Saturday, October 23, 2010

Is The CIA About To Expand Its Covert War In Pakistan?


U.S. Seeks Wider CIA Role -- Wall Street Journal

Efforts to Intensify Targeting of Taliban on Pakistani Soil Have Been Rebuffed by Islamabad.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. is pushing to expand a secret CIA effort to help Pakistan target militants in their havens near the Afghan border, according to senior officials, as the White House seeks new ways to prod Islamabad into more aggressive action against groups allied with al Qaeda,

The push comes as relations between Washington and Islamabad have soured over U.S. impatience with the slow pace of Pakistani strikes against militants who routinely attack U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama has said he will begin to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in July, increasing the urgency to show progress in the nine-year war against the Taliban.

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More News On The CIA Wanting To Expand Into Pakistan

WSJ: US Seeks Wider CIA Role in Pakistan -- Voice of America
US seeks to boost CIA presence in Pakistan: report -- AFP
U.S. Pushing To Expand CIA Operations In Pakistan -- Huffington Post
US seeks wider CIA role to fight militants in Pakistan -- Hindustan Times
Invade Pakistan? -- Time Magazine

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