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Activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf set fire to a US flag during a march towards the US consulate in Islamabad on January 28, 2011, against a US consulate employee
Monday, Jan. 31, 2011

Open quoteYou don't treat a diplomat like another person. You don't arraign them before a court.Close quote

  • A SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL,
  • referring to the case of American diplomat Raymond A. David, who fatally shot two Pakistanis last week; the U.S. embassy in Islamabad said he fired in self-defense and accused Pakistan of illegally detaining him
Photo: FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images | Source: The Washington Post