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Pakistan’s Dangerous Anti-American Game
PremiumPakistani doctor Shakil Afrid (Reuters)
Last week a Pakistani court sentenced Shakil Afridi—the doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) track Osama bin Laden last year—to 33 years in prison after he was accused of treason or possible ties with militants. In response, the US Congress docked a symbolic $33 million from Pakistan’s annual aid budget, or $1 million for every year of the doctor’s sentence.
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The Wall Street Journal
Sadanand Dhume is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a columnist for WSJ.com
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