https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/33651
From: sbwhoeop
To: H
Sent: Wed Aug 25 10:52:28 2010
Subject: worth reading, even if you know the intel
The Pakistani state has a long history of nurturing jihadis as a means of dominating Afghanistan and undermining India.
the usual corrupt incompetence of Pakistan's civilian politicians, guided by their chateau-hopping president, Asif Ali Zardari (while minister for investment, he was nicknamed "Mr 10 Per Cent"; he has now been upgraded to "Mr 110 Per Cent"). This has led to discussion in army circles about whether it is time to drop the civilian fig leaf and return the country to the loving embrace of its military.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-usa-idUSTRE49R5I120081028
October 28, 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced Tuesday government awards for U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden and Republican Senator Richard Lugar.
Biden and Lugar in July introduced a bipartisan U.S. aid plan which calls for $1.5 billion per year in non-military spending to support economic development in Pakistan.
Zardari had awarded them the “Hilal-i-Pakistan” (Crescent of Pakistan) “in recognition of their consistent support for Pakistan,” the government said in a statement.