On May 2, 2011, Seal Team 6 infiltrated a terrorist compound in Pakistan and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. All across the country, Americans cheered the news that one of the worlds largest mass murderers had been brought to justice. Unfortunately, theres a tragedy hiding within this story - and its being ignored by my colleagues in Congress. You see, in the weeks leading up to Osama bin Ladens death, Pakistani Doctor Shakil Afridi risked his life to provide the U.S. with the information that directly helped Seal Team 6 find and kill bin Laden. Dr. Afridi should be rewarded - or at the very least congratulated - for his efforts. But instead hes been imprisoned, brutally tortured, and sentenced to life in prison for treason by Pakistans intelligence agency. Its a travesty that this hero is being tortured and his family threatened for the crime of helping America. And its an outrage the United States continues to send over $2 billion in taxpayer money to Pakistan each year! And it gets worse - much worse. paracom.paramountcommunication/ct/15921789:17713857825:m:1:537744400:1BA4A79968D01FEF6EC452E9F5002C3B:r Watch the video HERE. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi recently attempted to seize absolute power and impose Sharia Law on the Egyptian people. As a result, massive protests and violence erupted throughout Egypt. And how did the Obama Administration respond? By agreeing to send 20 F-16 fighter jets to Egypt as part of the $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars that are sent to Egypt each year for so-called foreign aid. Yes, I will repeat that! The Pentagon handed over $213 million dollars worth of top-notch F-16 fighter jets to a Muslim Brotherhood-led government hell bent on imposing Sharia Law in Egypt. The sad truth is that our policy of sending billions of taxpayer dollars overseas for so-called foreign aid to countries that hate us could end up becoming an international disaster. Should the troubles in Egypt spiral into a regional conflict with Israel, we could find ourselves in the embarrassing position of supplying arms and billions of dollars to both sides of a shooting war. You and I MUST end this madness. Im will continue to lead the fight to stop taxpayer dollars from flowing to anti-American regimes overseas. And Im counting on you to stand with me. In Liberty, Senator Rand Paul P.S. The United States is sending billions of dollars overseas in so-called foreign aid to countries that are hell bent on undermining U.S. foreign policy. We must stop this insanity!
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:45:44 +0000