Bombing terrorists in Pakistan? “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”

The Washington Post recently reported that both Pakistani and U.S. officials have acknowledged a “don’t ask, don’t-tell” policy between the countries, which reportedly allows for unmanned drone aircraft to attack suspected targets in the less monitored, tribal, western area of Pakistan with public deniability, in exchange for repeated publicized protest and complaints by Pakistan concerning the air strikes.

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  2. […] hiding in its unpoliced, northwestern tribal regions. A few weeks ago, the Washington Post reported (here) that Pakistan and the U.S. have a tacit “don’t ask, don’t tell” agreement […]


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