Our "ally" Pakistan sold nuclear technology to Libya, Iran, and North Korea. And no one will do anything about it. The way things were set up is that the technology was officially sold not by the Paki government, but by a "private" citizen, Abdul Qadeer Khan. Khan is one of the inventors of Pakistani nukes and is considered a national hero. Now, officially, Pakistan cannot be blamed for the actions of one private person. Khan was to stand trial for his actions, but... oops, now the government has pardoned him. Can’t blame the Paki government, they didn’t do it; can’t blame the fall guy, he is pardoned. Meanwhile, three of the worst dictatorships have nukes (or "nuclear technology", whatever that means).
Hindustan Times:
US calls pardon of Pak nuke father an internal matter
The US State Department has said the decision of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to pardon a confessed provideer of nuclear technology was an internal matter.
It expressed no reservations about Musharraf’s refusal to prosecute Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan’s top nuclear scientist, despite his admitted role in providing sensitive technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea.
A State Department official, asking not to be identified, said the pardon was, in effect, a plea bargain aimed at encouraging Khan to expose others who participated in the scandal. |