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    ISLAMABAD – Pakistan warned America Thursday of "disastrous consequences" if it carries out any more raids against terrorists like the one that killed Osama bin Laden, and hit back at international allegations it may have been harboring the al-Qaida chief.

    But the government in Islamabad stopped short of labeling Monday's helicopter raid on bin Laden's compound an illegal operation and insisted relations between Washington and Islamabad remained on course.
    With calls from some U.S. lawmakers to cut aid to Pakistan following the raid, the European Union said it would not turn its back on the nuclear-armed nation that is seen by many as key to helping negotiate an end to the war in Afghanistan.

    The army and the government have come under criticism domestically for allowing the country's sovereignty to be violated. Some critics have expressed doubts about government claims that it was not aware of the raid until after it was over or scolded it for not reacting quickly enough and shooting down the helicopters.
    Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir's remarks seemed to be aimed chiefly at addressing that criticism.

    "The Pakistan security forces are neither incompetent nor negligent about their sacred duty to protect Pakistan," he told reporters. "There shall not be any doubt that any repe ion of such an act will have disastrous consequences," he said.

    Bashir repeated Pakistani claims that it did not know anything about the raid until it was too late to stop it. He said the army scrambled two F-16 fighter jets when it was aware that foreign helicopters were hovering over the city of Abbottabad, not far from the capital Islamabad, but they apparently did not get to the choppers on time.
    American officials have said they didn't inform Pakistan in advance, fearing bin Laden could be tipped off.

    Elements of Pakistan's army and Inter-Services Intelligence agency have long been suspected of maintaining links to Islamist militants, mostly for use as proxies in Afghanistan and Pakistan. While the country has worked with the United States to arrest many al-Qaida operatives since 2001, su ion lingers it is playing a double game.
    [Related: Afghan vet: The enemy is still dangerous]

    The leaders of Britain and France, as well as U.S. officials, have said Pakistan has questions to answer over bin Laden's location in a large house close to an army academy in a garrison town.
    Bashir said it was "absolutely wrong" to blame the ISI. "After all there was information within the U.S. system about those who were ultimately, eventually responsible for the 9/11 (attacks), so it's not for me to say that the U.S. government or the CIA failed to prevent that," he said.
    While some U.S. lawmakers have taken a tough line, President Barack
    Obama and other American officials have been more cautious, realizing that downgrading or severing ties with the country would be risky.
    Bashir said perceptions that Pakistan's ties with Washington were at rock bottom were untrue.

    "We acknowledge the United States is an important friend," he said. "Basically Pakistan and U.S. relations are moving in the right direction."
    EU spokesman Michael Mann said Thursday "there can be no doubt" Pakistan would remain an important partner in the region even amid the allegations.
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    Associated Press writer Munir Ahmed contribute to this report from Islamabad
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    $200 cash 4>0rings's Avatar
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    They are going to release all their Lakaluva's and have them post on all the internet forums, I'd be afraid.

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    They're just barking in the press to try to look tough for their citizens who are pissed that the raid occurred. They know they're our and if something like this happens again it'll be handled the way this one should have been handled where the US informs the Pakis right when the target is eliminated and the press is told it was a joint effort spearheaded by the paki intelligence to keep egg off their faces.

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    They're just barking in the press to try to look tough for their citizens who are pissed that the raid occurred.
    agreed

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    Obama said before he was elected that he'd do what it takes and he did.

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    e^(i*pi) + 1 = 0 MannyIsGod's Avatar
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    How about some we dish out some ing disastrous consequences of our own if we find anymore people like OBL in Pakistan. The last thing I want is threats from mother ers who should be kissing ass right about now. The is going through these es heads.

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    e^(i*pi) + 1 = 0 MannyIsGod's Avatar
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    Also, they should be ing happy they were slow to get planes there. I promise you had any one from the Pakistani military harmed those SEALS they'd be seeing some ing disastrous consequences called TOMOHAWK CRUISE MISSILES flying up their asses right now.

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    How about you walk a couple of blocks and knock on the ing door to see if Osama is there after you claim to have known his family was there for months so the US doesn't have to do it for you?


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    I play pretty, no? TeyshaBlue's Avatar
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    How about you knock on the ing door to see if Osama is there after you claim to have known his family was there for months so the US doesn't have to do it for you?

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    how about you stop hiding our top 10 most wanted?

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