Pakastani Politician Detained By US Customs Over Opposition To Drone Strikes

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday October 28, 2012 @05:40AM from the think-differently dept.

First time accepted submitter Serious Callers Only writes "According to reports, Imran Khan was detained yesterday by US officials for questioning on his views on United States drone strikes in Pakistan. Glenn Greenwald writing for the guardian: 'On Saturday, Khan boarded a flight from Canada to New York in order to appear at a fundraising lunch and other events. But before the flight could take off, U.S. immigration officials removed him from the plane and detained him for two hours, causing him to miss the flight. On Twitter, Khan reported that he was "interrogated on [his] views on drones" and then added: "My stance is known. Drone attacks must stop." He then defiantly noted: "Missed flight and sad to miss the Fundraising lunch in NY but nothing will change my stance."'"

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Re:Khan was coming for an anti-US fundraiser by mbone · 2012-10-28 06:55 · Score: 1, Troll

If Khan really wants this solved, then he should do the right thing and push his gov's intel world to stop supporting them.
Actually, he does. He is against both the Taliban and the ISI (which is the group, remember, that convinced the Reagan administration to train Osama Bin Ladin).
I am not by any means saying that he is perfect, but as far as I can tell, he is saying more of the right things than any other major Pakistani politician.
unbalanced by spongman · 2012-10-28 06:55 · Score: 1, Troll

i wonder how the US would react if Pakistan started arresting random visiting politicians & diplomats on the grounds that, well, you know...