Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY) has written a letter to President Bush along with 19 other members of Congress expressing serious concern over the Administration's decision to designate Pakistan as a Non-NATO Major Ally. Under the current law the President can designate any country as a NNMA by simply notifying the Congress. Congressman Ackerman's proposed legislation H.R. 4021 specifies that for any country to be designated as NNMA, it should have a democratic form of Government and the President certify that the country adheres to United States objectives of non-proliferation.
If this decision of granting NNMA status becomes final then Pakistan will
- Obtain priority delivery of defense material and the purchase, for instance, of depleted uranium anti-tank rounds
- Stockpile US military hardware, participate in defense research and development programs
- Benefit from a US Government loan guarantee program, which backs up loans issued by private banks to finance arms exports
USINPAC is requesting each person to write a letter to your local member of Congress asking him to support and co-sponsor H.R.4021.
Also Read Subhash Kak's America's Faustian Embrace of Pakistan