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Everyone is ambivalent about Raymond

By Ahsan Butt Wed, Mar 16, 2011 10:54PM UTC View Comments

So the Raymond Davis saga is finally over. After way-too-many tortured puns on “Everybody loves Raymond”, I have to say I’m quite ambivalent about the whole thing. Should U.S. contractors be allowed to go around and shoot people without provocation and then get away with it? Well, obviously no. But many powerful actors in Pakistan,...

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Lawyer: Pakistani court says Raymond Davis lacks immunity

By AP News Thu, Mar 03, 2011 4:00PM UTC View Comments

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani trial court determined Thursday that an American CIA contractor does not have diplomatic immunity in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis but held off on charging him with murder, said a lawyer involved in the case. The decision is at least a temporary blow to Washington, which insists the...

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An entertaining theory on Raymond Davis

By Ahsan Butt Tue, Feb 22, 2011 1:23PM UTC View Comments

Either of you interested in relocating to Karachi fot a movie shoot?

So last night, I was hanging out with AKS, Mrs. AKS and Farooq. AKS relayed an interesting (conspiracy) theory that had us all nodding in appreciation. The story goes that, on that fateful day, Raymond Davis was meeting people that the U.S. would not want Pakistani intelligence to know they were meeting. For example, he...

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