United States vs. Manning

A timeline of the U.S. investigation between 2006 to 2013

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2011-05-24
 
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE: Yeah. I think the Indians, first of all, are concerned sometimes about some of the kinds of equipment that we sell Pakistan, to help Pakistan meet its legitimate defense needs. They worry that some of that equipment could be used against India. We reassure them that we have quite strict end use requirements on these various platforms and equipment. So that's something that again we have a regular and continuing conversation about.

But broadly speaking, as I said earlier, they like we understand that it's in our interest to try to help Pakistan right now, and help Pakistan to confront the huge range of challenges that it faces. And it does them and it does us no good to sort of stand back and disengage. It's very very important to try to help.

In the Indian's case, of course they still have some quite important concerns about groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and others. But they've made the judgment it's best to try to do that by talking to them rather than by lecturing them using megaphone diplomacy.

QUESTION: Do they see it as a conflict if the U.S. is still engaged with Pakistan?

ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE: They do. Very much so. If there's been any positive side to WikiLeaks it's been that they've seen from all the cables that have been released that we actually do have quite a strong and sincere dialogue with the Pakistanis on a lot of these issues that are of concern to India.

QUESTION: The Indian attitude towards the U.S. disengagement in Afghanistan?

ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE: They hope we don't disengage.
  Name(s:) Robert Blake
  Title: Assistant Secretary
  Agency(ies): Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State
Concerning: Cablegate
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