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US Billions in Pakistan Wasted

Money earmarked for war on terror diverted to shore up regime

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 24, 2007 4:20 AM CST

(Newser) – Billions of dollars the US gave to Pakistan to bolster counterterrorism efforts against al-Qaeda apparently have been diverted to prop up President Pervez Musharraf's government and finance weapons systems aimed at India, reports the New York Times. Because the US has failed to properly monitor... Read full story »

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Money earmarked for war on terror diverted to shore up regime

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