Officials Question Drone Strike Timing -- Report -- AfPak Channel/Foreign Policy
The AP has a must-read detailing the strain caused by the timing of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, not just between the United States and Pakistan, but also between the CIA, who carry out the strikes, and the U.S. State Department (AP). The report tells the story of a frantic call from U.S. ambassador to Islamabad Cameron Munter, who must approve all drone strikes, to the CIA in an attempt to avert an imminent strike on March 17. That attack took place a day after CIA contractor Raymond Davis was freed from Pakistani custody, but CIA director Leon Panetta reportedly overruled Munter. An anonymous official said the strike, which Pakistan alleges killed up to 38 civilians, went forward because, "[the attack] was in retaliation for Davis...The CIA was angry."
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My Comment: This AP article is a must read piece.
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USA is smashing all the small countries like bugs and I really don't like them. They should stop sticking their nose everywhere. Call Pakistan.
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