Cheap at twice the price. Now the ISI people know for sure that they should not mess with the CIA people even in a dark alley. Rule number one, always keep it professional. |
| Posted by: rammer 2011-03-16 20:23 |
| #5 Not jizya, wergeld. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-03-16 18:02 |
| #4 Glad to see Davis released. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-03-16 14:17 |
| #3 3 dead assassins for $2.3M? Cheap at twice the price, especially the way we're printing money these days. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-03-16 12:30 |
| #2 Paid Jizya. $2.34M ($700,000.00 each family) to the families of the 3 bad guys he took out. |
| Posted by: Ulaique Peacock1087 2011-03-16 11:43 |
| #1 Did we release in trade that germ warfare woman they wanted? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-03-16 11:03 |