Friday, September 23, 2011

Adm. Mullen Accusses Pakistan Of Supporting Attacks Against Americans -- News Roundup

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, right, and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, appear before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Tom Williams/Roll Call)

Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen Says Pakistan 'Exporting Violence' -- ABC News

Appearing on Capitol Hill today, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen maintained their hard-line stance that Pakistan has to do more to rein in the Haqqani Network that uses safe havens on the Pakistani side of the border to launch attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Mullen even went so far as to say that Pakistan is "exporting violence" and that Pakistan's intelligence agency provided the Haqqanis with support for their recent terror attacks in Kabul.

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More News On Adm. Mullen's Comments That Pakistan Is Exporting Terrorism

U.S. Accuses Pakistan of Militant Ties -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistani spy agency aided Afghan militant attacks, U.S. says -- L.A. Times
Pakistan backed attacks on American targets, U.S. says -- Washington Post
Pakistan supports Haqqani network, Adm. Mullen tells Congress -- CNN
Mullen mauling shows patience wearing thin with Pakistan -- BBC
Pakistan’s Spy Agency Is Tied to Attack on U.S. Embassy -- New York Times
Mullen’s Testimony Challenges Pakistani Leaders on Terror: View -- Bloomberg

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