Jeremy Scahill - Dirty Wars

418 At least two shots:Declan Walsh, “A CIA Spy, a Hail of Bullets, Three Killed and a US-Pakistan Diplomatic Row,” Guardian, February 20, 2011.

419 photographed them:Ibid.

419 license plate:Asif Chaudhry, “US Official Guns Down Two Motorcyclists in Lahore,” Dawn.com, January 28, 2011.

419 slammed into the motorcycle:Walsh, “A CIA Spy, a Hail of Bullets.”

419 made it two miles:Ibid.

419 Faletti’s Hotel:Riaz, “‘Raymond Davis Tried to Trick Investigators.’”

419 destroyed all government documents:Cole, “Raymond Davis Is CIA Contractor.”

419 “They have flown the coop”:Declan Walsh and Ewen MacAskill, “American Who Sparked Diplomatic Crisis over Lahore Shooting Was CIA Spy,” Guardian, February 20, 2011.

419 called for Davis to be hanged:“Rallies Demand Public Execution of Davis,” Dawn.com, February 12, 2011.

420 “is not correct”:Riaz, “‘Raymond Davis Tried to Trick Investigators.’”

420 ordered held for six days:Karin Brulliard and Aoun Sahi, “U.S. Embassy Demands Release of ‘Unlawfully Detained’ Diplomat Who Shot Two Pakistanis,” Washington Post, January 29, 2011.

420 The United States feared:Peter Bergen, Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden—from 9/11 to Abbottabad (New York: Crown Publishers, 2012), p. 171.

420 “Davis incident is a godsend”:“Stuck With You; a Clash Between Spy Agencies Is Boosting the ISI—but Is Doing Pakistan No Favours,” Economist, March 3, 2011.

421 “I can confirm”:“American Kills Two Pakistanis in Lahore: US Embassy Spokesman Says Investigations Underway,” YouTube video, 3:53, footage from broadcast of Pakistan’s Express 24/7 news network, posted by “theexpresstribune,” January 27, 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXHjR12GGX0.

421 “employee of U.S. Consulate”:Glenn Kessler, “Who Is Raymond Davis?” Washington Post, February 22, 2011.

421 “except in the case of a grave crime”:Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963; created April 24, 1963 (entered into force on March 19, 1967), United Nations.

421 “administrative and technical staff”:Kessler, “Who Is Raymond Davis?”

421 “unresolved queries”:Baqir Sajjad Syed, “FO Did Not Grant Diplomatic Status to Davis: US,” Dawn.com, February 4, 2011.

421 “I want blood for blood”:Babar Dogar (AP), “Shumaila Kanwal, Pakistani Woman, Commits Suicide After U.S. Shooting,” Huffington Post, February 6, 2011.

421 “He was clean”:Rob Crilly, “Widow of Man Shot Dead by US Consul Official Commits Suicide,” Telegraph, February 7, 2011.

422 “The arrest of this guy”:Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai, “Killings Spark CIA Fears in Pakistan,” Newsweek, February 17, 2011.

422 “whatever else they are up to unilaterally”:Philip Giraldi, on comment thread for post by Brigadier (Ret.) F. B. Ali, “#Update: The Raymond Davis Affair,” Sic Semper Tyrannis (blog), http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2011/02/update-the-raymond-davis-affair-fb-ali.html.

422 “We continue to make clear”:Associated Press, “US Ups Pressure on Pakistan over Detained American,” FoxNews.com, February 8, 2011.

422 preparing to recognize:Ahmad Norrani, “Is Presidency Pushing for Backdated Immunity to Raymond?” News International, February 12, 2011.

422 “Our expert opinion”:Shah Mahmood Qureshi, “Raymond Davis Does Not Enjoy Immunity,” YouTube video, 7:40, from coverage of a press conference held by Mr. Qureshi, broadcast on the Express 24/7 network, posted by “MrPoliticians,” February 17, 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsF3HpHZdzc.

422 snubbed Qureshi:Karen DeYoung and Karin Brulliard, “U.S.-Pakistan Relations Strained Further with Case of Jailed Diplomat,” Washington Post, February 8, 2011.

422 “principled stance”:Qureshi, “Raymond Davis Does Not Enjoy Immunity.”

422 threatened to withhold:Shaun Tandon, “US Threatens to Cut Pakistan Aid over Shooting,” Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2011.

422 “In an incendiary environment”:Asif Ali Zardari, “As Pakistan Battles Extremism, It Needs Allies’ Patience and Help,” op-ed Washington Post, March 6, 2011.

423 three prisoners:Matthew Cole, “U.S. Fears for Life of Outed CIA Contractor in Pakistan Prison,” ABCNews.go.com, February 22, 2011.

423 tested for poison:Ibid.

423 “I’m not answering any questions”:“New Video of Raymond Davis Interrogation by Punjab Police, Lahore, Pakistan—WatchGeoNews.com,” YouTube video, 1:03, filmed interrogation of Raymond Davis by Punjab police, broadcast on February 15, 2011, posted by “feelpkcom,” February 15, 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hye2lLBZfI.

423 “In our view, he acted in self-defense”:Agence France-Presse, “US Defends ‘Diplomat’ Accused of Killing Two in Pakistan,” Dawn, February 1, 2011.

423 met with President Zardari:Jane Perlez, “Pakistan Delays Ruling on Jailed American,” New York Times, February 17, 2011.

423 “We have to, respect the law”:Senator John Kerry, “Kerry Regrets Raymond Davis Killing,” YouTube video, 33:03, Express 24/7 network coverage of John Kerry’s media appearance in Lahore, Pakistan, February 15, 2011, posted by “theexpresstribune,” February 15, 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIIXQcOG3tY. Details of the media appearance come from Express 24/7 coverage of the event.

424 “With respect to Mr. Davis”:Transcript, “Press Conference by the President,” February 15, 2011.

424 “argued that disclosure of his specific job”:Mark Mazzetti, Ashley Parker, Jane Perlez, and Eric Schmitt, “American Held in Pakistan Worked with C.I.A.,” New York Times, February 21, 2011.

424 “immediately after the shootings”:Adam Goldman and Kimberly Dozier (AP), “Arrested US Official Raymond Allen Davis Is Actually a CIA Contractor,” Christian Science Monitor , February 21, 2011.

425 “American official”:Waqar Gillani and Jane Perlez, “Pakistan Extends Jailing of American Held in Two Deaths,” New York Times, February 11, 2011.

425 “inventory of gadgets”:Jane Perlez, “Mystery over Detained American Angers Pakistan,” New York Times, February 8, 2011.

425 “It’s one thing”:Glenn Greenwald, “The NYT’s Journalistic Obedience,” Salon.com, February 21, 2011.

425 “the view that his CIA-ness”:Chris Elliott, “Open Door: Dangerous Decisions,” Guardian, February 27, 2011.

425 “Our security personnel”:Mazzetti et al., “American Held in Pakistan Worked with C.I.A.”

425 secret talks:Declan Walsh and Ewen MacAskill, “CIA Spy Escapes Murder Case in Pakistan After US Pays ‘Blood Money,’” Guardian, March 16, 2011.

425 “all the Ray Davises”:Babar Dogar and Chris Brummit (AP), “Contractor Accused of Murder Released in Pakistan,” Huffington Post, March 16, 2011.