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Davis Release Signals Recalibration of U.S.-Pakistan Intelligence Relationship

Thank Goodness...BTW Blood money is a normal cultural thing in middle east, so this is not surprising. People even buy insurance for it.

Davis Release Signals Recalibration of U.S.-Pakistan Intelligence Relationship The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

...After spending almost two months in a Lahore jail for killing two Pakistanis, CIA contractor Raymond Davis was released today, ending one of the most serious diplomatic standoffs between Islamabad and Washington in nine years of partnering in the fight against terrorism.

Davis was set free after family members of the Pakistanis killed by Davis told a Pakistani court that they were dropping charges in exchange for financial compensation, often referred to as “blood money” in Pakistan...Read More

Hat Tip: Heritage Blog

Saudi Arabia emerges as key policeman in region

This is what happens when there is a vacuum in leadership from the most powerful man in the world.

Saudi Arabia has moved decisively to bolster Bahrain's embattled royal family, sending military forces across the causeway linking the two kingdoms after violent weekend pro-democracy protests by Shia demonstrators all but overwhelmed police.
Although the deployment on Monday was at Bahrain's request and came under the guise of the Gulf Co-operation Council, whose other members also sent troops, it marked another stage in Saudi Arabia's reluctant emergence as the key regional policeman, at a time when the Arab world faces unprecedented turmoil...Read More at Pravda

Saudi Arabia emerges as key policeman in region - English pravda.ru