On the release of CIA agent Raymond Davis, who was held in Pakistan on charges of killing two Pakistani men on a street in Lahore, the Times explains the reaction (3/17/11)
The Davis episode was particularly sensitive because of the resentment among Pakistanis who believe that a growing American security contingent roams the country with relative impunity.
The Davis incident would seem to confirm this “belief,” wouldn’t it?
“…The CIA murderer Davis was flown out of the country within hours of relatives of the victims’ acceptanceâ┚¬”Âunder heavy government pressureâ┚¬”Âof â┚¬Ã…“blood money,â┚¬Ã‚ a cash payment in return for telling a court that they â┚¬Ã…“pardonedâ┚¬Ã‚ Davis.”
“The entirely predictable outcome of this affair has infuriated ordinary Pakistanis, for whom the Davis controversy only confirms the Pakistani elite’s subordination to imperialism and callous disregard for their basic democratic rights. Protests have already been held around the country in response to Davis’s release.”
“…In the weeks immediately following the Lahore shooting and apparently in part because it learned Davis was one of hundreds of CIA operatives recently sent to the country without its knowledge, the ISI considered issuing a public denunciation of the CIA. But, as an unnamed official told Dawn, the ISI drew back and a deal was â┚¬Ã…“made possible because of cool heads on both sides, who realized that keeping the ISI-CIA relationship intact was in the interest of both the agencies.â┚¬Ã‚Â
http://wsws.org/articles/2011/mar2011/pkst-m18.shtml
Sounds like Capt. Renault has struck again! See “Casablanca.”