He also told the BBC's Hugh Sykes that he wanted "a relationship based on dignity and self-respect" between Pakistan and the United States and condemned the US use of military drones.

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But SB 1161 and its kin have been condemned by a vocal minority of academics and self-proclaimed consumer advocates.

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Others condemned the Hoon-Hewitt email as "suicidal", "self-indulgent" and "foolish".

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In late September Mr Bainimarama openly condemned both bills and suggested that, in pursuing them, the government was motivated only by self-interest.

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