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Peace keepers.


The Bush Administration's decision to sell Pakistan Pakistan (păk`ĭstăn', päkĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Pakistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 162,420,000), 310,403 sq mi (803,944 sq km), S Asia.  F-16 fighter planes is prompting its neighbor India to ask for the same. Peace activists A peace activist is a political activist who strives for peace, and against war. Peace activists are part of the peace movement. The role played by peace activists in preventing wars have been questioned in a paper published by Dr.  are alarmed about the arms race but at least one commentator sees it as a positive development. "Two countries that have F-16s have never fought a war," industry analyst Richard Aboulafia Richard Aboulafia is an aviation analyst and Vice President of Analysis at Teal Group Corporation. He specializes in military, civilian and general aviation.

Richard writes publicly about aviation and defense, with numerous articles in Aviation Week & Space Technology,
 told The Washington Post.
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Title Annotation:No Comment; F-16 fighter planes sold to Pakistan
Publication:The Progressive
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2005
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