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The Case of Raymond Davis and a Crisis Between Two Uneasy allies; Washington and Islamabad.
The case of CIA spy Raymond Davis raises a host of issues, including: competition between US and Pakistani intelligence agencies; Congressional frustration with foreign aid; and Pakistan’s buildup of its nuclear arsenal.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenBanner Image: Pakistani activists of Tehreek-i-Insaaf (Justice for Movement), led by former cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, torch an effigy of an arrested US national Raymond Davis during a parotest outside the US consulate in Lahore on February 18, 2011. A Pakistan court put off ruling whether a US official accused of double murder has diplomatic immunity, threatening to prolong a crisis with Washington for another month. Raymond Davis, whom Washington insists has diplomatic immunity, says he acted in self-defence when he shot dead two men in a busy street in the eastern city of Lahore on January 27. AFP PHOTO/ ARIF ALI (Photo credit should read Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)
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