The Next Stinger Sting
Pakistan Seeks More U.S. Military Aid Prime Minister Gillani Petitions Envoy for Drone Technology, Real-Time Data By Joshua Partlow Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, July 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 22 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani on Wednesday called on the United States to provide real-time intelligence, unmanned aircraft technology and other military assistance to help his country combat the Taliban without relying on attacks from U.S. drones. Gillani raised the issue with Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, who is on his fourth visit here since becoming the U.S. envoy to the region, according to a statement from the prime minister's office. Pakistan has asked before for the capability to carry out its own drone strikes, so as to avoid the public outcry that regularly follows attacks by U.S. unmanned aircraft.
_____________________________________________________ Why don't we just say it's their technology and continue to run the…