Gen Petraeus' Gift -- Commentary From The Nation (Pakistan)

From The Nation:

THAT two drone attacks should take place in North and South Waziristan on the day when Gen Petraerus was to take command of the CENTCOM is rather ominous. These were conducted despite Ambassador Anne Patterson having been summoned to Foreign Office two days earlier to record a strong protest. She was also told that besides killing innocent non-combatants, acts of the sort undermined public support for Islamabad's efforts to uproot terrorism. The missile fired at a house in South Waziristan hit the followers of a known pro-Pakistan commander who had been instrumental in the removal of foreign militants from the area. The attack is likely to add to the difficulties of the government.

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