Trump Administration to Withhold Money from Pakistan

 The Daily Grind -View as a web page | [View Online]( [The DAily GRIND News]( Grind for January 14, 2018 # First sip "Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything." - Philip K. Dick   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( You Reap What You Sow The Headline Trump Administration to withhold $255M from Pakistan The Grind The Trump Administration will not be spending the $255 million it had previously allocated for military aid to Pakistan. "The president has made clear that the United States expects Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorists and militants on its soil, and that Pakistan's actions in support of the South Asia Strategy will ultimately determine the trajectory of our relationship, including future security assistance," stated a National Security Council spokesman. The military aid was intended to help protect Pakistan from terrorists, but the country doesn't seem to want that. "The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than $33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies and deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help," tweeted Trump on January 1st. If Pakistan wants to see any money from the US, it will need to take much stronger action against the terrorists living there. The Trump Administration is also demanding the release of a Haqqani Network operative, who has been held prisoner in Pakistan for the past five years. The Details Pakistan's defense minister claims the US ignores "cross-border havens of terrorists who murder Pakistanis" and has given nothing but "invective & mistrust" in return for "land & air communication, military bases & intel cooperation that decimated Al-Qaeda." Despite the vitriol, withholding money from Pakistan is actually a common move among US Presidents. "The US believes that Pakistan regularly plays a double game in its conduct in the war against terror," reports the Indian Express. It gets paid by the US to provide access to Afghanistan, but refuses to do anything about the terrorists living within its borders. The big question now is whether Trump's refusal to send military aid will push Pakistan in the right direction or encourage them to fight back. [share]( [tweet]( You Might Like        [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( New Discoveries The Headline Scientists discover oldest evidence of hepatitis B The Grind A 450-year old mummy long believed to have died from smallpox is now suspected to have been killed by hepatitis B. This is the oldest known infection of hepatitis B. Today, HBV infects more than 250 million people. The virus is transmitted through bodily fluids and can lead to problems like cirrhosis and liver cancer. In children, hepatitis B can cause a severe rash. The Details The mummy in question has been studied since the 1980's, when it was exhumed from a church in Italy. When he died, the boy was afflicted by a severe rash that left marks on his face, arms, and torso. Scientists have developed a safe and effective vaccine for HBV, but we still don't know where it originated. The similarity between the mummy's virus and the modern-day strain suggests HBV hasn't changed much over the years. "HBV is a very unusual virus," says lead researcher Edward Holmes. Its genome is short and rigid, meaning that potential mutations could also break it. "This makes the virus very small and efficient, but...means that very few mutations actually work." The discovery suggests HBV has been spreading among humans for thousands of years. Exactly how long, says Holmes, is still a mystery. [share]( [tweet]( Good to the last drop Did you know... People in parts of Western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar. [share](#) [tweet](#) Help The Daily Grind support our Friends at Lady Freethinker You Might Like    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}" TO OPT OUT [OPT OUT]( your email address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.]( This email was sent by: The Daily Grind News 6890 E. Sunrise Dr. Suite 120-137 Tucson, AZ. 85750 Don't forget, your friend wants to be interesting too. So [Forward this Email to a Friend](